LAW 2526 - Legal Theory
Career: | Undergraduate Law |
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Units: | 3 |
Term: | 3510 |
Campus: | North Terrace |
Contact: | Up to 3 hours per week |
Restriction: | Available to LLB, Bachelor of Criminology with Bachelor of Laws, Bachelor of Teaching (Middle) with Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Teaching (Secondary) with Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Teaching with Bachelor of Arts only |
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: | Yes |
Available for Non-Award Study: | No |
Pre-Requisite: | LAW 1501 |
Incompatible: | LAW 2064 |
Assessment: | Typically to include essay and class participation. |
Syllabus: |
This course explores jurisprudence, which takes as its focus the philosophy and theory of law. It explores the answers that have been offered to two major questions: what is law, and what ought law to be. The major schools of thought in relation to the nature of law include natural law, analytic jurisprudence, legal positivism, historical jurisprudence, sociological jurisprudence, legal realism, critical legal studies, interpretivism, therapeutic jurisprudence, and general (global) jurisprudence. In relation to what law ought to be (normative jurisprudence), major schools of thought include virtue jurisprudence, deontology, utilitarianism, and the work of John Rawls. |
Course Fees
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0.125 |
Course Outline
A Course Outline which includes Learning Outcomes, Learning Resources, Learning & Teaching for this course may be accessed here
Critical Dates
Term | Last Day to Add Online | Census Date | Last Day to WNF | Last Day to WF |
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3510 | Mon 16/03/2015 | Tue 31/03/2015 | Fri 08/05/2015 | Fri 12/06/2015 |
Class Details
Enrolment Class: Lecture | |||||||
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Class Nbr | Section | Size | Available | Dates | Days | Time | Location |
13620 | LE01 | 115 | 65 | 5 Mar - 9 Apr | Thursday | 3pm - 6pm | Lower Napier, LG29, Lecture Theatre |
30 Apr - 4 Jun | Thursday | 3pm - 6pm | Lower Napier, LG29, Lecture Theatre |