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Topic 5: Perspectives on law, Career options/Professionalism/English language, Academic honesty à Legal practice different in Pacific – smaller, less developed, less technology, less mentoring; Culture poses challenges for practice
Topic 6: Differences in morality, ethics and law; Theories of justice; Culture & custom affect perspectives on ethics and view of justice
Topic 7: Sources of law - Who makes law? Parliament often does not function as it maybe should; Courts face difficult challenges in weighing up competing interests – they also 'make' law
Topic 8: Abortion case study - Context affects content of law; there may not be any clear way to weigh up competing reasoning
Topic 9: Challenges for Pacific Legal Systems - Powles minimum standards
Topic 10: Legal Pluralism – what is it? Custom in UK & Pacific; integration & status of custom in state law; challenges for application
Topic 11: Is Law Universal? What is international law & how does it fit into national legal systems; HR and conflict between social values
Topic 12: HR in European & Pacific context; challenges for enforcement of HR in Pacific pluralist societies
Topic 13: Law & development à what can law do/be for sustainable development in Pacific countries?
