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LAWS1019: Legal Research II

2025 unit information

This is a compulsory unit taught on a pass/fail basis. It is a continuation of Legal Research I and introduces students to legislative research, researching select sources of foreign and international law, and complex research databases such as Lexis Advance (US and International), Westlaw UK and Westlaw International. The purpose of this unit is to further develop the skills students need throughout their law degree.

Unit details and rules

Managing faculty or University school:

Sydney Law School

Study level Undergraduate
Academic unit Law
Credit points 0
Prerequisites:
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LAWS1013
Corequisites:
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None
Prohibitions:
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LAWS1024
Assumed knowledge:
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None

At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:

  • LO1. understand important primary and secondary sources of law
  • LO2. find and analyse primary and secondary legal sources, especially legislation and foreign and international law, using a variety of legal research aids, especially complex online legal databases
  • LO3. demonstrate and apply efficient and effective legal research methods, including advanced Boolean searching techniques.

Unit availability

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Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2024
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2024
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2025
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Session MoA ?  Location Outline ? 
Semester 1 2020
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 2 2020
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2021
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2022
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
Semester 1 2023
Online Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney

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