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Handbook 1997 : Faculty of Education : Legal Studies

733-303 Legal Studies C3: the Civil Litigant in Society

Credit Points:

16.7

Coordinator:

Helen Rhoades

Prerequisite/s:

Any two of Legal Studies B1, B2 or B3, or approved equivalent.

Timetable:

All Year

Contact:

Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour seminar each week, except during BEd (Secondary) block periods of School Experience

Content:

A study of the process of litigation, in the context of aspects of tort law such as personal injury actions. Topics will include: intentional torts, negligence, defamation, civil procedure, and alternative approaches to and method of resolving disputes.

Assessment:

Seminar performance (10%), research essay of 5000 words (40%); and a 2-hour final examination (40%). Students must perform satisfactorily in each area of assessment.

Prescribed Texts:

  • Balkin R P and Davis J L R, Law of Torts, Butterworths Sydney 1990.
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