Guidelines for Writing a Case Law Essay Based on a Canadian Legal Case

Primary Objective of the Case Law Essay

CASE LAW ESSAY GUIDELINESEach student must submit one Case Law Essay based on a Canadian legal case related to an area of law to be covered in this course. The submission deadline is to be found on Learning Hub. Each Case Law Essay will be marked out of 100 (as per the rubrics), though it will count of up to 15% of your final course mark. The Primary Objective of the Case Law EssayThe primary objective of the Case Law Essay is simple: you are writing material as if you were to educate people in your professional environment, in particular, to educate them about issues that are relevant to the areas of law covered in this course. So you must check the Course Outline carefully to ascertain which areas of law are relevant. If you are unsure you can always ask me. Your Case Law Essay must be clear, accurate and brief. Clarity, accuracy and brevity will help you to facilitate understanding of your audience.The Secondary Objective of the Case Law EssayThe secondary objective of the Case Law Essay is to demonstrate that you are able to follow the instructions set out in this memorandum.All Case Law Essays must therefore be organised this way:1. Briefly describe and explain the area of law.2. Summarise the important facts (related to that area of the law).3. State the main legal issue(s) (those that reflect the area of law above).4. State the Court’s decision and the reasons for it. (This should show how the main legal issues are resolved one way or another explaining the argument or reasoning used by the Court and the counter-argument. You should explain how the court's reasoning meets the argument(s) of the losing side. If the court did not report the counter-argument, there is nothing to be stated in this regard.Formal Requirements:a) 12pt Times New Roman Font; b) Spaced 1.5 in Microsoft Word, with original margins; c) Minimum 2 pages, maximum 4 pages, including bibliography/references; d) Use appropriate academic citations, if needed; e) Case Law Essay Deadline: to be found on Learning Hub;f) To be submitted/uploaded onto Learning Hub, Lecture Link, under “Activities”, “Assignments”. Each student must submit their Case Law Essay on a different case. Students may use cases found in the textbook or on the internet but they must look up the full version of their case. The instructor may assign a particular case to students. The case has to be Canadian, and it can usually be located at www.canlii.org. Frequently, full versions of well-known cases can be found simply by Googling them.An example of a Case Law Essay is below