LAW2005 - Law Of European Institutions

Field: LAW
Co-ordinator: Sarah Willis
Credit Value: 20
Level: 2
Timetable Slot: W2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: Exam 50% Coursework 50%
Joint and Combined Honours Compulsory/Designated for: Designated for: Law mj, jt, mn
Compulsory for: LLB;
Designated for: BA Human Resource Management;
Description:
The module covers the development of the European Community, its institutions, their powers, functions, relationships and decision making processes by considering in detail the fundamental principles and procedures that govern its relationship to that of Member States and their citizens. The module provides a foundation for the coverage of substantive European law areas at level 3, module European Law.

LAW2006 - Environmental Law

Field: LAW
Co-ordinator: S Sneddon
Credit Value: 20
Level: 2
Timetable Slot: B2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: Coursework: 100%
Joint and Combined Honours Compulsory/Designated for: Designated for: Law mj, jt, mn; Wastes Management mj, jt, mn
Compulsory for: BSc Wastes Management Pollution Control; Fdsc Land Management; BSc Land Management; BSc Applied Conservation Biology;
Designated for: LLB;
Description:
The module is intended to underpin a wide variety of environmental disciplines by giving students an awareness and knowledge of the way in which environmental policy is implemented and enforced through legal measures.

LAW2006DL - Environmental Law

Field: LAW
Co-ordinator: John Morris
Credit Value: 20
Level: 2
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: Coursework: 100%
Joint and Combined Honours Compulsory/Designated for:
Compulsory for: BSc Waste Management Polluction Control Distance Learning;
Designated for:
Description:
This module is intended to underpin a wide vaiety of environmental disciplines by giving students an awareness and knowledge of the way in which environmental policy is implemented and enforced through legal measures.
Restrictions: Restricted to students registered for the distance learning route of BSc Wastes Management & Pollution Control only.

LAW2007 - Organised Crime

Field: LAW
Co-ordinator: S Sneddon
Credit Value: 20
Level: 2
Timetable Slot: B1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: Coursework 100%
Joint and Combined Honours Compulsory/Designated for: Designated for: Criminology mj, jt, mn; Law mj, jt, mn
Compulsory for:
Designated for: BA Criminology; LLB;
Description:
This module will familiarise students with the nature and impact of criminal behaviour within the fields of drugs and arms trafficking, terrorism and organised crime. Fundamentally, students will explore the subtle interrelationships that link these areas and of the subsequent difficulty which arises in terms of their investigation and prosecution.

LAW2008 - Public Law

Field: LAW
Co-ordinator: Sarah Willis
Credit Value: 20
Level: 2
Timetable Slot: B2
Pre-requisites: LAW1006
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: Exam: 50% Coursework: 50%
Joint and Combined Honours Compulsory/Designated for: Designated for: Law mj, jt, mn
Compulsory for: LLB;
Designated for:
Description:
The legal content of the module encompasses aspects of both Constitutional and Administrative Law (mainly the former), so that the module is recognised by both the Law Society and Bar for professional exemption purposes. The module embraces the philosophy that the law in this area cannot properly be understood without reference to the wider political context within which it operates, and students will therefore encounter material dealing with political practice as well as legal rules.

LAW2009 - Law Of Tort

Field: LAW
Co-ordinator: Mike Cuthbert
Credit Value: 20
Level: 2
Timetable Slot: B3
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: Exam: 50% Coursework: 50%
Joint and Combined Honours Compulsory/Designated for: Designated for: Law mj, jt, mn
Compulsory for: LLB;
Designated for:
Description:
This module will introduce students to the law of tort and it will examine the main torts, especially the tort of negligence. The position of the law of tort within the field of obligations will also be examined.

LAW2010 - The Criminal Process

Field: LAW
Co-ordinator: Julia Brydon
Credit Value: 20
Level: 2
Timetable Slot: D1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: Coursework: 100%
Joint and Combined Honours Compulsory/Designated for: Designated for: Law mj, jt, mn; Criminology mj, jt, mn
Compulsory for:
Designated for: LLB; BA Criminology;
Description:
To provide a thorough insight into the working of the criminal justice system in the UK. Students will be taken through what a crime is, why it is committed and how the 'criminal' is treated up to and including the trial/appeal process. At each stage reform proposals will be considered.

LAW2011 - Professional Legal Skills 2

Field: LAW
Co-ordinator: Margaret Roberts
Credit Value: 20
Level: 2
Timetable Slot: C1
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: Coursework: 100%
Joint and Combined Honours Compulsory/Designated for: Designated for: Law mj, jt, mn
Compulsory for:
Designated for: LLB;
Description:
This module is designed to enable students to develop the intellectual and interpersonal skills to ensure that together with the legal knowledge acquired during their academic studies they will be able to function as effective, efficient and ethical professionals in the legal profession or in careers in general commercial or business environments. The module will focus on key areas of communication skills, both oral and written, being problem solving, legal writing and drafting, client interviewing and negotiation.

LAW2012 - Child Law

Field: LAW
Co-ordinator: Kirstie Best
Credit Value: 20
Level: 2
Timetable Slot: C2-C3
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: Exam: 60% Coursework: 40%
Joint and Combined Honours Compulsory/Designated for: Designated for: Law mj, jt, mn
Compulsory for:
Designated for: LLB;
Description:
This module covers both private and public child law. Private Law - The rights and obligations of parenthood are examined in two areas: the court's powers in regulating the parties' care of contract with their children; and the rules regarding financial support. Public Law - The law governing local authorities and their duties in this area is examined, together with the question to what extent, and, how, should their powers be restricted? The module also focuses on the increasingly important issue of children's rights, and the conflict that arises between the rights of the child and the rights of the parents. In particular, this is examined in the context of corporal punishment, medical treatment, and adoption.

LAW2013 - Civil Liberties And Human Rights In The United Kingdom

Field: LAW
Co-ordinator: Kirstie Best
Credit Value: 20
Level: 2
Timetable Slot: A2-A3
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: Coursework 100%
Joint and Combined Honours Compulsory/Designated for: Designated for: Law mj, jt, mn; Criminology mj, jt, mn; Social Welfare mj, jt, mn; Politics mj, jt, mn
Compulsory for:
Designated for: LLB; BA Criminology; BA Politics; BA Social Welfare;
Description:
This module is designed to enable the student to understand, apply and criticise various areas of law relating to civil liberties and human rights in the UK.The module will focus on the treatment of traditional civil and political rights as opposed to social and economic rights. The recent introduction of the Human Rights Act (HRA) 1998, into UK law,should make this module of interest to those studying law for a career and for those with a general interest in human rights issues.

LAW2014 - Consumer Law

Field: LAW
Co-ordinator: Jane Van Weenan
Credit Value: 20
Level: 2
Timetable Slot: C1-C2
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: Coursework: 100%
Joint and Combined Honours Compulsory/Designated for: Designated for: Law mj, jt, mn
Compulsory for:
Designated for: LLB;
Description:
Consumerism has been growing since the 1970s and the growth shows no sign of abatement. The subject is given wide publicity both through the columns of newspapers and television programmes. This module will form a satisfactory area of study for students who have already completed Law of Contract, Law of Business and Marketing or Business and Company Law.

LAW2015 - Financial Services Law

Field: LAW
Co-ordinator: Jane Van Weenan
Credit Value: 20
Level: 2
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: Exam: 60% Coursework: 40%
Joint and Combined Honours Compulsory/Designated for:
Compulsory for: BA Financial Services;
Designated for: BA Financial Information Management; BA Accounting And Finance; LLB; BA Hons Financial Services 4 Year Extended;
Description:
This module is intended to underpin a variety of business and financial modules by giving students an awareness and knowledge of the legal measures relating to financial services.

LAW2019 - Law In The Community

Field: LAW
Co-ordinator: Margaret Roberts
Credit Value: 20
Level: 2
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: Coursework 100%
Joint and Combined Honours Compulsory/Designated for: Designated for: Law mj, jt, mn
Compulsory for:
Designated for: LLB; LLB 2 Year Fast Track;
Description:
This module provides an opportunity for those students who are involved in a law related approved community organisation to be able participate in a structures way and be able to relfect on the skills and knowledge that they develop through their commitment and the assessment for this module.
Restrictions: This module requires the student to be engaged in an activity enabling them to interact with the wider community in the context of a provider of legal advice or in circumstances where there are unmet needs for legal information. They will be required to undertake completion of the formal approval process related to how they will meet the Learning Outcomes of this module and this approval must be given before they commence this module.

LAW2020 - Equity And Trusts

Field: LAW
Co-ordinator: John Morris
Credit Value: 20
Level: 2
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: Exam 50% Coursework 50%
Joint and Combined Honours Compulsory/Designated for: Designated for Law mj, jt, mn
Compulsory for:
Designated for: LLB;
Description:
This module aims to build upon the conceptual and substantive foundations laid in Law level 1. It is designed to promote an understanding of the idea of property in relation to equity and trusts.

LAW2021 - Research Methods

Field: LAW
Co-ordinator: John Morris
Credit Value: 20
Level: 2
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: Coursework: 100%
Joint and Combined Honours Compulsory/Designated for:
Compulsory for: LLB 2 Year Fast Track;
Designated for:
Description:
The module is designed to give students a framework through which those wishing to learn about qualitative research can develop knowledge and skills related to the research process and key qualitative approaches.
Restrictions: Restricted to students registered for the two year fast-track LLB

LAW2022 - Law Of The European Institutions (Summer)

Field: LAW
Co-ordinator: Sarah Willis
Credit Value: 20
Level: 2
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: Coursework: 100%
Joint and Combined Honours Compulsory/Designated for:
Compulsory for: LLB 2 Year Fast Track;
Designated for:
Description:
The module covers the development of the European Community, its institutions, their powers, functions, relationships and decision making processes and considers the fundamental principles and procedures that govern its relationship to that of Member States and their citizens. The module provides a foundation for the coverage of substantive European law areas in the level 6 module, European Law.
Restrictions: Restricted to students registered on the two year fast-track LLB

LAW2023 - Career Planning And Skills Development

Field: LAW
Co-ordinator: Kirstie Best
Credit Value: 20
Level: 2
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: None
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: Coursework: 100%
Joint and Combined Honours Compulsory/Designated for:
Compulsory for:
Designated for: LLB 2 Year Fast Track;
Description:
The module links to the PDP and personal tutorial process, and is an alternative to LAW2019, the work-based learning module. It facilitates the development of reflective, analytical, communication and time management skills through a variety of exercises, linked to skills development and career planning (which will, in turn, be linked to subject knowledge)
Restrictions: Cannot be taken with LAW2019. Restricted to students on LLB 2 year fast-track.

LAW2024 - Public Law (Summer)

Field: LAW
Co-ordinator: Sarah Willis
Credit Value: 20
Level: 2
Timetable Slot:
Pre-requisites: LAW1006
Co-requisites: None
Assessment: Coursework: 100%
Joint and Combined Honours Compulsory/Designated for:
Compulsory for: LLB 2 Year Fast Track;
Designated for:
Description:
The legal content of the module encompasses aspects of both Constitutional and Administrative Law (mainly the former), so that the module is recognised by both the Law Society and Bar for professional excemption purposes. The module embraces the philosophy that the law in this area cannot properly be understood without reference to the wider political context within which it operates, and students will therefore encounter material dealing with political practice as well as legal rules.
Restrictions: Restricted to students registered on LLB two year fast-track.