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Legal History - LAWS3251 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description This course introduces students to the historical development of law in the Western legal tradition over three thousand years. In doing so, it charts the role played by law and legal institutions in the division of political power, including the emergence of legal science and the concept of the rule of law. Case studies will be undertaken, looking at the development of particular areas of law: feudal law, royal law, urban law, and reception of Roman law, criminal law codifications of the 17th century and the great codifications of civil law in the 18th century. Learning will be by reading from prescribed textbooks and a rich variety of other sources.
The main focus will be on legal history of public law in Western Europe but with comparison with developments in the history of law in England. Recommended Prior Knowledge An interest in history and desire to gain a deeper understanding not only of what the law now is, but of how and why it has become so. There are no prerequisite for this course.
Lecturer Dr Adam Czarnota Ass. Professor of Law
Office 222, Phone: (02) 9385 2255 Course Objectives
Assessment Class participation - 20% Resources Refer to the course outline which will be provided by the lecturer at the beginning of the relevant semester.
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