Law

Order Description

Cases
• Case names should be highlighted, preferably in italics: Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co.
• The reference for the relevant law report should be given, preferably in a footnote: [1893] 1 QB 256
• Extracts from judgments should refer to the page or paragraph number: [1893] 1 QB 256, Bowen LJ, at 265E
• A newspaper report is acceptable if no law report reference is available: Potter v Scottish Ministers, The Times, 4 April 2007

Statutory sources
• The short title of the Act of Parliament should be given: ‘The Human Rights Act 1998 (hereafter the Act or the 1998 Act) was passed …’
• Specific sections should be cited: s.10 Human Rights Act 1998; s.1 for section; ss.1 and 2 for sections; s.1(2) for section and sub-section
• If you cite an article from a treaty you can cite it as Art. 1, Article 1 or article 1
• Provide the proper citation for secondary legislation: Prison Rules 1999 (SI (Statutory Instrument SI 1999/728)
Latin words and phrases
• Put Latin words and phrases in italics – inter alia, volenti non fit injuria
• You may use Latin words when referring to previous references (op cit, ibid, supra etc) or you can simply say, see note 4, above or see note 10, below
Footnotes
• Learn to use footnotes for references: ‘… in Carlill v Carbolic Smoke Ball Co.
• The superscript number should appear at the end of the particular piece of information or quotation, above, not at the start: ie, not Carlill…

Law

Order Description

The views expressed in the two article excerpts by the Chinese National Marine Data and Information Service (Peoples Republic of China) and by Tadashi Ikeda invoke legal arguments in support of either Chinese (Peoples Republic of China) or Japanese sovereignty over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands. Having regard to the legal issues only, and with reference to relevant course materials, which of the arguments do you consider most persuasive and why?

Assessment criteria: This essay will be assessed according to the following criteria:
1. ability to understand and synthesise legal material;
2. critical evaluation of legal material and concepts;
3. demonstrated understanding of key concepts, principles and relevant rules of public international law, including the sources of public international law;
4. ability to articulate and structure a logical legal argument; and
5. clarity in legal writing style.

it will be essential for you to identify what you say are the relevant legal criteria to answer the question, and to provide legal justification for those being the appropriate criteria.

Law

Order Description

The views expressed in the two article excerpts by the Chinese National Marine Data and Information Service (Peoples Republic of China) and by Tadashi Ikeda invoke legal arguments in support of either Chinese (Peoples Republic of China) or Japanese sovereignty over the Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands. Having regard to the legal issues only, and with reference to relevant course materials, which of the arguments do you consider most persuasive and why?

Assessment criteria: This essay will be assessed according to the following criteria:
1. ability to understand and synthesise legal material;
2. critical evaluation of legal material and concepts;
3. demonstrated understanding of key concepts, principles and relevant rules of public international law, including the sources of public international law;
4. ability to articulate and structure a logical legal argument; and
5. clarity in legal writing style.

it will be essential for you to identify what you say are the relevant legal criteria to answer the question, and to provide legal justification for those being the appropriate criteria.