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LW2604B - Legal Research and Writing II

Offering Academic Unit
School of Law
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
One Semester
Pre-requisite(s)
Equivalent Course(s)
Course Offering Term*:
Not offering in current academic year

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims
• enhances students’ legal research and writing skills based on the knowledge they have learned from LW2604A.
• introduces students to various types of legal writing and familiarizes them with both basic writing skills and writing strategies for specific types of legal communications and documents.
• builds upon and develops students’ legal reasoning skills, including analogical reasoning.
• builds upon and develops students’ skills of statutory and Constitutional interpretation.
• introduces students to the citation system and ways to avoid plagiarism.
• introduces students to the methodology of comparative law.
• builds and develops students’ ability to research the law; reflect upon their knowledge and understanding of the law; and identify, analyse, evaluate, critically discuss, and provide solutions to relevant legal issues. 

Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)
Continuous Assessment: 100%
Note: Continuous assessment includes Written assignments (80%) and Class Participation (20%)
 
Detailed Course Information
LW2604B.pdf

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