Legal Theory (11275.1)
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | Flexible On-campus Online real-time |
Bruce, Canberra |
EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
Canberra Law School | Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit | Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Interpret and evaluate major theories of law through group activities such as discussion and role plays toward a conceptual understanding of the legal profession and law's place in society;
2. Critique case law, legislation and legal processes through persuasive research and writing tasks in preparation for a career in ethically-minded legal practice, law reform advocacy, or policy formation;
3. Apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to current legal issues through case studies; and
4. Establish strong theoretical foundations for further study in law subject units, graduate research, and lifelong education.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - use Indigenous histories and traditional ecological knowledge to develop and augment understanding of their discipline
Prerequisites
11251 Foundations of Law and JusticeCorequisites
None.Incompatible units
11440 Legal Theory PGEquivalent units
7046 Legal TheoryAssumed knowledge
None.Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 29 July 2024 | Flexible | Dr Toni Johnson |
2024 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 29 July 2024 | On-campus | Dr Toni Johnson |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 28 July 2025 | Online real-time | Dr Toni Johnson |
2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 28 July 2025 | On-campus | Dr Toni Johnson |
Required texts
All required readings are provided on the class website. There are also numerous general texts on legal theory/jurisprudence at UC Library.
A copy of Hannah Arendt's Eichmann in Jerusalem is available for free on the New Yorker website.
It may be beneficial for you to have your own copy of:
H Arendt, Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil, Penguin, 2022
A Moreton-Robinson, The White Possessive: Property, Power and Indigenous Sovereignty, University of Minnesota Press, 2015 - Avaliable from UC library online
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Participation requirements
None
Required IT skills
None assumed
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
- Semester 2, 2024, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (219583)
- Semester 2, 2024, Flexible, UC - Canberra, Bruce (219582)
- Semester 2, 2023, Flexible, UC - Canberra, Bruce (214365)
- Semester 2, 2022, Flexible, UC - Canberra, Bruce (207694)
- Semester 2, 2021, Flexible, UC - Canberra, Bruce (204575)
- Semester 2, 2020, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (190015)
- Semester 2, 2019, On-campus, UC - Canberra, Bruce (184084)