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Unit of Study LAWS4002 - Legal Research: Context, Perspective and Method (2023)

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On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

be able to justify and interpret theoretical propositions and conduct scholarly legal research.

demonstrate an understanding of approaches to ethical decision-making and an ability to recognise, reflect upon, and respond to ethical issues in a research context.

plan, develop and deliver an effective project presentation.

develop a comprehensive research proposal.

Prescribed learning resources

Prescribed Texts
  • Grix, J, 2010, The Foundations of Research, 2nd edn, Palgrave MacMillan.
  • Hutchinson, T, 2018, Researching and Writing in Law, 4th edn, Thomson Reuters.
  • Van Hoecke, M (ed.), 2013, Methodologies of Legal Research, Bloomsbury.
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