Department: Bachelor of Law
Module Description: This module introduces students to legal research. It explains how to conduct legal research under several methods. It discusses, among others, legal issues, hypotheses, title, sources of data and other skills necessary for conducting legal research. The module also trains students on legal writing and the use of legal terminology. It will cover several topics, such as the significance and characteristics of legal research; types of legal research; how to find online resources; legal writing, quotation & plagiarism, footnotes & referencing; drafting research papers (introduction, main body and conclusion). It is intended to explain and discuss the relevant main topics under both English law and UAE law.
John Knowles, Effective Legal Research, (4th ed., Sweet & Maxwell, 2016)
Lee Epstein and Andrew D. Martin, An Introduction to Empirical Legal Research, (Oxford UP, 2014)
Paula Baron and Lillian Corbin, Legal Writing, (Oxford UP 2016)
William H. Putman, Jennifer Albright, Legal Research, Analysis & Writing, (5th ed., Cengage Learning, 2024)
Edwina Higgins; Laura Tatham, Successful Legal Writing, (3rd ed., Sweet and Maxwell, 2015)
