Extensive Foundation of Law Exam Notes
Learning Guide Table of Contents
Outline 3
1. Introduction—Week of 23 Feb 4
2. Basics: Australian Legal System 5
Problem Solving 8
3. Basics: What is Law?—Week of 2 March 10
4. Basics: Being a Law Student 13
Problem solving 14
First assessment: 18
5. Case Law: History (The British Origins of the Judiciary)—Week of 9 March 21
6. Case Law: Reading and Understanding Cases 23
7. Case Law: Case Note—Week of 16 March 25
8. Case Law: Problem Question 27
9. Legislation: History (The British Origins of Parliament)—Week of 23 March 30
10. Legislation: Reading and Understanding Legislation 32
11. Legislation: Navigating Legislation—Navigating Legislation—Week of 30 March 36
12. Basics: Legal Research (Case Law) 38
13. Basics: Legal Research (Legislation and Secondary Sources)—Week of 6 April 40
14. Research Strategy—Week of April 27 42
15. Australian Legal System: History (‘Terra Nullius’ to 1900) 43
16. Australian Legal System: History (1901 to Now)—Week of 4 May 46
17. Australian Legal System: International Law 48
18. Australian Legal System: Indigenous Law—Week of 11 May 51
19. Australian Legal System: Problem Question 55
20. Jurisprudence: Judicial Reasoning—Week of 18 May 57
21. Jurisprudence: Law, Class and Gender 59
22. Jurisprudence: Law, Race and the Environment—Week of 25 May 62
23. Jurisprudence: Louth v Diprose 65
24. Revision—Week of 1 June 66
Foundations of Law: Trivia Quiz 67
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#ConstitutionOfAustralia
#AboriginalTitle
#IndigenousAustralians
#Australia
#AboriginalAustralians
#AboriginalProtectionBoard
#StolenGenerations
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