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| LAW-30013 |
Family Law |
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| Co-ordinator: |
Dr Jane Krishnadas Room: CBC1.026, Tel:33160 |
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| Teaching Team: |
Mr Mark Davys,
Dr Jane Krishnadas,
Ms Jennifer Smith,
Mr Kelvin Johnstone,
Ms Margaret Moyden,
Miss Sharon Thompson,
Mandy Burton
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| Lecture Time: |
See Timetable... |
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| Level: |
3 |
Credits: |
15 |
Study Hours: |
150 |
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| School Office: |
Tel: 01782 733218 |
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Law
Dual Honours (Level 3)
Law
Minor (Level 3)
Law
Single Honours (Level 3)
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A socio-legal approach to examining family law within a framework of sociological and political theories of families, particular feminist theories to provide and develop a critical understanding of the law relating to families. Topics include: creation, structure and regulation of family units; concepts and definitions of family and marriage; ideologies of motherhood and fatherhood through exploration of reproductive 'rights', adoption, and parental responsibility; family breakdown; the law relating to children in the public sphere, and the impact of the significant withdrawal of legal aid on the practice of family law, the McKenzie Friend and the role of the Legal Companion. The module is delivered through weekly 2-hour seminars.
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The key aim of this module is to provide a critical understanding of the law relating to families. As such, we take a socio-legal approach in that we will examine family law within a framework of sociological and political theories of families, particularly feminist theories. Beginning by exploring what families are and the ways in which the law creates, structures and regulates family units, students will critically examine the legal concepts and definitions of family and marriage. Following this, students will engage with ideologies of motherhood and fatherhood by exploring reproductive 'rights', adoption, and parental responsibility. Underlying all of these topics are themes of privacy and gendered (and other) power relationships within families. These themes are then explicitly examined through the lens of domestic violence. In the second half the semester, we will begin to look at family breakdown. First, the ways in which the law regulates the end of formal relationships (i.e. marriage and civil partnership), then cohabiting or informal relationships, and children and relationship breakdown. Finally, students will explore the law relating to children in the public sphere.
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Explain basic principles of family law will be achieved by assessments: 1
Understand the foundations of family law will be achieved by assessments: 1
Critically analyse key areas of family law and developments or reforms in this area. will be achieved by assessments: 1
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This module is taught through weekly 2-hour seminars by a team of people who each have expertise in a specific area of family law.
20 - class contact time
80 - class preparation and reading (structured study time)
50 - assessment
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| 01: Essay weighted 100% |
ESSAY - 4,000 WORDS
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Title:
A Study Pack Will Be Prepared For This Course
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Version: (1.05A) Created: 01/Oct/2013
This document is the definitive current source of information about this module and supersedes any other information. |