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2016/17 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LAW1250 French Public Law

10 creditsClass Size: 20

Module manager: Dr Chloe Wallace
Email: c.j.wallace@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2016/17

Pre-requisite qualifications

A level French, or equivalent (at least B2 on the CEFRL)

This module is mutually exclusive with

LAW2120	French Law
LAW2125	Droit Français

This module is approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module, which is taught partially in French, covers the basics of French public law. You will learn about the French Constitution and its history, and the way in which the French legal system applies constitutional principles.

Objectives

The first objective of this module is to give students a critical understanding of the French constitutional system, as well as an introduction to the administrative law system. The second objective of the module is to introduce them to French legal and political vocabulary and legal structures, and develop their ability and confidence in both written and spoken legal French.

Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, the students will be able to:

- describe the institutions of the French Fifth Republic, and give an account of the impact which French constitutional history has had on the form and functioning of those institutions;
- describe and evaluate the significance of the French interpretation of the separation of powers to the French public law system
- describe the system of administrative courts and the basic principles of judicial review of administrative action in France.
- understand and use, in both spoken and written French, appropriate vocabulary and linguistic structures relating to the French political, constitutional and legal systems.

Syllabus

1-2: The political institutions and their historical background
3-5: The Constitution of the Fifth Republic and the role of the Conseil Constitutionnel
6-7 The separation of powers and the French administrative jurisdiction
8-11 Judicial review

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	11	1.00	11.00
Seminar	4	1.00	4.00
Independent online learning hours			20.00
Private study hours			65.00
Total Contact hours			15.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			100.00

Private study

Prior to each lecture, students will go through some online material in French ( created using Articulate) to prepare for the lecture and allow them to develop their passive linguistic skills at their own pace. Each seminar will require approximately 8-10 hours of preparation, including a contribution to the seminar in French, which will be assessed. In addition, it is expected that students will spend 2-3 hours carrying out further reading after each lecture.

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Student progress will be monitored by means of:

- verification that they are completing the online material
- contribution to seminars

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	1 x 1800 words (in English)	50.00
Essay	1 x 700 word case or legislation commentary (in French)	40.00
Presentation	verbal (in French)	10.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		100.00

Verbal presentations: Students will make assessed contributions to at least 2 seminars out of 4, and the best mark of the two will be recorded – thus, a poor performance first time can be compensated for. Students who miss a seminar which they are supposed to contribute due to illness can contribute to another, later seminar. Where this is not possible, when a student misses multiple seminars due to illness, or when a student obtains fail marks in both contributions, a short oral examination can be held.

Reading list

The reading list is available from the Library website

Last updated: 13/04/2015

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