Course overview
Adelaide Law Reform A and B explores the field of law at a sophisticated level through critical analysis of existing law and policy. These subjects require students to review, analyse and synthesise the scholarly research in the relevant literature. This subject requires students to exercise critical thinking and judgement in their analysis of existing legal policy. Students will critically examine a topical area of law and or policy to formulate an original and considered response to a question. Students demonstrate these skills through analysis and the formulation of a proposed reform.
Course learning outcomes
- Explain the historical and modern contexts of law reform including the political, constitutional, executive, legislative, community, Aboriginal and media aspects and implications to modern law reform
- Develop and apply effective, inclusive and respectful engagement and consultation in modern law reform with particular emphasis on Aboriginal communities
- Identify and explore the challenges of law reform and how such challenges can be addressed including issues of criminal, civil and social justice and the impact of technology
- Undertake high level research and critical analysis of an assigned area of the law within its comparative and practical, technological, policy and legal dimensions and make reasoned findings and conclusions
- Present an argument, both in writing and orally, into a specific difficult legal problem by demonstrating research skills, analysis, understanding of the legal area, the policy and practical implications and skills in effective oral and written communication to a broad audience
- Explain the vital Indigenous context to modern Australian and comparative law reform