| PRVT6144 - Legal research and writing |
(3 credit hours) |
This course is divided into two main parts: the first one is fundamentally theoretical and the second one is deeply practical.
In the first part of the course, the students learn about the fundamental principles of scientific research and legal writing. The instructor of this course provides the students with clear enlightenment about the scientific research in the legal field, the different levels of Legal research and the different categories of legal research. The students receive deep information's about the legal research resources and the methodology of finding the legal reference. In addition, the students obtain a profound knowledge about how choosing a legal topic and how defining a scientific plan for the legal research. The instructor provide the students with full details about the legal writing skills and methodologies. They will receive additional information about the scientific referencing methodology and the legal ethics followed in this direction.
In the second part of the course, the students will proceed a legal research in a defined topic. The student will be asked to make application of all methods and ethics learned in the first part of the course especially the fundamental principles that govern the legal research and legal writing. The research is proceeded under the supervision of specialized instructor and following a well planed research strategy.
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| Prerequisite: |
- PRVT6127
- PRVT6128
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| Corequisite: |
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| Semester: |
Fall |
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