Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996
Objectives (1) to provide an opportunity for students to undertake a considered and in-depth analysis of legal issues in a particular area and to formulate and articulate legal and policy issues; (2) to develop skills of critical analysis and original thought; (3) to encourage the interchange of knowledge and ideas between students and teachers in order to achieve a high quality of legal scholarship; (4) to develop students' competency in legal research skills and (5) to enhance students' organisational, presentational and writing skills.
Objectives Students who successfully complete LAW5207 (Honours research subject 512) should in general (1) have acquired a detailed knowledge and expertise in the area of the topic which is the subject of the thesis; (2) have their capacity for critical analysis and original thought enhanced; (3) have an enhanced competency in legal research skills; (4) have the ability to research, organise and present legal and policy issues in a succinct and scholarly manner and (5) have completed a piece of legal research of publishable quality.
Synopsis This subject requires individual research under supervision. Each research subject will need individual approval and no research subject will be approved unless a suitably qualified member of staff is available with adequate time to supervise the research. Authority rests with the honours committee of the faculty board to approve as a research subject a topic chosen by the candidate and to appoint a supervisor. The research subject must be such as in the opinion of the honours committee merits the attribution of twelve value units.
Assessment Thesis (12,000-15,000 words): 100%