Official NUC CCMAS syllabus

LAW 101 — English for Legal Writing

LAW department course · Nigerian universities

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Course contents

English Language and the law: principles, standards and issues in law; formality and precision in the use of language and distinctiveness of legal language; legal rhetoric and legal logic; legal reasoning and practical reasoning; legalism; Study Skills for Students of Law; Guided note-taking; Free-note-taking; Note-making from texts;…

Source: the Nigerian Universities Commission (NUC) Core Curriculum and Minimum Academic Standards (CCMAS). StudyOps loads this syllabus automatically when you study LAW 101.

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