LEGW8106 Criminal Practice
LEGW8106 is only available under certain award programs.
| Offered By | Legal Workshop |
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| Academic Career | Graduate Coursework |
| Course Subject | Legal Practice |
| Offered in | Autumn Session, 2010, Spring Session 2010, Spring Session 2010, Summer Session, 2011, Autumn Session, 2011, Spring Session, 2011, Winter Session, 2011, and Spring Session, 2011 |
| Unit Value | 3 units |
| Course Description |
This intensive, onsite course is for those with the intention to practise in criminal law, as defence advocates or prosecutors. This course has a strong 'practical' element requiring court visits before and after the intensive days, written 'reflective' critique on those visits, and 'advocacy' presentation. An overview of the course can be viewed at http://law.anu.edu.au/legalworkshop/Crim_Intensive.aspx Further course details can be viewed at http://law.anu.edu.au/legalworkshop/Documents/CrimPracChapter1.pdf To achieve this coverage the course brings in a number of speakers who all practise in the area about which they talk. |
| Learning Outcomes |
Please refer to http://law.anu.edu.au/legalworkshop/Documents/CrimPracChapter1.pdf |
| Indicative Assessment |
Pass/fail on a simple advocacy exercise; graded closed book multiple choice test on the final afternoon of the intensive, pass/fail on a post intensive report of a court hearing watching experience. |
| Workload |
About six hours pre course on reading materials and attending court, four week days on site, then about five hours to attend court and write report within three weeks of the on site. |
| Areas of Interest | Law |
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Assumed Knowledge and Required Skills |
LLB or completion of LPAB program. |
| Corequisites |
Students enrolled in the Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice must complete the Becoming a Practitioner course before beginning this course. |
| Incompatibility |
There are no incompatible courses. |
| Recommended Courses |
Becoming a Practitioner course within the GDLP program. |
| Prescribed Texts |
Hugh Selby, Advocacy: Preparation and Performance, which can be obtained from Co-op, or by going to http://www.federationpress.com.au/bookstore/book.asp?isbn=9781862877443 . |
| Preliminary Reading |
Please refer to http://law.anu.edu.au/legalworkshop/Documents/CrimPracChapter1.pdf |
| Technology Requirements |
This course makes extensive use of online technology for accessing resources, activities and assessment. It is in your best interests to ensure you have a secure computer, preferably at home, where you can access all on-line information without restriction or difficulty. If you intend using IT supplied by your employer, please be aware that you are likely to experience difficulties accessing key on-line resources due to firewall and security restrictions. The computer you intend to use should meet the following minimum specifications. Hardware CD ROM/ DVD Player
Software
WATTLE relies heavily on the use of "pop ups". You will need to disable "pop up blockers" for WATTLE on your internet browser and or Firewall/Anti virus software and toolbars. |
| Programs | Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice |
| Other Information |
When Offered and Delivery Mode: Intensive, on site in Canberra and Darwin, over four days. Usually scheduled to co-incide with undergraduate non teaching periods. Classification in Graduate Studies Select: Specialist. In addition an elective in the GDLP program, can be used as part of the articulation into the LLM and LLM (in practice) programs. |
| Academic Contact | Hugh Selby, Reader, Legal Workshop, ANU College of Law |
The information published on the Study at ANU 2010 website applies to the 2010 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2009 website.
