Instructor: Sin Wai Man

What is Law for Social Workers?

Law for Social Workers is a course I teach at the City University of Hong Kong. It emphasizes the practical use/application of law in a social work context, together with a critical evaluation of the role of law in the social context.

What can I find in this site?

This site provides a pathway to all the resources, ranging from course outline, web-based discussion forum to voting booths, I have created for this course, plus links to other useful sites.

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Course Resources

Download Course Outlines

• Syllabus
• Schedule
• A Tale of Two Jurisdictions: Right of Abode (Introduction to Legal System) 1. Notes 2. Powerpoint Slides
• Criminal Justice System & Police Power
• Notes on Law & Juvenile Gangs I used in a SWD Workshop
  (this set of notes will not be covered in class and will not be examined on)
• Domestic Violence
• Child Abuse 1
• Child Abuse 2 (revised in relation to s.35 DSW's power)
• Family Law 1: Marriage
• Family Law 2: Custody and Financial Provisions
• Family Law Supplementary on Maintenance and Custody under Separation and Maintenance Orders Ordinance (Cap. 160)
• Sex Discrimination (revised with sections on vicarious liability)
• Privacy
• Disability Discrimination (revised with sections on vicarious liability)
• EOC reply explaining its proposal to the government on the meaning of Associate in Disability Discrimination Ordinance
• Mental Health
• Euthanasia
• Abortion
• Model Answer
• Exam Info Sheet

Coursework Assignment

• Deadline
• Coursework
• How to write your essay?
• How to make an original legal argument?
• Hong Kong Materials

Online Discussion Forum

• Law & HK Society Discussion Forum

Other links

• Law & HK Society Resources Page

Legislation of Hong Kong

Basic Law

Judiciary

Judgements on Judiciary Homepage

Legislative Council

Sin Wai Man's Home-page

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