Course overview
Adelaide Law Review part A and part 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 scholarly research of experienced scholars in the field of law. This subject requires students to exercise critical thinking and judgment in their analysis of existing legal policy and develop new understanding of research pathways through the review of legal scholarship. Students demonstrate these skills through the drafting of proposed legal reform, advising and editing researchers on their scholarly writing and reporting.
Course learning outcomes
- Develop and demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of the basic principles behind legal academic publishing. This will include the ethical issues relating to peer review and objective assessment of submitted articles to the journal.
- Demonstrate the skills of assessment and evaluation across the discipline of law. Students will read and critique submitted articles, case notes and reviews.
- Demonstrate good inter-personal and communication skills. This course specifically seeks to develop students' abilities to work together in an editorial team, communicate with authors through written correspondence, and report to the course coordinator on their editorial work. In addition, students will submit a series of written work for evaluation.
- Apply a number of skills associated with the production of an edition of the Adelaide Law Review.
- Critique their own work in terms of both style and substance.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 51334
Section SE01
Size 20
Available 20
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