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Level 7 Diploma in International Business Law

Theoretical Frameworks in Legal Scholarship

IBL706 · Legal Research Methods — Week 5 of 16

CourseIBL706
Week5 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Theoretical Frameworks in Legal Scholarship

  1. Critical legal studies
  2. Law and economics
  3. Analytical jurisprudence
  4. Applying theoretical perspectives to commercial law problems
  5. Introduction to Jurisprudence
  6. Introduction to Legal Positivism | Jurisprudence
  7. Law and Marxism | Jurisprudence

What you will be able to do

  • 3.1 Critically analyse different theoretical approaches to a legal research problem.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: critically analyse different theoretical approaches to a legal research problem.

Study materials

Videos

  • Introduction to Jurisprudence · YouTube · The Law Academy · 17 min · for registered students
  • Introduction to Legal Positivism | Jurisprudence · YouTube · The Law Academy · 11 min · for registered students
  • Law and Marxism | Jurisprudence · YouTube · The Law Academy · 16 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Business Law and the Legal Environment, ch. 1: Introduction to Law and Legal Systems · PDF · Saylor Academy, textbook chapter; pp. 2–33 · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Foundations of Legal Inquiry
  • Week 2: Topic Selection and Research Aims
  • Week 3: Doctrinal Legal Research
  • Week 4: Socio-Legal Research and Legal Ethics
  • Week 5: Theoretical Frameworks in Legal Scholarship
  • Week 6: The Critical Literature Review
  • Week 7: Methodological Design and Evaluation
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Data Collection and Analysis in Legal Studies
  • Week 10: Project Planning and Research Management
  • Week 11: Proposal Finalisation and Researcher Reflexivity
  • Week 12: Applying Legal Research Methods in practice: case studies
  • 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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