Gwybodaeth Modiwlau
Module Identifier
LAM2020
Module Title
RESEARCH SKILLS IN LAW
Academic Year
2008/2009
Co-ordinator
Semester
Semester 2
Other Staff
Course Delivery
Delivery Type | Delivery length / details |
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Seminars / Tutorials | 11 x 2 hour seminars |
Assessment
Assessment Type | Assessment length / details | Proportion |
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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.
- 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