Module Identifier
LAM2020
Module Title
RESEARCH SKILLS IN LAW
Academic Year
2008/2009
Co-ordinator
Dr Stephen J Skinner
Semester
Semester 2
Other Staff
 

Course Delivery

Delivery Type Delivery length / details
Seminars / Tutorials 11 x 2 hour seminars
 

Assessment

Assessment Type Assessment length / details Proportion
Semester Assessment A book review: 1000 words - presentation  50%
Semester Assessment Oral Presentation - A poster on an author  50%
Supplementary Assessment Resubmission of failed coursework 

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this module students should be able to:

Brief description

This module provides training in (a) an appreciation of the philosophical and epistemological foundations of legal and socio-legal research and research in cognate interdisciplinary fields and of the different objectives and principles inherent in each of these fields; and (b) the location, reading and use of different media, in particular literary and historical sources, as compared with conventional legal sources, material and documentation.

Content

- Using historical primary sources & archive work
- Secondary sources and historiography
- Comparison of law: methodological aspects and theories
- Supranational dimension of law (international, european, cross border)
- Influential theoretical schools and streams

Note: the precise syllabus of this course may vary slightly subject to teaching staff and students? interests.

Notes

This module is at CQFW Level 7