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Common Law Reasoning and Institutions

This document outlines the topics to be covered in the common law reasoning and institutions course. The topics include: (a) the nature of common law tradition, (b) sources of law and legal research principles, (c) conducting legal research using online libraries and web resources, (d) the role and operation of courts, (e) judicial reasoning regarding cases and statutes, (f) the judiciary and magistracy, (g) the criminal justice process and rights, (h) the civil justice process with attention to reform, and (i) legal services and access to justice regarding the legal profession and legal aid. Students must complete online legal research exercises and write a short research essay on an approved topic, which must

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Common Law Reasoning and Institutions

This document outlines the topics to be covered in the common law reasoning and institutions course. The topics include: (a) the nature of common law tradition, (b) sources of law and legal research principles, (c) conducting legal research using online libraries and web resources, (d) the role and operation of courts, (e) judicial reasoning regarding cases and statutes, (f) the judiciary and magistracy, (g) the criminal justice process and rights, (h) the civil justice process with attention to reform, and (i) legal services and access to justice regarding the legal profession and legal aid. Students must complete online legal research exercises and write a short research essay on an approved topic, which must

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Common law reasoning and institutions [2650031]

(a) The nature of the common law tradition

(b) Sources of law and principles of legal research

(c) Conduct of legal research and retrieval of legal information, with particular reference to the use of the
London online library and web based resources

(d) The role and operation of courts

(e) Judicial reasoning in relation to (i) cases, and (ii) statutes

(f) The judiciary and magistracy

(g) The criminal justice process (in outline) and the role of rights in the process with particular attention to
the jury and the impact of the Human Rights Act.

(h) The civil justice process (in outline) with particular attention to reform

(i) Legal services and access to justice with particular attention to the legal profession and legal aid.

Students are required to use the online library, complete the online legal research exercises, and write a short
research essay on one of the approved titles for the academic year in which they sit the examination. The
approved essay titles for 2009-10 will be placed on the VLE. The research essay must be submitted
electronically via the VLE by 1 May in the academic year in which the subject is being taken.

The assessment of this subject by an unseen written paper will consist of two parts, with the first part (Part A)
being a compulsory question on legal research. Students must pay close attention to the relevant chapters in
the subject guide, study pack and the learning objectives therein. The compulsory question may contain short
questions based on the exercises on legal research, citation of legal information, and library use as well as
more substantial questions on the research essay that students are required to complete.

As published in the 2009-2010 LLB Regulations

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