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LAWS1029: Lawyers, Justice and Ethics
2025 unit information
This unit introduces students to the roles and responsibilities of lawyers in upholding ethical professional practice within the Australian law and justice system. Students will develop their capacity to exercise ethical professional judgment and critically reflect on and connect their personal values to legal professional values and ethical frameworks. By applying an integrated professional, ethical, and personal identity, students will critically consider the role of legal professionals in addressing the ongoing effects of colonisation. Students will learn to apply lawyers’ responsibilities and the mechanisms for holding lawyers accountable to scenarios that raise ethical questions and challenges in professional contexts. Additionally, students will critically evaluate the impacts of social, economic, and technological changes on the practice and regulation of the legal profession.
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney Law School
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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LAWS1025 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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LAWS2013 |
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None |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Understand and critically evaluate lawyers’ professional responsibilities and the mechanisms for holding lawyers to account.
- LO2. Analyse and evaluate the impacts of social, economic, and technological changes on the practice of law and regulation of the Australian legal profession.
- LO3. Construct persuasive arguments in applying legal professional rules and ethical frameworks to problem scenarios across different practice contexts.
- LO4. Critically reflect on personal and professional values and develop an integrated ethical framework to guide the exercise of professional judgment.
- LO5. Explain the access to justice needs identified by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples and critically reflect on the role of lawyers in addressing the ongoing effects of colonisation.
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