CourseLAW306

Week4 of 16

SemesterII

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This week’s topics

Finding and Verifying Legislation

Accessing legislation via official portals
Primary versus secondary legislation
Checking commencement dates and in-force status
Identifying repeals and amendments

What you will be able to do

2.1 Explain where to find legislation.
2.3 Identify whether a statue or section is in force.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain where to find legislation.

Study materials

Further resources

Understanding Legislation (legislation.gov.uk) · Reading · Other, guidance · for registered students

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Course plan

Week 1: Approaches to Learning and Independent Study
Week 2: Understanding Case Law
Week 3: The Doctrine of Judicial Precedent
Week 4: Finding and Verifying Legislation
Week 5: Structure and Purpose of Statutes
Week 6: Planning and Structuring Legal Assignments
Week 7: Principles of Legal Citation
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: Referencing Secondary Sources and Advanced Citation
Week 10: Evaluating Legal Study and Skills Audit
Week 11: Personal Development Planning for Law
Week 12: Applying Academic and Research Skills for Law in practice: …
Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
Week 15: Review and coursework completion
Final: Final assessment and submission

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