Advanced Legal Research and Writing (712M3)
15 credits, Level 7 (Masters)
Autumn teaching
Advanced Legal Research and Writing has two purposes:
- to ground students in the conventions of advanced academic writing in law (a specialised form of discourse with many non-obvious conventions and norms)
- to ground students in the leading traditions or approaches in academic legal research.
The module covers modern standards for the citation of legal authorities (such as OSCOLA), as well as the justification for them. Legal traditions covered include:
- doctrinal exposition and analysis
- critique of doctrine, institutional design and practice
- researching the dynamics of law.