SCL1501 Assignment 01 Semester 1 2023 (to be used as a guideline)

Skills Course for Law Students
SCL1501
Department of Jurisprudence
Assignment 01 for Semester 01 2023 (compulsory)
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SCL1501 Assignment 1 SEMESTER 1 2023 TOTAL [50]

QUESTION 1

Read Study Unit 1 in your Study Guide and answer the following questions:

1.1 Discuss the relevance of "learning by doing", especially for law students. (4)
1.2 Read the section on “finding an Act of Parliament” (Study Unit 3 of your Study
Guide) and then find any Act of Parliament. With reference to that Act, explain
the following:

a) Preamble (2)
b) Long Title (2)
c) Date of Effect (2)
(6)
Answer - Question 1:

(a) You are required to discuss the relevance of “learning by doing” for law
students.

To be an effective student and subsequently a lawyer in the legal practice
requires students to be able to apply knowledge they have learned when faced
with practical real-world situations. Therefore, “learning by doing” is relevant to
the law students because they need to integrate theories learned in the
classroom or textbook with the practice of law. In most cases, a skill is acquired