LAW4053 - Public Law

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

The module provides a general introduction to the operation and fundamental principles of the UK’s constitution, enabling you to acquire a basic knowledge of the basic institutions (the Crown and Parliament, central government, devolved institutions, EU institutions and the judiciary) and principles of the British Constitution, the nature, status and procedure for passing primary and delegated legislation, government accountability (and in particular the relationship between the Government and Parliament), Parliamentary sovereignty, the Separation of powers (including judicial independence), the rule of law, Judicial control of the Executive, in particular the process and principles of judicial review, and the role of the European Convention of Human Rights in domestic law .

This module is intended to be aligned with the Solicitors Regulatory Authority (SRA) Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) areas of fundamental knowledge; specifically, SQE topic 6 - Constitutional and Administrative Law.

Learning and Teaching Information:

Workshops
Hours: 60
Intended Group Size: 50

Guided independent study
Hours: 240

Further details relating to assessment
The Essay Question is intended to develop and assess research and analysis skills as well as your written communication. It will focus on a topic covered in the first part of the module and it requires you to undertake additional reading and research over and above the materials covered in class.

The integrated assessment occurring at the end of Level 4 takes the form of an extended analysis and presentation s in the form of court-based advocacy. This will be used to develop and apply knowledge from two modules: LAW4053 Public Law and LAW4023 Legal Skills and Employability and the skills learnt in LAW4023.

This will give the students an opportunity throughout the year to develop a holistic perspective on the programme level learning outcomes and their own development. The summative assessment at the conclusion of Semester 1 will be an opportunity to test the knowledge gained and the to enable application of the knowledge in the integrated assessment. There will be an opportunities to engage in formative assessment /practice linked to assessment tasks throughout the module or in the case of the integrated assessment, in both modules.

Assessment:

001 Essay; 2,500 words; semester 1 60%
002 Integrated assessment; 15 minute oral court hearing; end of semester 2 40%

Fact File

Module Coordinator - Stephen Forster
Level - 4
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 4YL

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