Melbourne University Law Review (LAWS50058)
Graduate coursework level 5Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
Contact information
Summer Term
Subject Coordinator:
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Semester 1
Subject Coordinator:
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Semester 2
Subject Coordinator:
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Overview
| Availability | Summer Term Semester 1 Semester 2 |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This subject is available only to editors of Melbourne University Law Review (MULR), who, as editors, are committed to making a substantial intellectual contribution to MULR during the enrolled semester. The nature of the ‘substantial intellectual contribution’ required may vary depending on the nature of their work with MULR.
Making a ‘substantial intellectual contribution’ is an implicit hurdle requirement for the subject, which permits students to provide evidence of what they have learnt about the nature of legal research from undertaking their tasks within MULR. This evidence takes the form of the writing tasks specified below, requiring engagement with legal scholarship as well as critical reflection on work undertaken.
Intended learning outcomes
Students who successfully complete this subject will be able to do some of the following, depending on the nature of their chosen assessment task:
- Write in a style suitable for a generalist university law journal publication;
- State an informed personal perspective or position relative to a discrete area of legal research published in the journal;
- Describe and discuss the broad state of the research field relevant to the journal, and identify where their personal views and approaches are placed relative to that body of research;
- Perceive the diversity of what classifies as legal research, including its underlying philosophies and approaches; and
- Identify trends in legal research, including what drivers may influence those trends.
Generic skills
Upon completion of the subject, students will have developed the following skills, depending on the nature of the assessment task they have chosen to undertake.
Analysis of the nature and quality of legal research, including an ability to:
- Read legal research in a critical and informed manner;
- Critically engage with new ideas;
- Understand and apply ethics in academia;
- Situate a particular piece of legal research within a broader body of scholarship and within a particular style or approach; and
- Develop and express a personal position on legal research.
Legal writing skills, including an ability to:
- Conduct, use and synthesise legal research;
- Convey a coherent appraisal of legal research;
- Edit complex pieces which offer comprehensible analysis of legal research; and
- Write persuasively and engagingly about the complex tasks involved in managing a journal.
Last updated: 8 November 2024
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
All of
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS50023 | Legal Method and Reasoning | Summer Term (Dual-Delivery - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS50024 | Principles of Public Law | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS50025 | Torts | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS50026 | Obligations | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS50028 | Constitutional Law | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS50029 | Contracts | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
| LAWS50031 | Legal Theory |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
November (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
AND
One of
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS50027 | Dispute Resolution | No longer available | |
| LAWS90140 | Disputes and Ethics | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Only approved applicants can enrol into this subject with the permission of the Subject Coordinator.
To obtain permission, the student (who is an editor) must write to the Subject Coordinator to make a substantial intellectual contribution to the Melbourne University Law Review during the semester that the student is enrolled in the subject.
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
| Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| LAWS50060 | Melbourne Journal of International Law |
Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville)
Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville)
Summer Term (On Campus - Parkville)
|
12.5 |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 8 November 2024
Assessment
| Description | Timing | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Reflective work log (see below)
| End of the assessment period | N/A |
Independent research paper (see below)
| End of the assessment period | 100% |
Additional details
Reflective Work Log
The log must be submitted to the subject coordinator. This log should specify in outline the substantial intellectual contribution made to MULR in the enrolled semester, and reflect on the broad state of the research field relevant to MULR and other subject objectives in light of the work undertaken.
Word limit code 2* applies for this paper.
Independent Research Paper
The work must be on a research question (developed by the student in consultation with the subject coordinator and/or discipline expert) and in a genre that makes it suitable for publication in the MULR. Marking code 3* applies to this paper.
In place of the independent research paper, students may choose to complete a 5,000 word paper that critically analyses and reflects on editorial choices made and challenges faced in the process of editing the volume(s) with which they were involved. Marking code 2* applies for this paper.
(*) Please refer to the JD LMS Community for further information regarding marking codes.
The due date of the above assessment(s) will be available to students via the Assessment Schedule on the LMS Community.
Last updated: 8 November 2024
Dates & times
- Summer Term
Principal coordinator Jennifer Morgan Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 34 Total time commitment 144 hours Pre teaching requirements Please refer to the Reading Guide on the LMS subject page for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences. Teaching period 2 January 2024 to 16 February 2024 Last self-enrol date 12 November 2023 Census date 19 January 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 2 February 2024 Assessment period ends 24 February 2024 Summer Term contact information
Subject Coordinator:
For current student enquiries, contact the Law School Academic Support Office
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Jennifer Morgan Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Not applicable - periodic consultations with the Subject Coordinator. Total time commitment 144 hours Teaching period 26 February 2024 to 26 May 2024 Last self-enrol date 12 November 2023 Census date 3 April 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 3 May 2024 Assessment period ends 21 June 2024 Semester 1 contact information
Subject Coordinator:
For current student enquiries, contact the Law School Academic Support Office
- Semester 2
Principal coordinator Jennifer Morgan Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours Not applicable - periodic consultations with the Subject Coordinator. Total time commitment 144 hours Teaching period 22 July 2024 to 20 October 2024 Last self-enrol date 12 November 2023 Census date 2 September 2024 Last date to withdraw without fail 20 September 2024 Assessment period ends 15 November 2024 Semester 2 contact information
Subject Coordinator:
For current student enquiries, contact the Law School Academic Support Office
Time commitment details
144 hours
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Additional delivery details
This subject is an application-based enrichment subject, and students will need Subject Coordinator permission to enrol into the subject.
Please refer to the subject pre-requisite information within this Handbook entry for further information.
Last updated: 8 November 2024
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Last updated: 8 November 2024