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The course aims to provide a foundation in the skills of legal research and legal writing together with an academic grounding in topics fundamental to the New Zealand legal system. The course will involve training by way of proactive exercises in legal research and legal writing. It will also examine the historical development of New Zealand's legal system, fundamental constitutional doctrines and the significance of the Treaty of Waitangi within the New Zealand legal system.
The objectives of LAWS110 are:• To provide you with a foundation in the skills of legal research and writing;• To provide you with practice in using law-specific databases to engage in legal research;• To introduce you to the legal issues relating to Maori rights under the New Zealand legal system, and the significance of the Treaty of Waitangi; • To introduce you to the historical development of New Zealand’s legal institutions and constitution; • To provide you with skills in the fields of logical thinking and argument; and• To introduce you to alternative conceptions of “law”.
A successful student will, by the end of this course, be able to demonstrate an understanding of: The legal significance of the Treaty of Waitangi, and its role in New Zealand society; The history of both the English and New Zealand legal systems, and the relevance of this history to the modern New Zealand system; New Zealand’s constitutional doctrines; and Basic ideas around the nature/conception of law.A successful student will also be able to demonstrate competence in: Legal research, using a variety of primary and secondary sources; Legal writing; and Logical reasoning and argument.
This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:
Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award
Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.
Biculturally competent and confident
Students will be aware of and understand the nature of biculturalism in Aotearoa New Zealand, and its relevance to their area of study and/or their degree.
LAWS101
The stipulated rooms have only sufficient seats for students allocated for each lecture stream and workshop group at enrolment. Serious seating problems will arise if students arbitrarily shift lecture streams or workshop groups. If you have an issue with your allocation please contact the School of Law Academic Administrator for assistance.
For further information see Faculty of Law Head of Department
The details of the assessment for this course will be advised in the first week of lectures.
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Successful completion of this course makes students eligible for consideration for selection for Laws 200 courses.
Domestic fee $790.00
International fee $3,600.00
* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.
For further information see Faculty of Law .