Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Convenor and primary point of contact for student enquiries
Daniel Ghezelbash
W3A517
Wednesdays, 10-11am (by appointment only)
Co-convenor; Director of the National Justice Project
George Newhouse
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
24cp in LAW or LAWS units and permission of Executive Dean of Faculty
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit prepares students in advocacy skills before courts and tribunals. It focuses on the analysis, strategy and preparation of cases in both civil and criminal trials. Direct and cross examination of witnesses; preparation of trial briefs; and opening and closing addresses are among the topics covered. Experienced counsel and judges are also involved.
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In the absence of a successful application for special consideration due to a disruption to studies, any assessment task submitted after its published deadline will not be graded and will receive a mark of zero. Applications for a Disruption to Studies are made electronically via ask.mq.edu.au and should be accompanied by supporting documentation. Students should refer to the Disruption to Studies policy for complete details of the policy and a description of the supporting documentation required.
Word limits will be strictly applied and work above the word limit will not be marked.
All assessments in the unit are to be submitted electronically. Plagiarism detection software is used in this unit.
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Quiz | 10% | 8/04/2016 |
Seminar Participation | 10% | On Campus Session |
Trial Advocacy Skills | 30% | 23/04/2016 |
Social Justice Campaign Plan | 50% | 16/5/2016 |
Due: 8/04/2016
Weighting: 10%
An online quiz consisting of 10 questions drawn from the course readings to be completed the day before the on campus session begins.
Due: On Campus Session
Weighting: 10%
Seminar participation in the two day on-campus session
Due: 23/04/2016
Weighting: 30%
15 minute oral examination during which students will be called upon to demonstrate the trial advocacy skills covered in the unit. The assessment will take place on Saturday 23 April, from 10am-3pm.
Due: 16/5/2016
Weighting: 50%
Students will work in groups to develop a 2500 word report outlining a strategy for a campaign on a selected social justice issue. The report will consist of a 1000 word legal submission to a coronial inquest, as well as 1500 word plan for non-legal advocacy strategies.
As part of the assessment, students will also each submit a 1000 word Individual Report documenting their contribution to their group’s report and reflecting on the learning in the unit.
Both the group report and the individual report are due on the same day.
The 2500 word group report is worth 10% of your final mark. It will be marked on a pass/fail basis.
The individual report is weighted at 40% of your final mark. The quality of the group report will contribute to your grade for your individual report.
The unit provides an introduction to the theory and practice of social justice advocacy. We will examine campaigning using a combination of legal and other forms of advocacy. The aim is to teach students how to think creatively about how legal and broader advocacy strategies can be used to achieve social justice outcomes.
Learning in the unit will be structured around case studies of social justice litigation which will be used as a practical basis for exploring effective legal and non-legal strategies.
The unit materials will be delivered online through the unit’s ilearn page. They will consist of links to readings, videos and pre-recorded lectures organised under a weekly structure. Students are expected to have completed all of these readings and watched all videos and recorded lectures prior to the seminars.
We will meet for two days of seminars to be held on Saturday 9 April and Sunday 10 April. We will reconvene on Saturday 23 April to carry out trial advocacy assessment task.
Macquarie University policies and procedures are accessible from Policy Central. Students should be aware of the following policies in particular with regard to Learning and Teaching:
Academic Honesty Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/academic_honesty/policy.html
New Assessment Policy in effect from Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy_2016.html. For more information visit http://students.mq.edu.au/events/2016/07/19/new_assessment_policy_in_place_from_session_2/
Assessment Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/assessment/policy.html
Grading Policy prior to Session 2 2016 http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/grading/policy.html
Grade Appeal Policy http://mq.edu.au/policy/docs/gradeappeal/policy.html
Complaint Management Procedure for Students and Members of the Public http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/complaint_management/procedure.html
Disruption to Studies Policy http://www.mq.edu.au/policy/docs/disruption_studies/policy.html The Disruption to Studies Policy is effective from March 3 2014 and replaces the Special Consideration Policy.
In addition, a number of other policies can be found in the Learning and Teaching Category of Policy Central.
Macquarie University students have a responsibility to be familiar with the Student Code of Conduct: https://students.mq.edu.au/support/student_conduct/
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Macquarie University provides a range of support services for students. For details, visit http://students.mq.edu.au/support/
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