How to do Well in your assessment
Property Law Assessment Question 2020
- “Although not a criminal law doctrine, adverse possession ultimately converts someone who would
otherwise qualify as a criminal trespasser into an owner.”
- Eduardo penalver and sonia katyal, property owners; how squatters, pirates and protesters improve the
law of ownership (Yale university press, 2010)
Critically evaluate whether the doctrine of adverse possession can be justified in modern law and whether it
offers sufficient protection the rights of the paper owner.
- 3,000 words
Make sure to make sense of it!
Best way to test that;
Rewrite the question in your own words …
The essay question - do you have any freedom where to go with it?
- The question is broad - very broad - you can narrow it down, look at a specific aspect of it
- Be creative! Go with what interests you
- But you need to make it very clear in your introduction that this is what you’re planning to do
Plan to succeed
- Staying organised will help you manage stress
- Manage your time successfully
Timetable in assessment time on your timetable
Be realistic and set achievable goals
- Focus on the small goals; break it down
- Leave yourself enough time to review and submit - don’t want to miss the deadline by 1 minute!
- There is no quick or easy way of getting a good grade - you just have to work for it!
Research
- Start broad and then narrow down
General textbooks
General cases on adverse possession
Journal articles on adverse possession
Specific aspect of adverse possession you would like to focus on?
- You will reach the point where everything you read, you already know everything they are discussing
and you are only gaining new analytical perspectives.
Research - credible vs not credible sources
Do not treat general textbooks as good references
Do not use law teacher
Academic journal articles are your new best friends
Always use specialised books - different from textbooks
Have you finished your research - youre ready to start writing - first make a plan!
- You need to know what you want to say before you begin, which means that you need to have a plan
to then be able to execute it successfully
- Make up your mind on what you want to say - if you can't the go with the strongest argument
- It is important that you have a strong voice. In your essay you are trying to persuade your reader to
your viewpoint, so it’s not good enough to sit on the fence.
STRUCTURE;
- Without coherent structure it makes it so hard to understand your arguments and therefore for them to
be persuasive
Property Law Assessment Question 2020
- “Although not a criminal law doctrine, adverse possession ultimately converts someone who would
otherwise qualify as a criminal trespasser into an owner.”
- Eduardo penalver and sonia katyal, property owners; how squatters, pirates and protesters improve the
law of ownership (Yale university press, 2010)
Critically evaluate whether the doctrine of adverse possession can be justified in modern law and whether it
offers sufficient protection the rights of the paper owner.
- 3,000 words
Make sure to make sense of it!
Best way to test that;
Rewrite the question in your own words …
The essay question - do you have any freedom where to go with it?
- The question is broad - very broad - you can narrow it down, look at a specific aspect of it
- Be creative! Go with what interests you
- But you need to make it very clear in your introduction that this is what you’re planning to do
Plan to succeed
- Staying organised will help you manage stress
- Manage your time successfully
Timetable in assessment time on your timetable
Be realistic and set achievable goals
- Focus on the small goals; break it down
- Leave yourself enough time to review and submit - don’t want to miss the deadline by 1 minute!
- There is no quick or easy way of getting a good grade - you just have to work for it!
Research
- Start broad and then narrow down
General textbooks
General cases on adverse possession
Journal articles on adverse possession
Specific aspect of adverse possession you would like to focus on?
- You will reach the point where everything you read, you already know everything they are discussing
and you are only gaining new analytical perspectives.
Research - credible vs not credible sources
Do not treat general textbooks as good references
Do not use law teacher
Academic journal articles are your new best friends
Always use specialised books - different from textbooks
Have you finished your research - youre ready to start writing - first make a plan!
- You need to know what you want to say before you begin, which means that you need to have a plan
to then be able to execute it successfully
- Make up your mind on what you want to say - if you can't the go with the strongest argument
- It is important that you have a strong voice. In your essay you are trying to persuade your reader to
your viewpoint, so it’s not good enough to sit on the fence.
STRUCTURE;
- Without coherent structure it makes it so hard to understand your arguments and therefore for them to
be persuasive
