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Clayton First semester 2007 (Day)
Topics include: legal positivism - classical and contemporary, inclusive and exclusive; natural law theory; Dworkin's legal theory; perspectives on law - liberalism, feminism, critical legal studies; the obligation to obey the law.
Students will acquire a basic understanding of the major contemporary philosophies of law and legal reasoning, and the main lines of debate between them. In particular, students will
Research assignment (3000 words): 40%
Examination (2 hours writing time plus 30 minutes reading and noting time): 60%
Three hours of lectures per week
LAW1100 or LAW1101 and LAW1102 or LAW1104; LAW2200 or LAW2201 and LAW2202