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Module Specification

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

001 Law Maitrise 100

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator:Mark Scheme: UG Grade Only

Academic Year: 2017/8Module Level: Year 4Scheme: UGDepartment: LawCredits: 120

LecturesSeminars

Practical Classes & WorkshopsTutorials

FieldworkProject Supervision

Guided Independent StudyDemonstration

Supervised time in studio/workshopWork Based Learning

PlacementYear Abroad

Total Module Hours

Student Workload (hours)

LMYR3 Law Maitrise Year 3

Last Published: 3 August 2018



001 Law Maitrise 100



LecturesSeminars






Total Module Hours


LMYR4 Law Maitrise Year 4




001 Examination MCQ 1 hour 20 1002 Examination (includes 15 minutes reading time) 3.25 hours (Final) 80 3.25

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Cosmo GrahamMark Scheme: UG Honours Level


Intended Learning OutcomesOn successful completion of the module, students should be able to:

Discuss the different circumstances under which constitutions are adopted and the purpose they are intended to serve; theunique nature of the United Kingdom Constitution as compared to other constitutions in the world; the strength andweaknesses of United Kingdom constitutional arrangements; the role and functions of the Executive and Legislativebranches of government and how these interrelate; the nature and significance of the concept of parliamentary sovereignty;the protection of human rights under the United Kingdom Constitution; the role of courts, tribunals and other actors involvedin the scrutiny of the actions of administrative authorities; and the concept of judicial review under the United KingdomConstitution.

Explain recent constitutional reforms and assess their impact on the structure of the United Kingdom Constitution and itsfuture development.

Explain and comment critically on case law relevant to the issues covered on the module

Apply the principles of judicial review to problem situations

Present coherent arguments, in writing, on the legal and policy issues addressed in the module

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, seminars, private study and Blackboard VLE.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites

Excluded Combinations-Not available to Semester only Visitng Students

Lectures 45Seminars

Practical Classes & WorkshopsTutorials 9


Guided Independent Study 246Demonstration


Placement 0Year Abroad

Total Module Hours 300


LW1120 Constitutional and Administrative Law



University students are expected to engage in independent study in order to develop their knowledge and skills; each studentmight approach this differently and through individual working patterns. Within this Module students will additionally besupported in their studies with guided activities which include:

Set reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in TutorialsGeneric feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on BlackboardStructured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 2 formative essay (word limit of 1000 wordsincluding footnotes).

LW1120 Constitutional and Administrative Law




001 Examination (includes15 minutes reading time) 3.25 hours (Final) 100 3.25

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Nicola JacksonMark Scheme: UG Honours Level


Intended Learning OutcomesIn this module we will examine the principles of Contract Law: how contracts are formed; the terms of the contract and theenforceability of unfair terms; we consider the vitiating factors that affect the validity of contracts. We examine the basicprinciples concerning performance of contracts, frustration and breach of contract, and remedies for breach, including third-party remedies. We consider the key principles that regulate these issues and any relevant statutory provisions, and how bothhave been applied and interpreted by the courts.

On successful completion of the module, students should be able to:

Describe the basic principles of the law of contract regulating the formation and terms of contracts, including the enforceabilityof e.g. unfair terms. Identify factors that will affect the validity of contracts, for example mistake.

Describe the basic principles of the law of contract concerning performance, frustration and breach of contract, and remediesfor breach including third-party remedies.

Solve legal problems by applying these principles to hypothetical fact situations.

Engage in critical analysis of certain principles.

Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly in writing.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, guided independent study, guided Student Workgroups, Blackboard Discussion Boards, formativeassessment (not exceeding 1000 words including footnotes) to be submitted on a specified date.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites

Excluded Combinations-Not available to Semester only Visiting Students

Lectures 37Seminars








LW1130 Contract Law



Student Workgroup activities set for completion before each Tutorial. This is monitored by tutors in the face-to-face tutorials.Online Multiple Choice Quizzes set for most topic areas, to be completed before or during the Tutorial cycle. Automaticdetailed feedback is given.Specifically written e-book on Blackboard containing problem solving and essay writing skills material and exercises, designedto help students learn these critical thinking skills. Students can discuss these in Tutorial, or in the Contract Law Surgeries.Some of the exercises are discussed, with feedback given, on the Blackboard Discussion Board.Tutorials: Set reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback.2 online tutorials with support from tutors in feedback hours, automated feedback for MCQs, and monitored BlackboardDiscussion Board with set exercises and feedback.Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the practice essay in Semester 2.Monitored blackboard discussion boards.Tutor office and feedback hours.Examination preparation sessions.Contract Law surgeries.Generic feedback for May examination which will be available on Blackboard.An opportunity to review examination papers with a tutor.

LW1130 Contract Law




001 Examination (includes15 minutes reading time) 3.25 Hours (Final) 100 3.25

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: John HartshorneMark Scheme: UG Honours Level



Analyse problem based scenarios and identify the relevant legal issues arising within them

Identify the relevant legal principles applicable to these issues

Apply the legal principles for the purposes of advising upon the extent to which individuals within hypothetical problem basedscenarios may be deemed to be liable in the law of tort

Critically discuss and evaluate the legal principles constituting the law of tort

Communicate their advice and analysis with clarity in writing

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, guided independent study, Blackboard discussion boards, Blackboard self-assessment exercises,formative essay (not exceeding 1750 words including footnotes) to be submitted on a specified date in Semester 1.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites

Excluded Combinations-Not available to LLB Law with a Modern Language, LLB Law with Politics, LLB Law and Criminology or Semester onlyVisiting Students.

Set reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorials.Completion of Blackboard self-assessment exercises in semesters 1 and 2.Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative essay. Monitored Blackboard discussion boards.Tutor feedback hours.Generic feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on Blackboard.An opportunity to review examination papers.

Lectures 35Seminars








LW1150 Law of Tort




001 Assessed Essay (not exceeding 3000 words including footnotes) 100

Period: Semester 1Occurence: ACoordinator: Tony ColeMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



Describe the essential features and operation of the English legal system and legal profession

Explain the role of courts in dispute resolution

Engage with the different approaches to ascertaining and interpreting law

Demonstrate the ability to conduct independent legal research and work with legal materials and texts

Critically analyse and discuss the development of laws

Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly in writing

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials and student discussion groups, and electronic exercises via Blackboard. Formative written coursework (notexceeding 1000 words including footnotes).The emphasis of the module will be on teaching students how to think critically about the structures through which the legalsystem operates in order to improve their understanding of the legal system and their future ability to act as lawyers withinthat system.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites

Excluded CombinationsOnly Available to LLB Law, LLB Law Senior Status, LLB/Maitrise and LLB Law with Criminology

Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative essay Set reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsTutor feedback hoursGeneric feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on Blackboard

Lectures 20Seminars








LW1171 Analysing the English Legal System




001 Assessed Essay (not exceeding 3000 words including footnotes) insemester 2

100

Period: Semester 2Occurence: ACoordinator: Kate GoochMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



Critically explain the relationship between law, justice and legitimacy.

Identify critical and contextual approaches to the study of law as a social phenomenon.

Describe the boundaries of legal relationships and the role of the nation state in creating and legitimating law.

Critically analyse legal issues from a socio-legal perspective.

Explain the use of discretion in legal reasoning.


Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials and student discussion groups, and electronic exercises via Blackboard. Formative written coursework

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites

Excluded CombinationsOnly Available to LLB Law, LLB Law Senior Status, LLB/Maitrise and LLB Law with Criminology

Directed reading and independent research; computer aided learning. A formative written coursework to be submitted inSemester 2.

Lectures 20Seminars








LW1172 Law, Justice and Society




001 Assessed Essay (not exceeding 2000 words including footnotes) 100




At the end of this module, students should be able to:

Describe some features and operation of the English legal system and legal profession

Explain the role of courts in dispute resolution

Engage with the different approaches to ascertaining and interpreting law

Demonstrate the ability to conduct independent legal research and work with legal materials and texts

Critically discuss the development of laws

Demonstrate the ability to communicate clearly in writing

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials and student discussion groups, and electronic exercises via Blackboard. Formative written coursework (notexceeding 750 words including footnotes).The emphasis of the module will be on teaching students how to think critically about the structures through which the legalsystem operates in order to improve their understanding of the legal system and their future ability to act as lawyers withinthat system.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites

Excluded CombinationsOnly Available to LLB Law with Politics, LLB Law with Modern Languages and Chemistry with Forensic Science

Lectures 20Seminars











Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative essay Set reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsTutor feedback hoursGeneric feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on Blackboard





001 Assessed Essay (not exceeding 3000 words including footnotes) insemester 2

100

Period: Semester 2Occurence: ACoordinator: Mandy BurtonMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



Explain the relationship between law, justice and legitimacy.

Identify critical and contextual approaches to the study of law as a social phenomenon.

Describe the boundaries of legal relationships and the role of the nation state in creating and legitimating law.

Analyse legal issues from a socio-legal perspective.

Explain the use of discretion in legal reasoning.


Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials and student discussion groups, and electronic exercises via Blackboard. Formative written coursework notexceeding 750 words including footnotes)

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites

Excluded CombinationsOnly Available to LLB Law with Politics, LLB Law with Modern Languages and Chemistry with Forensic Science

Directed reading and independent research; computer aided learning. A formative written coursework to be submitted inSemester 2.

Lectures 20Seminars








LW1174 Law, Justice and Society




001 Examination (includes 15 minutes reading time) 2.25 hours) (Final) 100 2.25

Period: Semester 2Occurence: ACoordinator: Troy LaversMark Scheme: UG Honours Level


Intended Learning OutcomesThe aim of this module is to provide an introduction to the overarching legal framework and components of the Canadian legalsystem, including the sources, theories and fundamental principles of law in Canada (eg federalism). In addition, it will outlinethe relative role and responsibilities of the three branches of government, the judicial review function of the courts, the treaty-making process and relationship between international and domestic law, approaches to judicial interpretation (statutoryinterpretation and Federal and Charter review), and the special relationship Aboriginal Peoples with the Canadian State.


To provide an introduction to and an overview of Canada’s legal system and the role of law in Canadian society

To review various legal theories as they apply to Canadian law

To introduce the overarching legal framework within which the particular areas of law studied in other courses operate

To outline the various sources of Canadian law

To compare the different branches of Canadian government and to critically analyse the relationships between and amongthem

Fundamental Principles of the Canadian Legal System (including Federalism, Rule of Law, Parliamentary Sovereignty,Constitutional Supremacy, Separation of Powers)

To provide an understanding of the Canadian treaty-making process and the implementation of international law into domesticlaw

To provide an understanding of the special relationship Aboriginal Peoples have with the Canadian State, and to enableapplicants to critically assess the impact of the Canadian legal system upon Aboriginal and other minority communities;

To provide an understanding of the nature and function of judicial review and of the basic approaches to statutoryinterpretation and constitutional interpretation (Charter and Federalism Review)

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, participatory workshops, guided independent study, and individual formative essay assignment not exceeding 500words (including footnotes).

Assessment Methods

Lectures 12Seminars

Practical Classes & Workshops 10Tutorials







LW1181 Foundations of Canadian Law (FCL)



Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites

Excluded Combinations

Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 2 formative individual essay.Opportunity to discuss Formative essay with a tutor.Set reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorials.Tutor feedback hours.Revision lecture for examination preparation.Generic feedback provided for formative assessment.An opportunity to review examination papers with a tutor.Blackboard list of electronic resources, further readings and current developments to consult and deepen analysis andknowledge.Guest lectures of visiting legal academics on relevant topic of Canadian law when available.

LW1181 Foundations of Canadian Law (FCL)




001 Examination (includes 15 minutes reading time) 3.25 Hours (Final) 100 3.25

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Sally KydMark Scheme: UG Honours Level



Critically discuss the basic principles of criminal liability and how these relate to the overall objectives of the criminal law andpunishment

Discuss from a theoretical perspective how the current law could be reformed to accord better with the basic principles ofcriminal law

Solve complex problems relating to criminal liability for specific offences including non-fatal and sexual offences against theperson, homicide offences and property offences

Identify where defences arise and exclude irrelevant issues in solving problems relating to criminal liability; apply statute andcase law to hypothetical scenarios to determine the legality or otherwise of particular behaviour

Communicate clearly in writing, including an ability to use legal materials, such as legislation and case-law

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, guided independent study, Blackboard discussion boards and formative assignment (not exceeding 1500words including footnotes) to be submitted on a specified date in Semester 1.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites

Excluded CombinationsNot available to Semester only Visiting students.

Lectures 42Seminars








LW2220 Criminal Law




Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative essaySet reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsMonitored Blackboard discussion boardsTutor feedback hoursGeneric feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on Blackboard

LW2220 Criminal Law





Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Sally KydMark Scheme: UG Honours Level



Solve complex problems relating to criminal liability for specific offences including non-fatal and sexual offences against theperson, homicide offences and property offences

Identify where defences arise and exclude irrelevant issues in solving problems relating to criminal liability; apply statute andcase law to hypothetical scenarios to determine the legality or otherwise of particular behaviour

Communicate clearly in writing, including an ability to use legal materials, such as legislation and case-law

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, guided independent study, Blackboard discussion boards and formative assignment( not exceeding 1500words including footnotes) to be submitted on a specified date in Semester 1.

Assessment Methods

Pre-RequisitesThis module is only available for students on the following programmes: LLB Law with Politics; LLB Law with a ModernLanguage

Co-Requisites



Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative essaySet reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsMonitored Blackboard discussion boardsTutor feedback hoursGeneric feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on Blackboard

Lectures 39Seminars








LW2225 Criminal Law





Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Adam CyganMark Scheme: UG Honours Level


Intended Learning OutcomesIn this module we will examine the legal and institutional structure of the European Union and explore the role of theEuropean Court of Justice in shaping the pattern of European integration. We will consider substantive areas of EU law, suchas the fundamental freedoms of the EU Internal Market and explore the role of the European Court of Justice in developingthe process of economic integration.


Identify the fundamental principles of the constitutional law and the institutional framework of the EU.

Critically analyze the process of EU integration

Identify the key features of the four freedoms which underpin the EU’s internal market

Apply EU legal principles, whether of constitutional law or of the Internal Market to factual situations.

Utilize legal research skills and work with primary and secondary EU sources

Communicate clearly in writing, including an ability to use EU legal materials, such as Treaties, legislation and case-law of theCourt of Justice of the European Union.


Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites

Excluded CombinationsNot available to Semester only Visiting students

Lectures 40Seminars








LW2240 EU Law




Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative essaySet reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsMonitored Blackboard discussion boardsTutor feedback hoursRevision clinics and examination preparation sessionsGeneric feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on BlackboardAn opportunity to review examination papers with a tutor

LW2240 EU Law




001 Assessed essay (not exceeding 1500 words including footnotes)(Final)

100

Period: Semester 1Occurence: ACoordinator: Adam CyganMark Scheme: UG Honours Level


Intended Learning OutcomesThe legal and institutional structure of the European Union and the role of the Court of Justice in shaping the pattern ofEuropean integration will be examined.


Identify the fundamental principles of EU constitutional law and the institutional framework of the EU.

Critically analyze the process of EU constitutional integration

Apply legal principles of EU constitutional law to factual situations.

Utilize legal research skills and work with primary and secondary EU sources

Communicate clearly in writing, including an ability to use EU legal materials, such as Treaties, legislation and case-law of theCourt of Justice of the European Union.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, guided independent study and Blackboard discussion boards and summative assignment (not exceeding1500 words including footnotes) to be submitted on a specified date in Semester 1.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 essaySet reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsMonitored Blackboard discussion boardsTutor feedback hoursRevision clinics and assessment preparation sessionsGeneric feedback on summative assessments which will be available on Blackboard

Lectures 20Seminars








LW2242 EU Law



LW2242 EU Law





Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Martin GeorgeMark Scheme: UG Honours Level


Intended Learning OutcomesIn this module we will examine the principles of land ownership in England and Wales and how third party rights in land maybe created, protected and enforced. We will consider the operation of key statutory provisions which regulate the use of landand how these statutory provisions have been interpreted and applied by the courts.


Identify the fundamental principles underlying ownership of land in England and Wales

Identify the creation and protection of a range of rights and interests in land

Apply principles of English land law to factual situations

Communicate clearly in writing, including the ability to apply key legislative provisions and case law

Organize the division of task necessary for effective team work

Use research and oral and written communication skills to work together as a group to solve legal problems

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, guided independent study, group work, Blackboard discussion boards and formative group assignment(not exceeding 1500 words including footnotes) with a group report not exceeding 500 words to be submitted on a specifieddate in Semester 1.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites

Excluded Combinations-Not available to Visiting Students.

Lectures 40Seminars








LW2390 Land Law



E-tivity on-line preparation tutorials to be completed prior to each tutorialGuided independent study tutorial for Semester 1 group essay preparation including feedback on group rules and disputeresolution proceduresStructured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative group essay Set reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsMonitored Blackboard discussion boardsTutor feedback hoursRevision clinics and examination preparation sessionsGeneric feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on BlackboardAn opportunity to review examination papers with a tutor

LW2390 Land Law




001 Assessed Essay (not exceeding 3000 words including footnotes) 25002 Examination (includes 15 minutes reading time) 3.25 Hours (Final) 75 3.25

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Cosmo GrahamMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



Define the basic principles of the law and policy regulating competition in the United Kingdom and the European Union

Identify the economic and political background in order to understand the development and application of competition law inthe UK and the EU

Outline some of the economic theories which underpin competition law; and identify the policy considerations which shape and constrain competition law in the EU and the UK

Explain the substantive content of EU and UK competition law and the procedural rules relating to the application ofcompetition law in the EU and UK

Outline some comparative element with US antitrust law

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, 2 hour seminars, private study and Blackboard

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites

Excluded CombinationsNot available to Semester only Visiting students.

Lectures 39Seminars 16








LW3210 Competition Law and Policy




Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative essay (not exceeding 1500words including footnotes).Set reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in seminarsGroup work in preparation for the presentation of seminar tasksGeneric feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on Blackboard

LW3210 Competition Law and Policy




001 Assessed Essay (not exceeding 2500 words including footnotes) 40002 Examination (including 15 minutes reading time) 2.25 Hours (Final) 60 2.25

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Oxana GolynkerMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



Identify, analyze, critically discuss and apply the basic principles and theories relating to individual and collective dimensionsof Employment law.

Identify and critically evaluate the sources and institutions of employment law.

Identify, analyze and critically discuss the legislation, case law and theoretical questions relating to the contract ofemployment; working conditions; equality law; the termination of employment, and business reorganization; reconciliation ofwork and family life; freedom of association; information and consultation rights; collective bargaining; industrial action, andhuman rights in employment law.

Confidently apply legal research skills and work with primary and secondary sources.

Communicate clearly in writing, the relevant information and arguments, including ability to use legislation, case law, andacademic sources.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, guided independent study, Blackboard discussion boards and forums, formative assessment (notexceeding 1000 words including footnotes) to be submitted on a specified date in Semester 1, feedback hours.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites

Excluded Combinations-Not available to Semester only Visiting Students.









LW3230 Employment Law




Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative essayStructured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the assessed essay at the end of Semester 1Set reading supported with Reading List and structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsMonitored Blackboard discussion boardsTutor feedback hoursRevision lecture and examination preparation sessionsGeneric feedback provided for examination which will be available on BlackboardAn opportunity to review examination papers with a tutor

LW3230 Employment Law




001 Assessed essay (not exceeding 2500 words including footnotes) 25002 Examination (includes 15 minutes reading time) 2.25 hours (Final) 75 2.25

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Eugenia Caracciolo di TorellaMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



understand the main areas of substantive law and policy relating to a vast range of familial relationships and/or children

Critical knowledge of legal and non-legal interventions on the family/children;

consider the social context in which family law operates and the social policy that underpins it;

understand the interaction between International, EU and domestic provisions in the area of family law

think critically about the origins and direction of the legal regulation of family relationships

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials private study and Blackboard. Weekly lectures will provide structure and support students learning; weeklytutorials will ensure extensive opportunity to explore case studies collectively and discursively. Students will be writing aformative essay in Semester 1 before submitting the assessed one (not exceeding 1500 words including footnotes.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites



Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative essay (not exceeding 1500words including footnotes).Set reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsGeneric feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on BlackboardAn opportunity to review examination papers with a tutor

Lectures 40Seminars








LW3250 Family law



LW3250 Family law




001 Examination (includes 15 minutes reading time) 3.25 hours (Final) 100 3.25

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Jose MiolaMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



Have knowledge and understanding of principles of medical law

critically analyse and evaluate the legal regulation of health care delivery in the United Kingdom with respect to those areascovered in the module

Use medical law instruments and cases and communicate these clearly in oral and written forms

apply the law to hypothetical cases including making reference to a wide range of primary and secondary legal, bioethical andclinical source materials

Utilize research skills to find primary and secondary source material

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, guided self-study and Blackboard discussion boards and a formative assessment (not exceeding 1500word s including footnotes) to be written in semester 2.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Lectures 40Seminars








LW3260 Medical Law




Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 2 formative essaySet reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsMonitored Blackboard discussion boardsGeneric feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on BlackboardAn opportunity to review examination papers with a tutor

In addition, the teaching team will hold a number of clinics where students can come to address areas of confusion, discussreading that they might have done or even examine a medical law issue that they have encountered in the media with anexpert in the area.

LW3260 Medical Law




001 Assessed Essay at end of Semester 1 (not exceeding 4000 wordsincluding footnotes)

25

002 Examination at end of Semester 2 (includes 15 minutes readingtime) 3.25 Hours (Final)

75 3.25

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Peter CumperMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



demonstrate knowledge of the principal statutory material and case authorities in selected areas of the constitutionalprotection of human rights, including anti-terrorism law, and the law relating to freedom of expression and freedom ofassembly;

analyse and identify the principles within the Human Rights Act 1998 which provide for the protection of rights and freedomsin the UK;

evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the current methods whereby the UK's constitutional and legal orders protect civilliberties and human rights, and the case for reform;

assess the extent to which the rights and freedoms of individuals and groups in the UK are shaped and influenced by the UK’smembership of the European Convention on Human Rights (for example, as regards the law on prisoner voting),

display oral and written communication skills, by effectively conveying structured arguments on legal and policy issues withinhuman rights law

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, group work, guided independent study, Blackboard discussion boards, and a formative essay in Semester1 (not exceeding 1500 words including footnotes).

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Lectures 48Seminars








LW3270 Human Rights and Civil Liberties



Set reading supported with structured questions on tutorial sheets distributed to every student and available on Blackboard.Monitored Blackboard discussion boards.Feedback on semester 1 formative essays.Feedback on summative (assessed) essays at end of semester 1.An opportunity to review semester 2 exam papers with a tutor.Weekly tutor feedback hours.

LW3270 Human Rights and Civil Liberties




001 Assessed Essay (not exceeding 3,500 words, including footnotes) 25002 Examination (includes 15 minutes reading time) 3.25 Hours (Final) 75 3.25

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Katja ZieglerMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit


Intended Learning OutcomesIn this module we will examine the nature of the international legal order, its subjects and sources and consequences ofbreaches of international law as well as its relationship with national law. We will also study a number of substantive areas ofinternational law, such as state and diplomatic immunity, the prohibition of the use of force, international criminal law,international human rights law or the peaceful settlement of disputes.


define the basic concepts, principles and institutions that comprise the foundations and structure of the international legalsystem, and which shape its formation and operation.

outline the sources of international law and its relation to municipal law as well as the issues of recognition, state responsibilityand jurisdiction;

explain the role of law in the relations between states and as a controller of state conduct;

demonstrate written skills through applying the law to case studies and engage in critical discussion.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, seminars, guided independent study. Formative essay (not exceeding 1500 words including footnotes) and un-assessed formative oral presentation and seminar paper. Blackboard discussion

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites










LW3280 International Law




Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative essaySet reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in seminarsMonitored Blackboard discussion boardsTutor feedback hoursRevision clinics and examination preparation sessionsGeneric feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on BlackboardAn opportunity to review examination papers with a tutor

LW3280 International Law




001 Assessed Essay (not exceeding 3000 words including footnotes) 50002 Assessed Essay (not exceeding 3000 words including footnotes) 50

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Ebenezer AdodoMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



Explain the practical significance of the role of agents in the commercial world

Discuss the rights and duties of agents and principals, and the rights of third party

Identify and apply the main statutory instruments of the UK on sale of goods and supply of services contracts

Analyse the concepts of and legal significance of passing of property and risk in sale of goods transactions

Deal systematically with the legal effect of sales by non-owners

Identify the statutory and institutional framework of international sales transactions

Describe the salient features of international sales

Discuss and engage with the issues arising from carriage of goods by sea contracts

Evaluate the consequences of a carrier’s obligation of seaworthiness

Critically demonstrate an understanding of the workings of letters of credit as a method of payment in international sales

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, guided independent study, discussion on the Blackboard, formative assignment (not exceeding 1,500words including footnotes) to be submitted by a specified date in Semester 1; summative assessment (not exceeding 3,000words including footnotes) to be submitted by a specified date in Semester 1; summative assessment (not exceeding 3,000words to be submitted by a specified date in Semester 2.

Assessment Methods

Pre-RequisitesOnly available to Final Year Students

Co-Requisites

Lectures 39Seminars








LW3310 Commercial Law




University students are expected and required to undertake independent study as part of the learning process with a view todeveloping and deepening their knowledge and critical thinking and writing skills. Each student might engage with the learningprocess through individual working patterns. Within this module, students will also be supported in their studies with guidedlearning activities, including

Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative essaySet reading supported with structured questions, and follow-on discussion, feedback and tutorialsRevision tutorials and lectures, small group discussions.Review of past summative essay topics with a tutor and the module convenor.

LW3310 Commercial Law




001 Assessed essay (not exceeding 2500 words including footnotes) 25002 Examination (includes 15 minutes reading time) 3.25 Hours (Final) 75 3.25

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Peter JaffeyMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit


Intended Learning OutcomesIn this module, we will examine the basic principles of UK Company Law, focusing on the nature of companies in legal andeconomic terms, limited liability, the distribution of power within the company, the position and responsibilities of directors, therelationship between various groups with an interest in the affairs of the company, the company’s ability to make legallybinding contracts, how companies are financed, the fundamental rules governing takeovers and mergers, and the basicprinciples of insolvency. We will also discuss proposals for reform with reference to recommendations made and internationalinitiatives and developments in Europe and the US.


Identify the fundamental principles underlying the operation of companies in the UK

Apply the above principles to factual situations

Identify the rights, duties and responsibilities of all key actors involved in the operation of a company

Engage in a critical discussion on the balance of power amongst the above actors as well as the protection of their interests

Communicate clearly in writing, including the ability to apply key legislative provisions and case law

Use research and oral and written communication skills to work together as a group to solve legal problems

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, guided independent study, Blackboard discussion boards and formative group assignment (not exceeding1500 words including footnotes) to be submitted on a specified date in Semester 1.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Lectures 36Seminars








LW3320 Company Law



University students are expected to engage in independent study in order to develop their knowledge and skills; each studentmight approach this differently and through individual working patterns. Within this Module students will additionally besupported in their studies with guided activities which include:Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative essayStructured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the assessed essaySet reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsMonitored Blackboard discussion boardsTutor feedback hoursRevision clinics and examination preparation sessionsGeneric feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on BlackboardAn opportunity to review examination papers

LW3320 Company Law




001 Assessed essay (not exceeding 3000 words including footnotes) 40002 Assessed essay (not exceeding 4000 words including footnotes)

(Final)60

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Charlotte WalshMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



Expand criminological imagination, becoming critical criminologists

Develop theoretical criminological frameworks

Develop and awareness of the social and political context in which the processes of criminalization occur

Develop research skills, accessing and analysing a wide variety of criminological materials

Develop oral and written communication skills

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials (including presentations, debates), guided independent study, formative assignment of an essay plan, notexceeding 1500 words to be submitted on a specified date in Semester 1.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative essay plan and the assessedessays. Set reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsTutor feedback hoursAssessed Essay writing sessionsAn opportunity to review assessed essays with a tutor

Lectures 40Seminars








LW3350 Criminology




001 Dissertation (not exceeding 15,000 words including footnotes)(Final)

100 0

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Rufat BabayevMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



Demonstrate sophisticated research skills in accessing and assessing a range of primary and secondary sources in the areaof their dissertation topic

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

Teaching and Learning MethodsPrincipally independent study, workshops and supervisions with a dissertation supervisor.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites

Excluded CombinationsNot available to Visiting Students

University students are expected to engage in an independent study in order to develop their knowledge and skills. Theirapproach might vary depending on through individual working patterns. However, within this Module, students will besupported in their studies with guided activities which include:

Generic feedback provided to the dissertation proposal and the dissertation outlineStructured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of draft chapters or substantive pieces of workDissertation meetings for feedback and exchange of ideas

LecturesSeminars 10








LW3360 Dissertation





Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Steven EvansMark Scheme: UG Honours Level



Identify and explain the distinctive nature of the equitable jurisdiction and its continuing impact upon English law, bothgenerally and with reference to discrete areas of law

Detail the requirements for creating a valid trust, and analyse and evaluate the obligations and duties that arise from this,particularly those of the trustee

Analyse and identify the various situations in which trusts occur informally and comment critically on the law that governsthese areas

Demonstrate problem solving skills, written skills, and oral skills of presentation and negotiation through applying the law tocase studies

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, guided independent study, Blackboard discussion boards and formative assignment (not exceeding 1800words including footnotes)

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Lectures 39Seminars








LW3370 Equity and Trusts



Students are expected to engage in independent study in order to develop their knowledge and skills; each student mightapproach this differently and through individual working patterns. Within this module students will, in addition, be supported intheir studies with guided activities which include:Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative essaySet reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsMonitored Blackboard discussion forumTutor feedback hoursGeneric feedback provided for formative and summative assessments available on BlackboardOral generic feedback provided for formative assessments in the form of a podcast available on BlackboardProvision of consolidation tasks for students’ completion following tutorials, with written feedback provided and distributed inlater tutorialsOpportunity to review examination papers






Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Steven EvansMark Scheme: UG Honours Level



Identify and explain the distinctive nature of the equitable jurisdiction and its continuing impact upon English law, bothgenerally and with reference to discrete areas of law

Detail the requirements for creating a valid trust, and analyse and evaluate the obligations and duties that arise from this,particularly those of the trustee

Analyse and identify the various situations in which trusts occur informally and comment critically on the law that governsthese areas

Demonstrate problem solving skills, written skills, and oral skills of presentation and negotiation through applying the law tocase studies

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, guided independent study, Blackboard discussion boards and formative assessment (not exceeding 1800words including footnotes)

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites

Excluded CombinationsNot available to Visiting students

Lectures 29Seminars











Students are expected to engage in independent study in order to develop their knowledge and skills; each student mightapproach this differently and through individual working patterns. Within this module students will, in addition, be supported intheir studies with guided activities which include:Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative essaySet reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsMonitored Blackboard discussion forumTutor feedback hoursGeneric feedback provided for formative and summative assessments available on BlackboardOral generic feedback provided for formative assessments in the form of a podcast available on BlackboardProvision of consolidation tasks for students’ completion following tutorials, with written feedback provided and distributed inlater tutorialsOpportunity to review examination papers





001 Assessed Essay (not exceeding 2,500 words including footnotes) 25 0002 Examination (2 hours plus 15 minutes reading time) 2.25 hours

(Final)75 2.25

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Paolo VargiuMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit


Intended Learning OutcomesIn this module we will examine the various forms of Intellectual Property law which comprises the law dealing with creations ofthe human mind, or human intellect, in a wide sense. Intellectual Property Rights are exclusive (property) rights which governthe use and protection of such creations, i.e. these rights regulate the creation, use, exploitation of mental and creative labour.The subject matter covered during the 30 credit course includes: Copyright, Patent law, Breach of Confidence, Design,Trademarks and Passing Off


critically evaluate the judgments of the English courts and the European Courts in their interpretation and application of legalregulatory regimes in intellectual property law

Discuss the application of EU law to domestic intellectual property law, mainly in connection with EU directives/regulations ontrade mark, and copyright law, and where appropriate patent law

analyse complex factual information systematically, to utilise abstract ideas in an argument, and to reason logically

analyse complex factual information systematically, to utilise abstract ideas in an argument, and to reason logically

solve legal problems and to construct and present alternative, logical arguments and creative solutions to legal problems

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, guest lectures where possible, guided independent study, Blackboard discussions boards and summativeassignment (not exceeding 2500 words including footnotes) to be submitted on a specified date in Semester 1. Formativeassessment (not exceeding 1500 words including footnotes) to be submitted on a specified date in Semester 1.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites

Excluded CombinationsNot available to Semester only Visiting students

Lectures 40Seminars








LW3380 Intellectual Property Law




Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative and summative essaysSet reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsMonitored Blackboard discussion boardsTutor feedback hoursExamination preparation sessionsGeneric feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on BlackboardAn opportunity to review examination papers with a tutor

LW3380 Intellectual Property Law




001 Assessed essay (not exceeding 4000 words including footnotes) 40002 Assessed essay (not exceeding 4000 words) including footnotes)

(Final)60

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Clark HobsonMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



Outline the views of the legal philosophers studied in the module

Expound and criticise the ideas of selected schools of thought in jurisprudence

Articulate and justify a position on issues concerning the relationship between law and society

Demonstrate systematic reading and clarity of expression

Demonstrate an ability to develop a coherent argument in support of a theoretical position on the nature and functions of law

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, guided independent study, Blackboard discussion boards, lecture materials including interactive questions,formative essay exercise (not exceeding 1000 words including footnotes) to be submitted on a specified date in Semester 1.

Assessment Methods

Pre-RequisitesThis module requires no prior knowledge of law and legal systems

Co-Requisites


Lectures 38Seminars








LW3410 Jurisprudence



Guided independent study lecture on writing essays, on reading theory, on making notes and summarizing reactions tomaterials.Guided independent study tutorial for Semester 1 essay exercise preparation to provide practice for writing and feedback onstyle and content, and appropriateness for the module.Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of Semester 1 formative essays on an individual basis,followed by lecture on the exercise and discussion of examples on an anonymous basis.Set reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorials and in lectures.Tutor feedback hours.Monitored availability of blackboard discussion boards.

LW3410 Jurisprudence





Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: John HartshorneMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



Analyse problem based scenarios and identify the relevant legal issues arising within them

Provide advice upon the extent to which items of evidence may be admissible in criminal and civil proceedings with referenceto the rules of evidence

Provide advice upon the extent to which jury directions may be required in respect of certain items of evidence

Critically discuss and evaluate rules of evidence

Communicate their advice and analysis with clarity in writing

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, directed reading, independent research. Use will be made of Blackboard VLE. Formative assessment(not exceeding 2000 words including footnotes) to be submitted on a specified date in Semester 1.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Set reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorials.Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative essay. Monitored Blackboard discussion boards.Tutor feedback hours.Generic feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on Blackboard.An opportunity to review examination papers.

Lectures 41Seminars








LW3420 Law of Evidence




001 Assessed essay (not exceeding 3000 words including footnotes) 40002 Assessed essay (not exceeding 4000 words including footnotes)

(Final)60

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Joe WillsMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



understand the various theoretical perspectives on whether, and when, there is a duty to obey the law

espouse a considered and coherent argument for or against a given theoretical position

be able to identify and understand liberal, anarchist, Marxist and animal rights perspectives on the law

critically engage with classic political theorisations of the law

critically engage with contemporary issues in global politics

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, private study, practice essays, essay plans and Blackboard. In Semester 1 students will submit plans fortheir assessed essays. They will receive feedback intended to assist their research and approach to theoretical essay writing.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Students submit a three page bullet point plan before their semester 1 assessed essay to receive feedback.

Lectures 40Seminars








LW3430 Law and Political Theory




001 Attendance Only 100

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Veronique VoruzMark Scheme: UG Grade Only



Substantive knowledge of Introductory French Law

Methodological competence in French Legal exercises

Learning Legal Skills

Research Methods

French Legal Vocabulary

Teaching and Learning MethodsSeminars involving lectures on substantive law, methodological guidance and practical exercises.

Assessment Methods

Pre-RequisitesOnly available to LLB Maitrise Students.

Co-Requisites

Excluded Combinations-

LecturesSeminars 20








LW3440 Maitrise Conversion English/French Law




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

100

Period: Semester 1Occurence: ACoordinator: Veronique VoruzMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



Critically discuss the different paradigms of mental health/mental illness

Critically analyse mental health policy, and practice

Explain the legal principles relating to Mental Health Law in their social, historical and political context

Apply these legal principles to fact situations

Critically analyse these legal principles


Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Lectures 20Seminars








LW3451 Mental Health Law



University students are expected to engage in independent study in order to develop their knowledge and skills; each studentmight approach this differently and through individual working patterns.

Within this Module students will additionally be supported in their studies with guided activities which include:

Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 2 formative essaySet reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsMonitored Blackboard discussion boardsTutor feedback hoursRevision clinics and examination preparation sessionsGeneric feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on BlackboardAn opportunity to review examination papers with a tutor

LW3451 Mental Health Law




001 Assessed Essay (not exceeding 2500 words including footnotes tobe submitted at the end of Semester 1)

20

002 Examination (including 15 minutes reading time) 3.25 hours (Final) 80 3.25

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Alan DesmondMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit


Intended Learning OutcomesIn this module we will examine the UK’s immigration law framework. We will also explore, insofar as they are relevant for UKimmigration policy, substantive areas of non-UK law including the EU rules on freedom of movement of persons and the lawof the European Court of Human Rights concerning admission and expulsion of immigrants. We will also consider the law oninternational protection, namely, asylum and refugee law.


Outline the history of migration to Britain, and its legal regulation

Indicate the sources of immigration law, nationality law and asylum law in Britain

Evaluate the main intellectual and political controversies in the fields of nationality, immigration and asylum law in Britain

Analyse the legal rules governing the acquisition and loss of British citizenship

Explain the system of immigration control and immigration law in Britain

Analyse the main immigration categories in Britain, including economic migration and family migration

Analyse the law of asylum, under the Refugee Convention and deriving from other sources of international protection.

Analyse the law relating to the deportation of foreign nationals

Analyse the implications of European Union law and the European Convention on Human Rights for immigration rights inBritain

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, 2-hour seminar (fortnightly), private study and Blackboard.

Assessment Methods

Pre-RequisitesConstitutional and Administrative Law









LW3460 Immigration Law



Co-RequisitesEU Law


Students are expected to engage in independent study in order to develop their knowledge and skills; each student mightapproach this differently and through individual working patterns. Within this module students will additionally be supported intheir studies with guided activities which include:

Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 essaySet reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in seminarsMonitored Blackboard discussion boardsDrop in office hoursRevision clinics and examination preparation sessionsGeneric feedback provided for essays which will be available on Blackboard

LW3460 Immigration Law




001 Exercise to be completed within 48 hours of it being issued tostudents - part of which will be based on Advance Reading

100

Period: Semester 2Occurence: ACoordinator: Steven EvansMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



Explain and apply the construction and effect of wills, including some drafting skills

Debate other forms of post death succession, including intestacy, the law of survivorship, forfeiture

Analyse the treatment of a deceased person's intentions and dispositions after death, and debate the justificationand methodsby which these can be overidden/challenged, and the different ways this can be achieved.

Apply principles of Inheritance Tax, including preparation of computations involving numeracy skills.

Teaching and Learning MethodsThe module will be taught by lectures and guided independent study, and group workshops. Use will be made of Blackboard,and in workshops tasks will be undertaken for which students will have undertaken preparation and also unseen tasks.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Lectures 9Seminars

Practical Classes & Workshops 16Tutorials







LW3511 Inheritance Law



University students are expected to engage in independent study in order to develop their knowledge and skills. Each studentmight approach this differently through individual working patters, but within this module students will additionally besupported in their studies with guided activities which includeStructured written and oral feedback on written work and oral participation in groupworkGeneric feedback for formative and summative assessments which will be put on Blackboard. Formative assessment (notexceeding 1500 words including footnotes) to be submitted on a specified date in Semester 2Tutor feedback hoursOpportunity to review exam paper

Practitioner engagementMonitored discussion forum on Blackboard

LW3511 Inheritance Law




001 Assessed Essay (not exceeding 3000 words including footnotes)(Final)

100



Intended Learning OutcomesThe module is intended to introduce students to the interplay between law and film. By focusing on on questions of how thelegal system and legal issues are portrayed in film, the module will deepen students' appreciation of the broader social contextin which law operates, and the impact that popular perceptions of the law, and the way that film-makers choose to present thelaw and the legal system, can impact on broader debates about how the legal system should be structured and what lawsshould and should not be in place.


Comment critically on the methods of portrayal of law and the legal system, and on the relationship between the portrayal oflaw and the legal system in popular entertainment and the perception of law in the community

Briefly identify different film (including television) forms over time (the courtroom drama, the police procedural, the western,etc)

Explore and examine the manner in which the law and lawyers are represented in film (including questions of gender, race,etc)

Critically analyse and assess this representation for accuracy

Evaluate the use of film for polemical or reform purposes

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, guided independent study, group work, Blackboard

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Lectures 18Seminars



Guided Independent Study 90.5Demonstration



Total Module Hours112.5


LW3521 Law and Film



Set reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsTutor feedback hoursGeneric feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on Blackboard

LW3521 Law and Film




001 Assessed Oral Presentation (10 minute maximum) 10002 Assessed Essay (not exceeding 3,500 words including footnotes)

(Final)90

Period: Semester 2Occurence: ACoordinator: Anna CarlineMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



Critically evaluate the relevance of gender in the development and application of key areas of legal doctrine

Critically evaluate the relevant of legal frameworks and policy in the construction and experience of gendered identity

Demonstrate the ability to undertake independent legal and socio-legal research

Effective oral communication skills

Effective writing skills

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, private study and Blackboard. Weekly lectures will provide structure and support students’ learning, butweekly tutorials will ensure extensive opportunity to explore case studies collectively and discursively.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Students are required to read at least three academic articles for each tutorial, as set out in the essential reading, and arealso expected to engage in further independent - and interdisciplinary - research.

LecturesSeminars








LW3531 Law and Gender




001 Assessed Essay (not exceeding 2500 words including footnotes) 50002 A “take home” paper, to be completed within 72 hours of being

issued to students (not exceeding 1500 word including fo50

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Martin GeorgeMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



Engage critically with concepts such as property, ownership and possession, and understand the significance of suchconcepts in both legal thought and in the modern economy

Apply principles of property to law to various legal problems in a systematic and reflective way

Understand the connections between property law and other areas of private law, and how these areas often combine to helpresolve a particular issue

Debate and communicate in structured oral argument on complex and uncertain points of law, working as part of a team

Communicate ideas clearly and effectively in writing, including the ability to use and build upon academic argument

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, guided independent study, group work for debate, Blackboard discussion boards and formativeindependent essay of 2000 words (including footnotes)

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Lectures 36Seminars








LW3540 Advanced Property Law



• E-tivity on-line preparation tutorials to be completed prior to each tutorial• Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative individual essay • Scheduled meetings with tutor to discuss feedback for formative individual essay, and plan next steps for development• Preparation for formal debate as part of a team. Students will be asked to co-ordinate their preparation as a group.• Set reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorials• Monitored Blackboard discussion boards• Tutor feedback hours• Revision clinics and preparation sessions• Generic feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on Blackboard• An opportunity to review examination papers with a tutor

LW3540 Advanced Property Law




001 Unseen 72 Hour Take-Home Assessed Essay (not exceeding 2,500words including footnotes)

30

002 Seen Assessed Essay (not exceeding 4,000 words includingfootnotes) (Final)

70

Period: Academic YearOccurence: ACoordinator: Clark HobsonMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



Demonstrate the ability to independently identify research, retrieve and evaluate timely, accurate and relevant information(both paper-based and electronic) from a range of appropriate sources to Bioethics, including sources within the fields ofmedicine and philosophy.

Identify, explain and analyse the social, economic and political context in which medical practices operate, and by which theethics of those practices are affected.

Apply these ethical theories, concepts, values, principles and legal rules to problem scenarios through identifying ethically andlegally relevant issues, arguing by analogy, and distinguishing previous cases on relevant facts

Construct and write answers to essay questions to debates providing rationales for judgements so formed that relate to theethical theories, ideas and approaches covered in the module.

Debate, communicate, and engage in critical oral argument of the ethical approaches and ideas covered by the module,individually and as part of a team.

Present ideas in a fluent and cogent manner, using specialist philosophical and legal terminology correctly.

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, tutorials, guided independent study, group work for tutorials, Blackboard E-tivity online learning activities forstudents to undertake, and formative independent essay (not exceeding 2000 words including footnote)s.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Lectures 20Seminars


FieldworkProject Supervision 20






LW3550 Bioethics



• E-tivity online learning activities to be completed in some circumstances either prior, in others post, to every tutorial. Thesewill consist of various quizzes, reflections upon worked examples, pre-recorded segments that outline and detail planningessay and problem questions, and videos for giving students further reflective thinkpoints, etc. These will not introduce anynew substantive topics outside those delivered in lectures, and are designed to further facilitate student learning in a flexibleway• Preparation for reflective case-based discussions, to encourage students to make a personal and reasoned appraisal oftheir own approaches to ethical problems• Appraisal of differing media coverage of competing ethical issues• Reflection on ethical concepts and values through film• Creation of short stories to practically implement key ethical principles• Preparation for group presentations, including real-life case studies. Students will co-ordinate their preparations as a group,where indicated• Recommended and additional reading with structured question as launch pads for ethical debate and feedback in tutorials• Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 1 formative individual essay. Discussion inlecture/tutorial on common mistakes and next steps for development• Tutor feedback hours• Optional revision lectures and optional examination preparation tutorial• Generic feedback provided for formative and summative assessments, to be made available on Blackboard

LW3550 Bioethics




001 Assessed Essay (not exceeding 1500 words including footnotes) 50002 Assessed Essay (not exceeding 1500 words including footnotes) 50

Period: Semester 1Occurence: ACoordinator: Paul McConnellMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit


Intended Learning OutcomesThe module will cover four areas: planning law, environmental law, construction law and landlord and tenant law. The moduleseeks to give the students an understanding of the issues relating to the land use policy and the legal framework whichregulates land from the early stages of planning to building properties, taking into account environmental issues andconstruction law, to ownership but specifically landlord and tenant.


Identify the fundamental principles underlying ownership of land in England and Wales

Identify environmental issues which impact on the planning and construction of properties

Apply the regulatory rules to factual situations

Communicate clearly in writing, including the ability to use legislation and case law

Teaching and Learning MethodsLectures, seminars, guest lectures where possible, guided independent study, Blackboard discussions boards, 1 formativeessay (1000 words including footnotes) and 2 summative assignments (each 1500 words including footnotes) to be submittedon a specified date in Semester 2.

The two formative assessments will relate to tasks that lawyers would undertake in legal practice. The first formativeassignment will involve writing a memo to a “supervisor”. The second formative assignment will involve firstly drafting a simplelegal document and secondly writing a letter to the “client” to explain this document to them.

The students will receive feedback on their work on the formative essay and this will help to inform them of the approach to betaken with the practice-based elements of the summative assessments, and how to improve their work for the summativeassessments.

Assessment Methods

Pre-RequisitesLW2390

Co-Requisites









LW3561 Commercial Property





Structured feedback with reflective comments provided on return of the Semester 2 formative and summative essaysSet reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsMonitored Blackboard discussion boardsTutor feedback hoursExamination preparation sessionsGeneric feedback provided for formative and summative assessments which will be available on BlackboardAn opportunity to review examination papers with a tutor

LW3561 Commercial Property




001 Assessed Essay not exceeding 4000 words including footnotes) 100

Period: Semester 2Occurence: ACoordinator: Pablo CortesMark Scheme: UG Pass for Credit



To enable students to discuss critically the core principles underpinning the various dispute resolution schemes

To understand the differences between forms of formal and informal dispute resolution methods employed in the resolution ofcivil disputes

To evaluate the general features of conflict resolution techniques, their interactions with the courts, and how the law regulatesthem

Students are expected to develop their skills in legal research and writing while engaging with the academic literature in thisfield

To reflect critically on the policy reasons behind the promotion of the various dispute resolution schemes

Teaching and Learning MethodsThe lectures will introduce the subject to one of the four pillars of the course (court adjudication, mediation, arbitration, andonline dispute resolution) and they will be followed by tutorials for which students will have access to a pre-distributed readinglist.

Students enrolled in this course will be doing private research prior to their tutorials. Group of two students will be expected toprovide leadership in each tutorial –in the first tutorial tutors will ask for volunteers and the students will be allocated for thesubsequent tutorials—in order to ensure that all students come prepare and participate in the tutorials. After the initial answeris provided by the group leader, the rest of the group will discuss and complement the answer to the tutorial question.

Assessment Methods

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Lectures 20Seminars








LW3571 Dispute Resolution



Use will be made of Blackboard VLE.On-line preparation and materials for tutorials to be completed prior to each tutorial.Set reading supported with structured questions with follow on discussion and feedback in tutorialsTutor feedback hours

LW3571 Dispute Resolution




001 Attendance Only



Intended Learning OutcomesWelcome Talk by the Course Co-ordinator to Law LLB Students.

Teaching and Learning Methods

Assessment MethodsAttendance Only

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Lectures 1Seminars








LW9012 Law LLB Welcome Talk




001 Attendance only



Intended Learning OutcomesWelcome Talk by Course Co-ordinator for the Law LLB Senior Status students.


Assessment MethodsAttendance only.

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Lectures 1Seminars








LW9015 Law LLB Senior Status Welcome Talk




001 Attendance Only



Intended Learning OutcomesWelcome Talk by the Course Co-ordinator to LLB Law and Criminology students.



Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Lectures 1Seminars








LW9016 LLB Law and Criminology Welcome Talk




001 Attendance Only



Intended Learning OutcomesWelcome talk by Course Cordinator to LLB Law with Politics students.



Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Lectures 1Seminars








LW9017 LLB Law with Politics Welcome Talk




001 Attendance only



Intended Learning OutcomesWelcome Talk by the Course Co-ordinator to LLB Law with a Modern Language.


Assessment MethodsAttendance only

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Lectures 1Seminars








LW9018 LLB Law with a Modern Language




001 Attendance only



Intended Learning OutcomesWelcome Talk by the Course Co-ordinator to Law/Maitrise in English and French Law students



Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Lectures 1Seminars








LW9019 Law/Maitrise in English and French Law Welcome Talk




001 Attendance only



Intended Learning OutcomesWelcome talk by the Head of the School to all new students (all LLB and all Visting students).


Assessment MethodsAttendance only

Pre-Requisites

Co-Requisites


Lectures 2Seminars








LW9020 Head of School Welcome Talk


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