Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

This week’s topics

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

1. Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
2. Finding and evaluating sources
3. Planning and referencing

What you will be able to do

• 1.1 Explain the court hierarchy.
• 1.2 Describe the nature and purpose of criminal and civil courts.
• 1.3 Describe how case law is created and developed.
• 1.4 Explain how legislation is created and developed.
• 2.1 Identify the judges that sit in each court within the hierarchy.
• 2.2 Explain the difference between the role of a solicitor and a barrister within the English legal system.
• 2.3 Describe the ethical responsibilities of the legal profession.
• 2.4 Analyse the role of the jury system.
• 3.1 Explain the perceived difficulties in accessing civil justice.
• 3.2 Evaluate the role of Alternative Dispute Resolution in civil disputes.
• 3.3 Analyse the role of restorative justice in the criminal courts.

Activity

Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.

Study materials