Legal Concepts, Research and Writing for CJC - LAWS8101
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
Enrolment Requirements:
Academic Program must be either 9235, 5235, 9285 or 5285 or 9220 or 5750.
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
This course must be taken by non-law graduate students in the first semester of the Master of Criminal Justice & Criminology and of the Graduate Diploma in Criminal Justice and Criminology.
This course is also available as one of the compulsory courses in the Master of Legal Studies and the Graduate Diploma of Legal Studies.
Module 1: Research & Writing in a Legal Environment provides training in legal research and legal writing skills
Module 2: Australian Legal System & Process looks at the structure of and principles governing common law legal systems and at the role of constitutions
Module 3: Criminal Justice in Context introduces students to inter-disciplinary research concerning crime, the operation of criminal law and criminal justice
Main Topics
This course is also available as one of the compulsory courses in the Master of Legal Studies and the Graduate Diploma of Legal Studies.
Module 1: Research & Writing in a Legal Environment provides training in legal research and legal writing skills
Module 2: Australian Legal System & Process looks at the structure of and principles governing common law legal systems and at the role of constitutions
Module 3: Criminal Justice in Context introduces students to inter-disciplinary research concerning crime, the operation of criminal law and criminal justice
Main Topics
- The criminal law and process
- The nature, sources and theoretical foundations of criminal law and process
- How criminal law and process is applied within domestic legal systems
- Key areas of the criminal law doctrine and practice: assault; sexual assault; public order offences, property and drug offences
- Sentencing and penalty for offenders
- Fundamental legal research and legal writing skills.
More information can be found on the Course Outline Website.
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