Legal Theory

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This unit of study will examine key concepts and theories relevant to Legal Theory including: Natural Law; Liberalism; Positivism; Modernism; Marxist Theories; Law and Society; American Legal Realism; Feminism; Critical Legal Studies; Postmodernism; Critical Race Theory and Post Colonialism.

Unit details

  • Location:
  • College:
    College of Law and Justice
  • Study level:
    Undergraduate
  • Credit points ?
    12
  • Unit code
    BLB2121

Prerequisites

Nil

Assessment

Assessment typeDescriptionGrade
EssayResearch essay 1,500 words30%
Examination3 hour open book exam70%

Required reading

Lloyd's Introduction to Jurisprudence 8th ed,
Freeman, MDA 2008,
Sweet and Maxwell, London

Understanding Jurisprudence: An Introduction to Legal Theory 3rd ed,
Wacks, R 2012,
Oxford University Press, Oxford

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