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Basic Legal Positions
Last Updated Date:   16 July 2024


4 Units,  Semester 2

Course Description:
This course takes a theoretical approach to the question of whether basic legal positions can be identified, as the building blocks or atomic particles of the law. It then considers the potential value of employing such an understanding in the analysis of solutions to practical legal problems. The course draws upon recent work on the Hohfeldian analysis of legal relations, as well as some parallel studies from deontic logic. Further issues to be explored with the assistance of an understanding of basic legal positions are the nature of individual liberty, and the contrast between common-law and civilian legal cultures.

Course Convenor: Prof Andrew Halpin

Co-teacher(s): NA

Course Codes: LL4525 / LL5525 / LL6525 / LLJ5525

Contact Hours: 9 session over 3 weeks: Three 3hr weekly seminar

Workload: Intensive: Week 4-6: 3 - 21 Feb 2025 [Mon, Wed: 6.30 - 9.30pm; & Fri: 3pm - 6pm]

Mode of Assessment: Class participation: including response papers to set reading - 25% & Research Paper - 75% [Due: Wed, 26 March 2025 (9pm)]

Preclusions:

Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or common law equivalent.

Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination

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