2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
LAW1220 Constitutional and Administrative Law
30 creditsClass Size: 380
Module manager: Professor Ian Cram
Email: i.g.cram@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2019/20
This module is mutually exclusive with
| LAW1021 | Constitutional Law I and II |
Module replaces
LAW1021 Constitutional Law I and IIThis module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
This module will introduce students to the underlying principles and major sources of British Constitutional Law. In addition, students will learn about two fields of relevant public law: the law relating to police powers and public order, and the English law relating to judicial review.Learning outcomes
By the end of this module, students will be able to:
- competently recognise, identify and state the concepts, values, principles and legal rules relating to British Constitutional Law, police powers, public order and judicial review;
- apply appropriate terminology and legal reasoning to produce a coherent legal account of an issue of limited complexity relating to British Constitutional Law, police powers, public order, and judicial review;
- interpret legal and non-legal information and data about the British Constitution to provide a basic insight into its operation, and its relationship to relevant social and political contexts;
- recognise the European context in which British Constitutional Law operates.
Syllabus
Sources of British Constitutional Law;
Foundational Principles: Rule of Law; Separation of Powers; Parliamentary Sovereignty;
The Constitutional Relationship between Britain and the EU;
Primary and Delegated Legislation;
Executive Accountability;
Police Powers;
Public Order;
Grounds, Remedies and Procedures of Judicial Review.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Lecture | 44 | 1.00 | 44.00 |
| Seminar | 10 | 1.50 | 15.00 |
| Private study hours | 241.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 59.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300.00 | ||
Private study
Independent study will involve further reading around lecture topics, seminar preparation, research and writing the formative essay and the assessed essay and examination preparation.Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Seminar attendance and participationFormative essay in semester 1
Summative essay submitted at the end of semester 1
Formative mock examination in semester 2
Methods of assessment
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 00 mins | 80.00 |
| Online MCQ | 0 hr 30 mins | 20.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 29/07/2019
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