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    Overview

    (a) Historical introduction to the New Zealand legal system and its antecedents. Introduction to statutory interpretation; (b) Case analysis, legal reasoning and the judicial process.

    About this paper

    Paper title The Legal System
    Subject Law
    EFTS 0.3
    Points 36 points
    Teaching period Full Year (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $2,322.00
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Schedule C
    Arts and Music
    Notes
    Two three-hour examinations.
    Eligibility

    Students able to enrol at the University of Otago are able to take LAWS101 The Legal System.

    Contact
    law@otago.ac.nz
    Teaching staff

    Associate Professor Edward Willis

    Teaching Arrangements

    What is law, statutory interpretation and rights
    Legal system today and case analysis
    First law and the constitution

    Textbooks

    Printed course materials will be provided by the Faculty.

    Graduate Attributes Emphasised
    Global perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation.
    View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.
    Learning Outcomes

    By the end of the paper you should be able to:

    • Write a legal opinion using a statute as the source of the law
    • Write a legal opinion using case law as the source of law
    • Orally argue a case by relating the facts to primary legal materials
    • Write an essay on an issue of legal history
    • Write a critical essay on an area of law that identifies the basis for the criticism, evaluates argument for and against change and demonstrates independent reading and a well-justified conclusion
    Assessment details

     Two three-hour examinations.

    Timetable

    Full Year

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard

    Lecture

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend
    A1 Monday 10:00-10:50 9-16, 18-22, 29-35, 37-42
    Tuesday 10:00-10:50 9-16, 18-22, 29-35, 37-42
    Thursday 14:00-14:50 9-16, 18-22, 29-35, 37-42

    Tutorial

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend one stream from
    A1 Wednesday 11:00-11:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A2 Wednesday 09:00-09:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A3 Monday 12:00-12:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A4 Monday 14:00-14:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A5 Monday 14:00-14:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A6 Monday 16:00-16:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A7 Monday 09:00-09:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A8 Tuesday 16:00-16:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A9 Tuesday 16:00-16:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A10 Monday 13:00-13:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A11 Tuesday 09:00-09:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A12 Thursday 12:00-12:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A13 Thursday 12:00-12:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A14 Tuesday 13:00-13:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A15 Thursday 10:00-10:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A16 Wednesday 14:00-14:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A17 Wednesday 14:00-14:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A18 Tuesday 14:00-14:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A19 Monday 10:00-10:50 16
    Friday 09:00-09:50 10-15, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A20 Wednesday 09:00-09:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A21 Monday 11:00-11:50 16
    Friday 10:00-10:50 10-15, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A22 Monday 12:00-12:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A23 Thursday 16:00-16:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A24 Thursday 09:00-09:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A25 Thursday 09:00-09:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A26 Monday 09:00-09:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A27 Thursday 10:00-10:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A28 Thursday 16:00-16:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A29 Wednesday 10:00-10:50 16
    Friday 10:00-10:50 10-15, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A30 Thursday 11:00-11:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A31 Thursday 11:00-11:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A32 Tuesday 13:00-13:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A33 Wednesday 11:00-11:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A34 Tuesday 09:00-09:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A35 Tuesday 14:00-14:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A36 Wednesday 12:00-12:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A37 Wednesday 12:00-12:50 10-16, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A38 Tuesday 10:00-10:50 16
    Friday 11:00-11:50 10-15, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A39 Tuesday 15:00-15:50 10-15, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41
    A40 Wednesday 13:00-13:50 10-15, 18-19, 21-22, 29-35, 37-38, 40-41

    Workshop

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend one stream from
    A1 Wednesday 12:00-12:50 20, 39
    A2 Wednesday 11:00-11:50 20, 39
    A3 Thursday 10:00-10:50 20, 39
    A4 Thursday 09:00-09:50 20, 39
    A5 Wednesday 14:00-14:50 20, 39
    A6 Wednesday 15:00-15:50 20, 39
    A7 Monday 12:00-12:50 20, 39
    A8 Monday 14:00-14:50 20, 39
    A9 Monday 11:00-11:50 20, 39
    A10 Thursday 12:00-12:50 20, 39
    A11 Thursday 11:00-11:50 20, 39

    Terms Test (Streamed)

    Stream Days Times Weeks
    Attend one stream from
    B1 Wednesday 19:00-19:50 21, 38
    B2 Wednesday 19:00-19:50 21, 38
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