LAW5080 Australian legal system

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Apply knowledge of the rules of precedent and statutory interpretation with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice;

2. 2

   Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information in relation to legal and political institutions in Australia, sources of law in Australia, case law and its evolution and the role of judges in interpreting legislation;

3. 3

   Conduct research based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods and an understanding of the requirements of good legal writing, including basic matters of style; and

4. 4

   Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to the Australian legal system.