law3jur jurisprudence
JURISPRUDENCE
LAW3JUR
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Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Jurisprudence, the philosophy of law, critically examines fundamental legal theories, concepts and ideas. It explores how we understand legal rhetoric, how rhetoric shapes the operation of law and how thinking critically can play a key role in improving what law can be. In this subject, students will enhance and consolidate skills in critical thinking, legal research and academic writing. Students will examine a range of jurisprudential topics, including classical common law theory, natural law and positivism, critical legal studies and socio-legal research, feminist and queer legal theories, critical race theory and poststructuralism.
SchoolLa Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorMarc Trabsky
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Available as ElectiveNo
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PrerequisitesLAW1LIM
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Understanding Jurisprudence
Resource TypeBook
Resource RequirementPrescribed
AuthorRaymond Wacks
Year2015
Edition/Volume4th ed
PublisherOxford University Press
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