Legal Research and Writing
<br>法學研究與寫作
<br>九十六學年度第一學期(1學分)
<br>任課教師:彭心儀 教授
<br>時間及教室:星期三 隔週晚上@清大科法所
<br>聯絡: sypeng@mx.nthu.edu.tw
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<br>	課程目的
<br>本課程旨在培養學生獨立從事中英文法學研究與寫作之能力，訓練其法學寫作之資料搜尋、論述建構及引註技巧，並啟發其對於法學研究之熱忱與興趣。同時，亦期能藉由本課程之內容設計，培養本所法學期刊之編輯群，使其具備專業中英文編輯能力。
<br>	上課方式
<br>隔週上課一次，每次課後應繳交作業(Assignments)。本課程有嚴格作業要求。針對每次作業，除期中及期末個別約談外，不排除將作業登載於網路以供全班peer review的可能性。
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<br>	教材資料
<br>1.	Richard K Keumann Jr., LEGAL REASONING AND LEGAL WRITING (2005).
<br>2.	Nadia E. Nedzel, LEGAL REASONING, RESEARCH AND WRITING FOR INTERNATIONAL GRADUATE STUDENTS (2004).
<br>3.	THE BLUEBOOK: A UNIFORM SYSTEM OF CITATION.
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<br>評分方式
<br>上課參與討論：30%。
<br>所有作業（共五次）平均分數：70%。
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<br>	課程概要
<br>I.	The Profession of Law and Legal Research
<br>A.	Ethical Principles for Legal Research 
<br>B.	Introduction to Research Process
<br>C.	Ranking or Weight of Authority
<br>II.	Commentary Sources
<br>A.	Treatises 
<br>B.	Periodicals
<br>C.	Restatements
<br>III.	Primary Sources
<br>A.	Precedent and Stare Decisis
<br>B.	Analogizing and Distinguishing
<br>C.	Case Reporters & Case Citators
<br>D.	Finding and Verifying Case Law (Shepard’s)
<br>E.	Analyzing Legal Authority
<br>IV.	Computer-Assisted Legal Research
<br>A.	Online Citators
<br>B.	WESTLAW and LEXIS
<br>V.	The Writing Process
<br>A.	Outline, Structure, and Arguments
<br>B.	Research Methodology (Empirical Analysis)
<br>C.	Citation (the Bluebook) & Quotations
<br>VI.	Developing an Integrated Research Strategy
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