Course overview
Since 1962, the Adelaide Law Review has been the flagship publication of the Law School. The journal is peer reviewed and is committed to the publication of legal scholarship of the highest quality. Through direct involvement in the production of the annual editions of the Adelaide Law Review, this course will introduce students to legal publishing and editing. Further, students will consider the legal journal as a means of legal education. Students will consider the role of legal publications, critically analyse submitted material and comment upon a diverse range of legal scholarship. In addition, students will develop skills in advanced legal writing, copy-editing and journal production. Students will explore the field of law at a sophisticated level, being required to review, analyse and synthesise scholarly research by experienced members of the field. The subject requires students to exercise critical thinking and judgment in their analysis of existing legal policy and develop new understanding of research pathways through the review of legal scholarship.
Course learning outcomes
- Develop and demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of the basic principles behind legal academic publishing. This will include the ethical issues relating to peer review and objective assessment of submitted articles to the journal.
- Demonstrate the skills of assessment and evaluation across the discipline of law. Students will read and critique submitted articles, case notes and reviews.
- Demonstrate good inter-personal and communication skills. This course specifically seeks to develop students' abilities to work together in an editorial team, communicate with authors through written correspondence, and report to the course coordinator on their editorial work. In addition, students will submit a series of written work for evaluation.
- Apply a number of skills associated with the production of an edition of the Adelaide Law Review.
- Critique their own work in terms of both style and substance.