LEGAL RESEARCH & THESIS WRITING

SYLLABUS
Law 022M Section G02
Profeor !in"ee #e $ca%&o Bant'(
)t Ter% SY 20)*+20),
Sat'r-a. )/00 &% 0 1/00&% 22 'nit3 4+5ant'(6on'7e-' 4o5ant'(6&noc7co%7&8
T8i i on9. a wor"in( .99a5'7 Since t8i i %. firt ti%e teac8in( t8i co're: I a-%it t8at I ti99
8a;e to a 9ot of rea-in( an- re+rea-in( to -o to co%e '& wit8 a rea99. o9i- co're .99a5'
t8at wo'9- er;e t8e o54ecti;e of t8e co're7
Reearc8: accor-in( to t8e MacCrate Re&ort: i a f'n-a%enta9 9aw.erin( "i997) Law t'-ent
firt 9earn on 8ow to fra%e a 9e(a9 i'e fro% a (i;en et of fact an- e<&9ore 9e(a9 -octrine
wit8in t8e fact'a9 conte<t of t8e &ro59e% t8ro'(8 t8e 9e(a9 reearc8 &roce72 =or firt .ear 9aw
t'-ent t8i i >'ite a -a'ntin( ta"7 T8i co're wi99 intro-'ce .o' to t8e f'n-a%enta9 of 9e(a9
reearc8 an- teac8 .o' t8e a&&9ication of t8e e9e%ent of t8ee f'n-a%enta9 in t8e reearc8
&roce wit8 t8e en- ;iew of ('i-in( an- aitin( .o' in &erfor%in( a reearc8 ai(n%ent7
T8ee f'n-a%enta9 inc9'-e reearc8 -ei(n: reo'rce i-entification: an- earc8in( for re9e;ant
%ateria9? 9e(a9 referencin( an- citation "i997 An- ince t8i co're 8a incor&orate- t8ei
writin(: .o' wi99 9earn effecti;e 9e(a9 writin( "i99 to &re&are .o' in t8e &re&aration of .o'r t8ei7
Re>'ire- Te<t5oo"
T8e re>'ire- te<t5oo" i Le(a9 Reearc8 an- Le(a9 Citation for t8e P8i9i&&ine 5. Mi9a(ro
Santo+$n( 220)1 e-737 I 'e t8e fo99owin( 5oo" a %. reference 2an- I %a. 8a;e to re>'ire .o'
to t'-. certain to&ic fro% t8i 5oo" on e;era9 occaion+5't .o' are not re>'ire- to &'rc8ae
t8i reference 5oo"3/ Le(a9 Reearc8 an- Bi59io(ra&8. 5. Peter P7 N(: P8i9i&& U7 Po an- Pe&ito
Po 2200@ e-73
E;er. c9a ta"e it own &ace: o it i -iffic'9t to te99 in a-;ance 8ow %an. eion we wi99
&en- on eac8 to&ic7 B't I 8a;e tr'ct're- 5e9ow a wor"in( c8e-'9e to ('i-e ' on t8e to&ic
we wo'9- 5e ta"in( for eac8 eion 5't of co're: t8i wo'9- 8a;e to 5e %o-ifie- a we (o
a9on(7
Gra-in( an- C9a Partici&ation
20A BBBBBBBBB77 C9a &artici&ation 2recitation an- >'iCCe3
20A777777777777777777777777777777777777777 E<ercie
,0A777777777777777777777777777777777777777 Reearc8 Pro4ect DDD
)0A7777777777777777777777777777777777777777Atten-ance
DDD I wi99 -ecri5e t8e -etai9 of t8i Reearc8 Pro4ect 8ort9.7
Co're Content
I7 Intro-'ction to 9e(a9 &rinci&9e an- a't8oritie an- t8e reearc8 &roce
A7
)3 Le(a9 reearc8 ;7 9e(a9 ana9.i
23 Le(a9 reearc8 ;7 reearc8 in ot8er conte<t
B7 P'r&oe of 9e(a9 reearc8
C7 T.&e of 9e(a9 a't8oritie
)73 Pri%ar. 9e(a9 a't8oritie
273 Secon-ar. 9e(a9 a't8oritie
173 Man-ator. or 5in-in( a't8orit. ;7 &er'ai;e a't8orit.
*73 Man-ator. cae 9aw
#7 So'rce of a't8oritie
E7 =or% of 9e(a9 infor%ation
)3 Pri%ar. o'rce
23 Secon-ar. o'rce
=7 Le(a9 reearc8 &roce
G7 $;er;iew of t8e P8i9i&&ine 9e(a9 .te%
H7 So'rce of 9aw
II7 Le(a9 reearc8 an- ana9.i &roce
A7 Cae Law
B7 Cae Law Ana9.i
C7 Cae Brief an- Me%oran-'%
#7 Secon-ar. a't8orit. an- ot8er reearc8 o'rce
E7 Co%&'ter an- internet reearc8
=7 Le(a9 citation
III7 T8e reearc8 &roce for effecti;e 9e(a9 reearc8
IE7 Le(a9 5i59io(ra&8.