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Good Practice Guide (Bachelor Of Laws): Law In Broader Contexts, Alex Steel Jan 2013

Good Practice Guide (Bachelor Of Laws): Law In Broader Contexts, Alex Steel

Alex Steel

This Good Practice Guide was commissioned by the Law Associate Deans Network to support the implementation of Threshold Learning Outcome 1: Knowledge. The Threshold Learning Outcomes (TLOs) for the Bachelor of Laws were developed in 2010 as part of the Learning and Teaching Academic Standards (LTAS) Project, led by Professors Sally Kift and Mark Israel. TLO 1 states: Graduates of the Bachelor of Laws will demonstrate an understanding of a coherent body of knowledge that includes: (a) the fundamental areas of legal knowledge, the Australian legal system, and underlying principles and concepts, including international and comparative contexts, (b) the broader …


Broader Social Context As A Lens For Learning: Teaching Criminal Law, Alex Steel, Melanie Schwartz Jan 2013

Broader Social Context As A Lens For Learning: Teaching Criminal Law, Alex Steel, Melanie Schwartz

Alex Steel

This chapter considers how best to teach criminal law in broader social contexts and beyond a focus on positivist doctrinal accounts. It provides examples of how broader social science research could be included within a criminal law curriculum.


Renovating Or Innovating? The Current Curriculum Reforms At Unsw, Alex Steel Jan 2012

Renovating Or Innovating? The Current Curriculum Reforms At Unsw, Alex Steel

Alex Steel

This conference paper outlines the curriculum review process at UNSW as it was in 2012. The paper reflects on the history of the law school and the success of the review processes.