Module Specification · 2015. 8. 1. · LW7512 Regulation of Intellectual Property Rights in the EU Last Published: ... 2015. Module Specification No. Assessment Description Weight

Module Specification

No. Assessment Description Weight % Exam Hours Ass't Group Alt Reass't

Period: Distance LearningOccurence: DCoordinator:Mark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme

Academic Year: 2013/4Module Level: PostgraduateScheme: PGDepartment: LawCredits: 15

LecturesSeminars

Practical Classes & WorkshopsTutorials

FieldworkProject Supervision

Guided Independent StudyDemonstration

Supervised time in studio/workshopWork Based Learning

PlacementYear Abroad

Total Module Hours

Student Workload (hours)

LW7512 Regulation of Intellectual Property Rights in the EU

Last Published: 1 August 2015



001 Research Paper (2,000 Word Essay including footnotes (Final) 10 0002 Research Paper (6,000 Word Essay including footnotes) (Final) 90



001 Research Paper (2,000 Word Essay including footnotes (Final) 10 0002 Research Paper (6,000 Word Essay including footnotes) (Final) 90

Period: SeptemberOccurence: DCoordinator: Pascale LorberMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this module, a typical student will be able to

• use relevant case law and legislation;

• evaluate relevant literature and employ it critically in interpreting the law;

• support arguments by accurate citation and interpretation of statutes and cases.

• identify the status of the individual in particular employment relationships;

• demonstrate how different employment relationships are treated in law;

• explain the duties of the parties to a contract of employment;

• analyse and compare the relative legal importance of individual terms of the contract of employment and their source;

• apply the law relating to pay and working time;

Teaching and Learning MethodsPrivate Study, Teaching weekends (including Lectures, Tutorials, Seminars)* and Blackboard*Classified as other in Student Workload

LecturesSeminars

Practical Classes & Workshops 25Tutorials


Guided Independent Study 200Demonstration



Total Module Hours 225


LW7513 Individual Employment Relations



Assessment MethodsTwo research papers: One 2000 words essay (including footnotes) counting for 10%One 6000 words (including footnotes) counting for 90%

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites

Excluded Combinations-NOT AVAILABLE TO VISITING STUDENTS

LW7513 Individual Employment Relations




001 Coursework 1 50 0002 Coursework 2 50 0

Period: AprilOccurence: DCoordinator: Pascale LorberMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


001 Coursework 1 50 0002 Coursework 2 50 0



Intended Learning OutcomesDepending on the combination of units studied, by the end of this module, a typical student should be able to do some of thefollowing:

1. Discuss how the law intervenes in trade union activities and their relationship with employers and their members.2. Explain the influence of European law on worker participation and the current national legal framework.3. Assess how supranational institutions and standards impact upon national law and individuals.4. Critically evaluate the relationship of human rights with employment law at international and national level.

Teaching and Learning MethodsPrivate Study, Residential weekends (including Lectures, Tutorials, Seminars)* and Blackboard*Classified as other in Student Workload

Assessment MethodsTwo research papers each of 3500-4000 words including footnotes

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


LecturesSeminars








LW7516 Key Themes in Employment Law




001 Dissertation (12000-15000 words including footnotes (Final) 100 0



001 Dissertation (12000-15000 words including footnotes (Final) 100 0

Period: MayOccurence: DCoordinator: Lorna GilliesMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of the module students should be able to:• demonstrate sophisticated research skills in accessing and assessing a range of primary and secondary sources in thearea of their dissertation topic acquired and developed whilst undertaking the ‘taught’ module components of the programme;• organise their time effectively in the context of a self-managed project with milestones and a final deadline;• present a substantial piece of independent research in an effective and attractive manner using the conventions of thediscipline in the referencing of material;• demonstrate in their dissertation the ability to undertake and write up a substantial piece of independent research.


Assessment MethodsResearch paper (12000 - 15000 words including footnotes).

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


LecturesSeminars








LW7520 #MULTIVALUE




001 Research paper not exceeding 7500 words including footnotes (Final) 100 0




Period: FebruaryOccurence: DCoordinator: Pascale LorberMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme



Period: JanuaryOccurence: DCoordinator: Pascale LorberMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this module, a typical student should be able to:

• Discuss the different theoretical concepts of equality and how these are reflected in British law.• Explain the main forms of discrimination forbidden by British law, as well as the legal remedies available to individuals.• Critically evaluate the content of the current legal framework on equality.• Apply and discuss the law promoting the reconciliation of work and family life.


Assessment MethodsResearch paper not exceeding 7500 words including footnotes

Pre-Requisites

LecturesSeminars








LW7548 Equality at Work



Co-Requisites


LW7548 Equality at Work




001 Research paper not exceeding 7500 word including footnotes (Final) 100 0



001 Research paper not exceeding 7500 word including footnotes (Final) 100 0

Period: JuneOccurence: DCoordinator: Pascale LorberMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of this module, a typical student should be able to:

• Outline the law and procedural rules regulating wrongful and unfair dismissal and the key remedies available to acomplainant.

• Apply the rules applicable to transfer of undertakings.

• Discuss the legal framework on redundancy



Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


LecturesSeminars






Total Module Hours


LW7732 Termination of Employment and Individual Dispute Resolution




001 Dissertation (12000-15000 words including the footnotes) (Final) 100 0



001 Dissertation (12000-15000 words including the footnotes) (Final) 100 0

Period: MayOccurence: DCoordinator: Pascale LorberMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of the module students should be able to:• demonstrate sophisticated research skills in accessing and assessing a range of primary and secondary sources in thearea of their dissertation topic acquired and developed whilst undertaking the ‘taught’ module components of the programme;• organise their time effectively in the context of a self-managed project with milestones and a final deadline;• present a substantial piece of independent research in an effective and attractive manner using the conventions of thediscipline in the referencing of material;• demonstrate in their dissertation the ability to undertake and write up a substantial piece of independent research.


Assessment MethodsResearch paper (12000 - 15000 words including footnotes).

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


LecturesSeminars








LW7803 #MULTIVALUE




001 Research Paper not exceeding 7500 words including footnotes (Final) 100 0




Period: SeptemberOccurence: DCoordinator:Mark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


Intended Learning OutcomesThe aims of this module are to introduce students from both law and non-law backgrounds to the key features of the EU legalorder and to EU legal method.By the end of the module students should be able to:- describe the economic and political development of the European Union and its objectives- explain the functions and working methods of the Community's main institutions- describe the EU law-making process- appreciate the relationship between the EU legal order and national legal orders- analyse critically the issues covered in the module and the relationships between them



Pre-Requisites

Co-RequisitesCo-requisite with LW7910 EU Internal Market Law and Policy


LecturesSeminars








LW7900 #MULTIVALUE








Period: JanuaryOccurence: DCoordinator: Adam CyganMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


Intended Learning OutcomesThe aims of the module are to introduce students to the key freedoms in the EU Treaties and to the principles of Economicand Monetary Union.By the end of the module students should be able to:- offer an overview of the management of the internal market- describe the substantive content of the four freedoms- analyse critically the content of the Treaty rules on free movement of goods, persons, services and capital in the light of thecase law of the Court of Justice and key academic writings in this area-describe and comment on the contribution of citizenship of the Union to the rules on free movement.


Assessment MethodsResearch paper not exceeding 7500 words including footnotes.

Pre-RequisitesFor campus-based students and Postgraduate Certificate students: Either LW7900 or a sufficient knowledge of the EU legalorder established to the satisfaction of the module convenor

Co-RequisitesFor distance learning students Co-requisite with LW7900 EU Constitutional Law and Policy


LecturesSeminars








LW7910 #MULTIVALUE




001 Coursework (4,000 words including footnotes) (Final) 100 0



001 Coursework (4,000 words including footnotes) (Final) 100 0

Period: JuneOccurence: DCoordinator: Anne C WittMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


Intended Learning OutcomesThe aims of this module are to introduce students to the EU's competition policy. By the end of the module students should beable to:- Identify the goals of the EU's competition policy by focusing on the key principles of the rules relating to restrictive practices,abuses of market power, and mergers- Describe in outline the EU law regimes for the supervision of State aids and subsidies- Comment on the dividing line between matters of EU jurisdiction and those falling within the competence of nationalauthorities or allowing national derogations from EU law obligations- Analyse critically material within the module in the light of case law and the secondary literature


Assessment MethodsOne assignment not exceeding 4000 words including footnotes

Pre-RequisitesPostgraduate Certificate: sufficient knowledge of the EU legal order established to the satisfaction of the module convenor

Co-RequisitesLLM: Co-requisite with LW7900 EU Constitutional Law and Policy LW7910 EU Internal Market Law and Policy

Excluded Combinations-NOT AVAILABLE TO VISITING STUDENTSDistance Learning students only. Not available to students on the campus LLM programme.

LecturesSeminars



Guided Independent Study 97.5Demonstration



Total Module Hours112.5


LW7920 #MULTIVALUE




001 Coursework (4000 words including footnotes) (Final) 100 0



001 Coursework (4000 words including footnotes) (Final) 100 0

Period: NovemberOccurence: DCoordinator: Lorna GilliesMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


Intended Learning OutcomesThis module introduces and focuses on particular EU competences in the field of consumer protection. By the end of themodule a typical student should be able to: outline the basic principles of EU consumer protection law and policy and theimportance of consumer protection to the provision of goods and services in the internal market; make appropriate referenceto the EU Treaty, EU secondary legislation, UK/CJEU case law and other supporting authority; discuss the relevant policyconsiderations in which the legal principles operate and critically assess how the consumer protection policies and thelegislative provisions of the EU have increased the protection afforded to citizens

Teaching and Learning MethodsPrivate Study, teaching events/summer schools (including Lectures, Tutorials, Seminars)* and Blackboard*Classified as other in Student Workload





LecturesSeminars








LW7930 #MULTIVALUE




001 Coursework Essay not exceeding 4000 words including footnotes(Final)

100 0



001 Coursework Essay not exceeding 4000 words including footnotes(Final)

100 0

Period: NovemberOccurence: DCoordinator:Mark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


Intended Learning OutcomesThis module covers EU competences in the field of Company Law and Security Markets Law. By the end of the module thestudents should be able to :-describe and comment on the competence of the EU in the field of Company Law and Security Markets Law-describe and comment on the Company Law Harmonisation programme and Securities Markets legislation and reformproposals in the context of EU policy objectives- describe and comment on the conflict of laws rules applicable to companies within the Community and their relationship tothe EU freedom of establishment rules applicable to companies- describe and comment on the development of the Financial Services Action Plan as it applies to Securities Markets- describe and comment on the business vehicles available under EU Law for transnational business activities- review the prospects for the future development of EU Company Law- critically analyse of all the above areas in the light of primary and secondary materials.


Assessment MethodsCoursework essay not exceeding 4000 words including footnotes.



LecturesSeminars








LW7940 #MULTIVALUE




LW7940 #MULTIVALUE




001 Research paper not exceeding 4000 words inclusive of footnotes.(Final)

100 0

Period: Distance LearningOccurence: DCoordinator: Adam CyganMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


001 Research paper not exceeding 4000 words inclusive of footnotes.(Final)

100 0

Period: JuneOccurence: DCoordinator: Mark BellMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of the module, typical students will be able to:(1) discuss the basic principles of European employment law and policy (2) outline the contribution the Court of Justice to the development of this area of law(3) demonstrate written communication skills and the ability to engage in critical evaluation of role played by the EU inemployment law and policy


Assessment MethodsResearch paper not exceeding 4000 words inclusive of footnotes.

Pre-RequisitesDistance Learning students only. Not available to students on the campus LLM programme.

Co-RequisitesCo-requisite with Co-requisite with LW7900 European Constitutional Law and Policy LW7910 EU Internal Market Law andPolicy


LecturesSeminars








LW7945 #MULTIVALUE




001 Coursework Assignment of 4000 words including footnotes (Final) 100 0



001 Coursework Assignment of 4000 words including footnotes (Final) 100 0

Period: NovemberOccurence: DCoordinator:Mark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


Intended Learning OutcomesThe aims of this module are to introduce students to the EU environmental policy. By the end of the module students shouldbe able to:- Discuss the development of EU environmental law and environmental governance- Define the legal basis for EU environmental law, its application and enforcement, and its influence on the domestic law ofMS- Determine the role of Environmental Impact Assessment and Strategic Environmental Assessment in promoting sustainabledevelopment - Identify the current legal measures to respond to climate change at the domestic (EU) and international levels (UNFCCC)- Appreciate the significance of biodiversity protection in EU and its impact on territorial planning and development- Comment upon the issues raised by the use of Biotechnology and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs)- Analyse EU trade policy (free movement of goods) within the context of environmental protection





LecturesSeminars








LW7950 #MULTIVALUE




LW7950 #MULTIVALUE




001 Coursework Assignment (4000 words including footnotes) (Final) 100 0




Period: JuneOccurence: DCoordinator: Lorna GilliesMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


Intended Learning OutcomesThe aims of this module are to introduce students to the EU's public procurement policy. By the end of the module studentsshould be able to:-Explain the importance of public procurement to the efficient operation of the Internal Market-Describe the EU public procurement legislative framework-Apply the legal and economic principles which regulate public procurement-Critically assess the relationship between public procurement and competiton policy issues such as state aid and services ofgeneral interest




Co-RequisitesLLM Co-requisite with LW7900 EU Constitutional Law and Policy LW7910 EU Internal Market Law and Policy


LecturesSeminars








LW7960 #MULTIVALUE




Period: Distance LearningOccurence: DCoordinator: Eugenia Caracciolo di TorellaMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


LecturesSeminars






Total Module Hours


LW7970 European Family Law






LecturesSeminars






Total Module Hours


LW7980 European Social Security Law








Period: JuneOccurence: DCoordinator:Mark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


Intended Learning OutcomesThe aims of this module are to introduce students to the EU law and policy in relation to regulation of banking and financialservices.By the end of the module students should be able to:- Discuss the evolution of the regulatory framework in relation to regulation of banking and financial services in the EU.- Examine the role of European and national laws on banking and financial markets.- Assess market regulation and the impact of free movement and the right to provide services in the EU.- Explain the structure of the Internal Financial Market, the initiatives to promote the integration process- Evaluate the mechanisms of regulation under the EU law with respect to internationally recognised best practices and globalregulatory instruments.- Build on the importance of certain private law issues, for instance in relation to the law of contract.- Undertake sustained and systematic independent research that identifies, critiques and synthesises different views using arange of primary and secondary sources.

Teaching and Learning MethodsPrivate Study, Residential weekends (including Lectures, Tutorials/Seminars)* and Blackboard*Classified as other in Student Workload




LecturesSeminars








LW7990 #MULTIVALUE




LW7990 #MULTIVALUE




001 Research paper not exceeding 4000 words inclusive of footnotes(Final)

100 0

Period: Distance LearningOccurence: DCoordinator: Adam CyganMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


001 Research paper not exceeding 4000 words inclusive of footnotes(Final)

100 0

Period: NovemberOccurence: DCoordinator: Barbara BoguszMark Scheme: PGT Mark Scheme


Intended Learning OutcomesBy the end of the module, typical students will be able to:- Understand the European patent trade mark and copyright protection systems- Explain the competence of the EU to legislate on intellectual property;-Describe the jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice to rule on cases relating to intellectual property;- Be familiar with enforcement and licensing;- Appreciate the interplay between intellectual property and competition;- Be familiar with other aspects relating to jurisdiction (the Brussels Convention and the Lugano Convention).


Assessment MethodsResearch paper not exceeding 4000 words inclusive of footnotes.

Pre-Requisites

Co-RequisitesCo-requisite with LW900 EU Constitutional Law and Policy LW7910 EU Internal Market Law and Policy


LecturesSeminars








LW7995 #MULTIVALUE


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Module Specification · 2015. 8. 1. · LW7512 Regulation of Intellectual Property Rights in the EU Last Published: ... 2015. Module Specification No. Assessment Description Weight