2023/24 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LAW1223 Constitutional and Administrative Law 2

20 creditsClass Size: 300

Module manager: Dr Paolo Sandro
Email: P.Sandro@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable

Year running 2023/24

Pre-requisite qualifications

A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons) in a non-law subject

This module is mutually exclusive with

LAW1220

Constitutional and Administrative Law

Module replaces

This module replaces the 30 credit variant of LAW1220 Constitutional and Administrative Law for the 2 Year LLB programme.

This module is not approved as a discovery module

Module summary

This module introduces students to UK constitutional and administrative law.

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
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:

1. recognise, identify and state the concepts, values, principles and legal rules relating to UK Constitutional and Administrative Law;

2. apply appropriate terminology and legal reasoning to produce a coherent legal account of an issue of limited complexity relating to UK Constitutional Law and Administrative Law.

3. Interpret legal and non-legal information about UK Constitutional and Administrative law to provide a basic insight into its operation, and its relationship to relevant social, cultural and political contexts;

4. Define and identify solutions to legal problems related to UK constitutional and administrative law.

Skills outcomes
Independent study skills

Legal analysis

Syllabus

Introduction to UK Human Rights Law

Executive

Judicial review

Public Order

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	11	1.00	11.00
Seminar	4	1.50	6.00
Independent online learning hours			10.00
Private study hours			173.00
Total Contact hours			17.00
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

A formative assessment opportunity will be provided.

Methods of assessment

Exams

Exam type	Exam duration	% of formal assessment
Open Book exam	3 hr 00 mins	100.00
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 website

Last updated: 08/01/2024

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