2009 Course Handbook
LAW208: Law, Lawyers and Society
This unit is the third introductory law unit, building on from first year subjects, and the questions those units ask about the nature of law and legal reasoning. This unit is focused on the institutional arrangements of public and private law and the role of the legal profession(s) in their administration. The unit will cover topics on the history and profile of the legal profession(s), the development of ethical reasoning and application of ethical systems to legal practice. Importantly, the unit focuses on discrete problems of legal ethics such as confidentiality, access to justice, truth in the adversarial system, conflicts of interest and relationships between lawyers, clients and society. The unit also aims at building on basic legal research and writing skills and it introduces students to general skills of ethical problem solving.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 4 |
| When Offered: |
D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year
X1 - External study; Offered in the first half-year (On Campus session: 18-19 April) |
| Staff Contact: | Law staff |
| Prerequisites: | 6cp in 100-level LAW units |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCWs: | LAW104 |
| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Macquarie Law School |
Timetable Information
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