SPECIAL NOTE:Compulsory core unit for students in new Law degrees, who commenced in 2013 or later, with course codes: 63I, 63J, 63K, 63L, 63M, 63N, 63O and 63P.
OFFERINGS
Not Offered
DESCRIPTION
Introduces students to moral debates about what the content of the law ought to be and to some of the major theories of law, such as Natural Law, Positivism and Realism and some of the most influential modern theories, including those of Professors Hart and Dworkin. The aim is to encourage students to think about the possible justifications for law and for the powers judges exercise. The unit is divided into two parts: (a) a consideration of whether the criminal law should be used to enforce morality or to prevent harm, leading to a consideration of whether the state should seek to make people morally better or to implement a vision of the good life; and (b) an analysis of theories of law including Natural Law, Positivism and Dworkin's theory by examining the types of justification which they give for judicial decisions especially in hard cases.
WEIGHT: 12.5%
ASSESSMENT: 1500-word paper (30%); 2,500-word paper (60%), performance in tutorials (10%).
TEACHING PATTERN: 2 lectures/seminars and 1 tutorial per week
FLEXIBLE & ONLINE STUDY OPTIONS Note: Class attendance may still be required
LAW121, LAW122 plus completion of first year in another Faculty, or Bachelor degree; LAW204; LAW250; LAW251; LAW252; LAW253; LAW254; LAW255; LAW256 and LAW305; LAW351; LAW352; LAW353; LAW354.
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