Research Methodology In Legislative Drafting

1. Identify and apply different types of research methodologies in legal studies.
2. Formulate research proposals and analyze research topics effectively.
3. Evaluate and utilize various tools of legal research.
4. Understand and address ethical considerations in legal research and writing.
5. Analyze sources of legislation and classify legislation appropriately.

13 weeks, about 58 hours in total. Yours will differ.

1. Week 1Module 1: Planning Research

   • Unit 1: Types of Research · 3 hours

     Read the introduction to understand the nature and types of research.. Identify and recognize the main typologies of research.. Familiarize yourself with the broad characteristics of various types of research.. Recognize the utility of each type and determine the preferable method in a given situation..

   • Unit 2: Objectives and Goals of Research · 3 hours

     Examine the purposes for which research is carried out.. Familiarize yourself with the various objectives that motivate research studies.. Consider factors to consider in accomplishing research goals.. Set research goals and work out plans for their actualization..

2. Week 2Module 1: Planning Research

   • Unit 3: Analysis of Research Proposal · 3 hours

     Focus on how to choose a research topic and approach its study.. Deduce minor rationalizations that can form the bases of further studies.. Sharpen the inquiry so that the objective and proposed methodology are clearly outlined..

   • Unit 4: Constraints in Planning Research · 3 hours

     Understand the various infrastructural and technical problems encountered in research work.. Devise remedial or alternative measures that reduce their negative impact on your research.. Identify challenges that you have had to face in the course of your studies..

3. Week 3Module 2: Research Methods

   • Unit 1: Methodology in Research · 4 hours

     Consider the techniques and ways of carrying out the different kinds of research.. Identify the various methods used in research generally.. Organize research around a chosen theme by appreciating research methodology..

4. Week 4Module 2: Research Methods

   • Unit 2: Tools of Research · 4 hours

     Learn about the tools of legal research.. Identify the wide range of tools available to the legal researcher.. Highlight the advantages and disadvantages of each tool..

5. Week 5Module 2: Research Methods

   • Unit 3: Evaluation and Analysis · 4 hours

     Deepen your knowledge about the tools of legal research by learning where and how to locate them.. Master the ability to subject the results of your research to proper analysis.. Locate the wide range of tools available to the legal researcher.. Highlight the importance of analysis and revision of the initial research hypothesis..

6. Week 6Module 2: Research Methods

   • Unit 4: The Research Report · 4 hours

     Examine the means by which the research effort is brought to the knowledge of a third party or the public at large.. Explain the process of recording and presenting the research findings to a third party.. Understand style and appreciate also the need to convey ideas in objective and lucid manner..

7. Week 7Module 2: Research Methods

   • Unit 5: Ethical Issues in Legal Research · 4 hours

     Explain the ethical rules and principles of legal research.. Explain why the process of conducting and recording research studies is subject to codes of ethics that cuts across professions and disciplines.. Familiarise yourself with ethics of legal research and writing..

8. Week 8Module 3: Researching Legislative Proposals

   • Unit 1: Sources of Legislation · 4 hours

     Learn about where legislation is derived.. Recognize the dynamism of legal transformation of ideas from proposals or research findings to legislation.. Assume the role of a catalyst in the law making process by being more sensitive to the impact of research on the legal framework..

9. Week 9Module 3: Researching Legislative Proposals

   • Unit 2: Objectives of Researching Legislation · 4 hours

     Familiarize yourself with the significance of researching and analyzing legislative proposals.. Appreciate the complementary roles of the legislator, legislative counsel and legal analyst in the process of law making.. Understand why the research and evaluation of legislative proposals is required before these can be tabled before the legislature for debate..

10. Week 10Module 3: Researching Legislative Proposals

    • Unit 3: Classification of Legislation · 4 hours

      Determine the legislative format that best suits a particular situation or challenge.. Identify and discuss the various categories and forms of legislation.. Enhance your ability to determine the nature and procedure that legislative proposals will conform with in the legislative process..

11. Week 11Module 3: Researching Legislative Proposals

    • Unit 4: Tools of Legislative Research · 4 hours

      Identify the main tools of legislative research.. Place particular emphasis on those tools that deal exclusively with legislative material.. Understand that some secondary materials have peculiar advantage in the analysis and identification of statutes or subsidiary legislation..

12. Week 12Module 3: Researching Legislative Proposals

    • Unit 5: Constraints · 4 hours

      Explain the limitations that confront researchers in Nigeria in relation to legislative issues.. Equip yourself with the skills that are needed to overcome these challenges where appropriate.. Learn to document studies and publish them for archival purposes..

13. Week 13Final Revision

    • Final Revision · 6 hours

      Review all modules and units.. Revise all Tutor Marked Assignments.. Prepare for final examinations..