LAWS2820 Law and Social Theory (UNSW Sydney): rated 2.8/5 overall across 2 reviews collected on UNSW Wall.
LAWS2820 is a UNSW Sydney course taught by the Faculty of Law and Justice in School of Private and Commercial Law. This page brings together its handbook details and what UNSW students say about it.
Review data updated 2026-10-24.
Chinese title: 法律与社会理论
Type: Undergraduate course
Credit points: 6
Subject area: School of Private and Commercial Law
Faculty: Faculty of Law and Justice
Level: Undergraduate Level 2
Handbook year: 2026
In their practical day-to-day activities, lawyers and citizens take, and must take, much for granted, both about society in which they work and live and about its legal order. Lawyers practice within established legal systems, with more or less settled institutions, techniques, traditions and rules.
LAWS2820 has 2 scored reviews: overall 2.8/5 (all out of 5; higher difficulty means harder).
Sources: 2 Reddit comments that an AI model judged to be reviewing this course (average would-recommend 2.8/5).
On Reddit: "Did it last year as part of my JD. This is like another Arts course and was pretty straight forward (I'm an arts graduate). Note taking not necessary. It's all about essay writing and arguing your point in an essay format. Your assumption is right, those who didn't come from an …"
On Reddit: "Law and Social Theory feels a lot like a philosophy/sociology class, so if you're into that would recommend it. But the majority of students in my class did not like it, because it's really different to any other law class. You're also required to do a minimum of 12 forum posts …"
The course panel on UNSW Wall shows every review and discussion in full.
Q: Is LAWS2820 worth taking?
A: Averaged over 2 reviews: overall 2.8/5. Only a few reviews so far, so treat this as a rough guide.
Q: Which faculty teaches LAWS2820, and when is it offered?
A: LAWS2820 is taught by the Faculty of Law and Justice. Check the official handbook for the current year.
UNSW Wall is an independent student community and is not affiliated with UNSW Sydney.