Legal Terminology 100 Hours Certificate Course

There are 8 lessons:

1. Scope and Nature of Legal Terminology
   • Codification
   • Origin of legal words
   • Development of Legal Language
   • The Role of Latin in the Development of Legal Language and Law
   • Common legal language
   • Sources of law
   • Broad Categories of Law
   • Substantive Vs Procedural Law
   • Private vs. Public Law
   • Civil vs. Common Law
   • Types of Law Administrative Law,
   • Adversarial (Accusatorial Law)
   • Civil Law
   • Constitutional Law
   • Continental Law
   • Contract Law
   • Common Law (English Law)
   • Criminal or Penal Law
   • Intellectual Property Law
   • International Law
   • Inquisitorial Law
   • Islamic Law
   • Property Law
   • Public Law
   • Roman Law
   • Socialist Law
   • Statute Law
   • Tort Law
   • Trust Law
   • Separation of Powers (Judicial, Legislative, Executive)
   • Essential Features of the Westminster System
   • Common legal terms.
2. The Legal Workplace
   • People & Processes
   • Types of Lawyers: Attorney (or Advocate)
   • Barrister Vs Solicitor
   • Criminal Defense Lawyers
   • Corporate Lawyers
   • Bankruptcy Lawyers
   • Civil Lawyers
   • Other specialisations
   • Court Solicitors
   • Barristers
   • Court Agents
   • Paralegal Professionals
   • Law courts
   • Role of courts
   • Jurisdiction
   • Judicial Immunity
   • General jurisdiction
   • Limited (bounded or special) jurisdiction
   • Criminal jurisdiction
   • Monetary jurisdiction
   • Original jurisdiction
   • Intermediate Jurisdiction
   • Appellate jurisdiction
   • Ancillary jurisdiction
   • Concurrent jurisdiction
   • Exclusive jurisdiction
   • Pendent jurisdiction
   • Subject matter jurisdiction
   • Levels of Courts
   • Appellate Court
   • Civil Court
   • Constitutional Court
   • Article Courts
   • Circuit Courts
   • County Court
   • Court of Assize
   • Court of Equity
   • Court of Record
   • District Court
   • Family Court
   • Federal Court
   • Full Court: (or full bench)
   • Privy Council
   • International Court of Justice
   • International Criminal Court
   • Juvenile Court
   • Magistrate’s Court
   • Open Court
   • Probate Court
   • Small Claims Court
   • Superior Court
   • Supreme Court
   • English Court Structure
   • Dispute Resolution
3. Legal Systems
   • Australia, UK, International Law etc.
   • Common law legal systems
   • Civil law
   • Codification of law
   • Separation of powers
   • Australian law system
   • International law, etc.
4. Contract & Business Law
   • Nature of Contract
   • Unilateral contracts
   • Bilateral contracts
   • Classes of contract
   • Formal Contracts
   • Simple contracts
   • Validity and enforceability
   • Agreement
   • Rules as to offer
   • Rules as to acceptance of an offer
   • Revocation of an offer
   • Rules as to rejection of an offer
   • Rules as to lapse of an offer
   • Intention to Create Legal Relations
   • Consideration
   • Rules relating to consideration
   • Lawful Object
   • Capacity to Contract
   • Discharge and Conclusion of Contract
   • Formation of Simple Contract
5. Property Law
   • Real Property
   • Personal Property
   • Conveyancing
   • England and Wales, Scotland, USA, Australia
   • Intellectual Property
   • Patent, Trademarks, Copyright, Design patent
   • Confidential information (trade secrets)
   • Related terminology
6. Wills, Probate, Estate Law
   • Estate
   • Wills
   • Heirs
   • Inheritance
   • Beneficiaries
   • Probate
   • Will Requirements (Testamentary intent, Testamentary capacity, Lack of duress, Absence of undue influence, Witnesses)
   • Trusts
   • Related terminology
7. Criminal Law
   • Social construction
   • History of punishment
   • Reasons for Punishment (Rehabilitation, Deterrence/Prevention, Protection of Society/Incapacitation, Restoration, Retribution, Education)
   • USA - Criminal Law or Penal Law
   • Australian Criminal Law
   • Canadian Criminal Law
   • Tort Law
   • Classification of Torts (Intentional Tort, Unintentional Tort)
   • Purpose of Tort Law (Compensation for Damages, Financial Responsibility, Deterrence, Avoiding self-help)
   • Negligence
   • Statutory Torts
   • Nuisance
   • Defamation
   • Intentional Torts
   • Economic Torts
   • Duty of Care
   • Breach of Confidence
   • Causation
   • Related terms
8. Other Categories
   • Family Law (Decree nisi, De facto marriage, Equitable adoption, Adoption by estoppels, Interlocutory decree, Judgement nisi, etc)
   • Civil Actions
   • Bankruptcy
   • Insurance Law
   • Accidents Compensation
   • Related terminology.