LAW-10025: Public Law 1 - Constitutional Law

To provide a general introduction to English constitutional law and to provide essential skills in the analysis of doctrinal law and the role of the legislature while acquiring some of the socio-legal methods of critique applicable to individual-state relations.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Comprehend, analyse and critically discuss:

Constitutional law traditions, institutions, processes and doctrines in the UK
The distribution of power in the UK constitution
The various sources of the constitution
Recent constitutional reform, including the Human Rights Act 1998, devolution and the reform of the House of Lords
will be achieved by assessments: 1, 2
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the sources, structures and procedures of constitutional law and the main institutions and actors involved; and be able to analyse critically the role of constitutional law in creating the legal relationship between individual and state.
will be achieved by assessments: 1,2
Understand the functional workings of the component parts of the constitution from a contextual perspective, and evaluate the ethical implications of these arrangements will be achieved by assessments: 1,2
Apply legal principles to factual situations in order to suggest possible outcomes to cases, in particular the theoretical problem set as the 'legal brief' will be achieved by assessments: 1,2

Study hours

Lectures = 18 X 1 hour

Tutorials = 10 X 1 hours (including workshops)

Tutorial preparation = 30 hours

Preparation of $ùLegal Brief&© = 52 hours

Directed reading =40 hours

TOTAL = 150 hours

Description of Module Assessment

01: Assignment weighted 100%

Preparation of a 'legal brief'

Version: (1.05A) Created: 01/Oct/2013

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