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This course introduces the fundamental components and characteristics of the Scottish legal system. It includes a study skills programme which covers different facets of the study of law along with a series of practical workshops which introduce key legal information sources (both electronic and paper) and appropriate search strategies. Lectures and tutorials will cover topics such as the Scottish legal tradition, formal sources of Scots law, the legislative process, organisation of the courts, judicial precedent, civil procedure, alternative dispute resolution, the European legal order, legal services and access to justice.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 1 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Offshore | Sustained Study | No |
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This course introduces the fundamental components and characteristics of the Scottish legal system, including the Scottish legal tradition, the formal sources of Scots law, the legislative process, statutory interpretation, the organisation of the courts, judicial precedent, civil procedure, alternative dispute resolution, the European legal order, legal services and access to justice. The course will include distinctive features of legal literature; key primary, secondary and tertiary UK legal information sources; search strategies for efficient and effective searching and updating of information; use of both paper and electronic resources; academic writing; use of authority; legal citation and referencing.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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Feedback to be provided via MyAberdeen within standard three weeks
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Word Count | 1000 | |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 25 | |
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Feedback to be provided via MyAberdeen within standard three weeks. |
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| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
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50% at home/open book exam. Electronic release and submission arrangements to be consistent with University policy." Parted paper. Two questions must be attempted from a choice of four. One from Part A and one from Part B (comprising two options in each). Question answers of around 1,000 words will be on target for word count. Feedback to be provided via MyAberdeen within standard three weeks. |
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There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
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Online, open book exam with 3 from a choice of 6 questions to be answered and submitted in 48 hours. Feedback to be provided via MyAberdeen within standard three weeks |
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| Reflection | Analyse | Recognise, analyse and rank arguments and evidence in terms of their relevance and importance. |
| Procedural | Create | Use language proficiently in relation to legal matters by: - using appropriate legal terminology in all matters - using recognised methods of citation and reference |
| Procedural | Evaluate | Explain how the law of Scotland can be changed |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand how disputes may be settled in Scotland |
| Reflection | Evaluate | Reflect on their own learning and make use of feedback |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply knowledge and analysis in a legal context |
| Conceptual | Understand | Identify rules that form part of the law of Scotland |
| Procedural | Analyse | Communicate information (including discussing technical and complex legal materials), ideas, advice and choices in an effective manner appropriate to the context, individually or with others. |
| Conceptual | Analyse | Think critically and make critical judgements about the relative and absolute merits of particular arguments and solutions |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Appreciate that arguments must be supported by evidence sufficient to satisfy requirements of proof |
| Procedural | Create | Communicate orally and in writing (and electronically where appropriate) using English language by: creating work in a permanent format that is understandable by the intended audience |
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