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Legal Research: Method & Design
Last Updated Date: 8 June 2023
5 Units, Semester 1
Course Description:
The seminar is designed to prepare students to undertake original, academicresearch in law. Topics and questions to be covered include: what are the principal components of legal research (e.g., topic, thesis, data, variable, etc.); and the different ways these components play out in different kinds of legal research (e.g., doctrinal research, critical research, socio-legal studies, etc.). For classes, students will be asked to assess a variety of published papers. For the final paper, students will be asked to advance a hypothetical research proposal on a topic of their choosing, taking into account the research issues explored in our analyses of the class readings.
Course Convenor: A/P Michael Dowdle
Co-teacher(s): NA
Course Codes: LL4290V / LL5290V / LL6290V / LLJ5290V
Contact Hours: 3 hour weekly seminar
Workload: 3 hours
Mode of Assessment: Class Participation - 30%; Research Project (6,000 word Report) - 70% [Due: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 (9am)]
Preclusions: LL4290/LL5290/LL6290 Legal Research: Method & Design
Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or common law equivalent.
Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination
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