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730-108 Advanced Legal Research | |
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Credit Points | 12.5 |
Coordinator | Associate Professor D Wood |
Prerequisites | Legal Method and Reasoning; Principles of Public Law; Torts; Legal Theory or in each case their equivalents. |
Semester | 1, repeat 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | Estimated total time commitment of 120 hours. Students should keep in regular contact with their supervisors. There are no formal classes. However, students are encouraged to attend lunch-time seminars on research techniques and methods |
Subject Description | The subject includes study of a selected area of law at an advanced level; the subject allows the student to engage in self-directed research, subject to the supervision of a member of staff with expertise in the student's field of inquiry. Note: The essay in this subject is regarded as a substantial piece of legal writing for honours purposes. |
Assessment | Research assignment of 4500-5000 words 100%. Option to undertake a 10 000-word essay as the assessment for this and one additional 12.5-point optional subject where this subject has a 100% assessment based on a research assignment. The approval of the subject coordinators in both subjects is required. Students may take this option in one semester or over two semesters, in the current academic year. |
Prescribed Texts | None. |
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