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Archived Version 2010 - 2011

Module Title Jurisprudence
Module Code LG327
School School of Law & Government

Online Module Resources

NFQ level 8 Credit Rating 5
Pre-requisite None
Co-requisite None
Compatibles None
Incompatibles None
Description

The aims of this module are: (a) to enable students to understand some of the theories that underpin law and legal principle in the common law world; (b) to facilitate studnets in developing an appreciation how these theories relate to each other; (c) to enable students to indicate how such theories affect choices, particularly with regard to identifying how judges and legislators regard some principles as of higher importance than others. - To teach the students the court's approach in Ireland in respect of prevailing theories that currently underpin, or are said to underpin, Irish law.

Learning Outcomes

1. explain and describe some of the principal theories underpinning law and legislation;
2. indicate the shortcomings and strengths of each such theory;
3. define his or her own preferred intellectual position;



Workload Full-time hours per semester
Type Hours Description
Total Workload: 0

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

- Jurisprudence
variety of issues; the questions; methodology; substantive context and reality; its value;- Positivism: classical positivism: Bentham and Austin; modern positivism: H.L.A. Hart;- Natural law: classical natural law; naturalist revival; nat

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment0% Examination Weight100%
Course Work Breakdown
TypeDescription% of totalAssessment Date
Reassessment Requirement
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories;
1 = A resit is available for all components of the module
2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module
3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
Unavailable
Indicative Reading List

    Other Resources

    352, 0, Set texts: Patterson, A Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theory, Oxford, Blackwell, 1999 Kelly, A Sort History of Western Legal Theory, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1992 Recommended texts: Wacks, Jurisprudence, 2nd edition, London: Blackstone, 1990 Di,
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