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Semester 1:

Course Coordinator: Associate Professor Matthew Stubbs

Lecturers:

Matthew Stubbs
Dr Francesco de Zwart

Seminar Leaders: Details will be advised on MyUni.

Contact details for consultation will be advised on MyUni.

Semester 2:

Course Coordinator: Dr Francesco de Zwart

Lecturers:

Dr Francesco de Zwart
Other lecturers will be advised on MyUni

Seminar Leaders: Details will be advised on MyUni.

Contact details for consultation will be advised on MyUni.

A full timetable for the course is available on the MyUni course website.

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1	Identify sources of law in Australia, analyse cases, apply principles of statutory interpretation, and undertake legal research at a foundational level using legal databases.
2	Apply basic strategies to solve legal problems, and engage with legal theories to critique the operation of the law.
3	Communicate effectively individually and as part of a team.  Work in collaboration with others to solve problems, prepare written documents, and deliver a presentation. Engage with team members in an ethical and professional manner.
4	Exercise professional judgement in the application of case law and statute to solve legal problems.
5	Analyse the impact of case law and statute from a policy perspective.  Appreciate the ethical dimension of the role of lawyers, and the functioning of law and legal systems.  Critically reflect on the operation of the law as a social institution in the context of Indigenous and theoretical perspectives.
6	Reflect on their ability to effectively undertake work as a member of a team.

The Legal Practitioners' Education and Admissions Council (LPEAC) sets rules for the academic requirements for admission to legal practice in South Australia.

Students must demonstrate a satisfactory level of understanding and application of 11 core areas of legal knowledge. This course teaches the following topics within these core areas:

ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY:
Professional and personal conduct in respect of a practitioner's duty:
(a) to the law;
(b) to the Courts.

• Lecture and Seminar Guide (on MyUni)
• Course Readings on MyUni
• Acts Interpretation Act 1901 (Cth) and Acts Interpretation Act 1915 (SA)
• Robin Creyke et al, Laying Down the Law (LexisNexis, 10th ed, 2017)

• Australian Guide to Legal Citation (4th ed, 2018) Melbourne University Law Review Association, Melbourne (available for viewing on the web at  and available for purchase). A link has also been placed in the ‘Additional Materials’ folder on the MyUni subject website).
• A dictionary of legal terms such as LexisNexis, Concise Australian Legal Dictionary (4th ed, 2011) or Oxford, Australian Law Dictionary (2010). Again this is a resource students will find useful throughout their degree.

The course is supported by the Foundations of Law MyUni website. The website contains links to the following resources:

1. Course information, including the seminar and lecture guide.
2. Course materials – such as items of assessment, lecture PowerPoint slides, and other course materials which will be posted from time to time.
3. Lectures – audio streaming of lectures and video streaming of lecture slides will be posted (where available) on MyUni as soon as possible after each lecture. (Please note: it can take up to 72 hours for the lectures to be uploaded.)
4. Discussion Forum – This is available for students to discuss the course among themselves and to communicate with academic staff in relation to administrative or substantive questions about the course.
5. Grades – where students’ grades will be entered for each assignment.

MyUni will also be used to post announcements, and assignment tasks. Students are expected to check MyUni regularly to keep up to date with these materials and additional learning resources throughout the course.

Students should also regularly check their email.

This course will be taught in a 1 or 2 hour lecture and a two hour seminar weekly. A full timetable for the course is available on the MyUni course website.

Lectures and seminars commence in the first week of semester. To be eligible to sit the exam, students must attend 9 of the 12 seminars (see below).

Seminars examine and apply the material addressed in the lectures and in the readings, as well as covering new material that is better taught in a ‘hands-on’ way, such as legal research. It is essential to prepare for the seminars by undertaking the prescribed reading for the week and preparing the exercises.

Students must attend the seminar class for which they are enrolled.

In addition to attending formal classes it is anticipated that students will do substantial independent work to prepare for classes and to complete the course assignments. Students should expect to spend about 4 – 6 hours a week reading and preparing materials for lectures and seminars. In addition, students will expect to spend between 4-6 hours attending Court and preparing a report, 3-5 hours preparing for and completing the quiz, 10-14 hours preparing the Analysis and Interpretation assignment, and 4 – 8 hours preparing the Group Presentation/Debate on Legal Theory and Indigenous Perspectives. Students will require about 18 to 25 hours to prepare for the exam.

The University expects full time students (those undertaking 12 units per semester) to devote a total of 48 hours per week to their studies.

**The following week-by-week timetable is in draft form and subject to change. Please note that for semester 2 2020, all lectures will be online.

**A detailed week-by-week timetable for the course will be available on MyUni.

Induction Day: To be Advised on MyUni

Introduction & Lecture 1: The Concept of Law (Lecturer Dr Franc de Zwart)

Foundations of Law

Week	Week Beginning	Lecture	Seminars	Assessment
		Lecture Time: Thursdays 12.00 noon - 2.00 pm Napier G04 Lecture Theatre	Seminar Times, Locations and Seminar Leaders TBA
1	Monday 27 July	Pre-lecture video: Court Hierarchies and the Doctrine of Precedent Lecture 2: Sources of Law / Doctrine of Precedent / Australian Courts	Seminar 1: Introductions / Planning your court report
2	Monday 3 August	Pre-lecture video: Anatomy of a Case Lecture 3: Solving Legal Problems / McBain Case Analysis	Seminar 2: Understanding the Concept of Law
3	Monday 10 August	Pre-lecture video: The Legal Profession Lecture 4: Legal Profession / Re AJG Case Analysis	Seminar 3: Sources of Law and Solving Legal Problems
4	Monday 17 August	Pre-lecture videos: (1) Legal Research: An Overview; (2) Using Secondary Sources for Legal Research; (3) Finding and Navigating Through Legislation; (4) Locating Case Law Lectur