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LW5667 - City University Law Review

Offering Academic Unit
School of Law
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
Two semesters (Semester A + Semester B)
Pre-requisite(s)

For 2013 cohort and thereafter: LW5621 and LW5602
For all cohorts: Only those students who are selected for the Editorial Board of the City University of Hong Kong Law Review (CityU LR) are eligible to enrol in this elective course

Pre-cursor(s)

For 2012 Cohort and before: LW5653

For 2013 Cohort and thereafter: LW5622

Equivalent Course(s)
LW4667
Exclusive Courses:

LW4667

Course Offering Term*:
Not offering in current academic year

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims

This course aims to:

  • harness students’ skills to identify an appropriate topic to write a paper and find relevant research materials to support an argument;
  • enable students to discover and apply good citation practices as part of research ethics;
  • develop the skills of students to write papers with an element of originality and of publishable quality; and
  • introduce students to various techniques related to the editing of papers and/or the production of a law journal; and
  • allow students to explore, as part of a team, what producing and publishing a law journal entails.

Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)
Writing an article or case note of publishable quality: 50%
Editing papers and/or performing other production-related responsibilities: 30%
Active participation in seminars and the Editorial Board meetings: 20%
 
Detailed Course Information
LW5667.pdf

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