Judging and the Judiciary - LAWS8147
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 24
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210, 9230, 9235, 5740, or 5235
Excluded: JURD7447
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
- Role of the judge in the justice system;
- Constraints on the exercise of judicial power;
- Judicial ethics;
- Access to justice and case management;
- Fact finding;
- Judgment writing;
- Judicial appointments;
- The judiciary and the media.
LLM Specialisations
Recommended Prior Knowledge
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the Constitutional position of and constraints on the judiciary;
- Appreciate the role of the judge in ensuring due process, access to justice and the minimisation of cost and delay;
- Understand the judicial skill-set necessary for fact finding and judgment writing;
- Examine and critique forms of judicial accountability such as methods of appointment, the provision of reasons, appeal, open justice and reporting by the media.
Assessment
Reflective Journal 20%
Class Participation 10%
Texts/resources
Recommended: TBC
A full up-to date reading list will be provided in the detailed course outline.
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