2019/20 Undergraduate Module Catalogue

LAW1210 Principles of British Constitutional Law

20 creditsClass Size: 20

Module manager: Professor Nick Taylor
Email: N.W.Taylor@leeds.ac.uk

Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable

Year running 2019/20

This module is mutually exclusive with

LAW1021	Constitutional Law I and II
LAW1220	Constitutional and Administrative Law

Module replaces

LAW1010 Constitutional Law I

This module is approved as a discovery module

Module summary

In this module, you will learn about the basic principles of the British Constitution. You will consider the concepts of Parliamentary sovereignty, the Rule of Law and the Separation of Powers. You will learn about the constitutional relationship between the UK and the EU, and about the protection of Human Rights in the UK.

Objectives

This module will introduce students to the underlying principles and major sources of British Constitutional Law.

Learning outcomes
By the end of this module, students will be able to:
- recognise, identify and state the concepts, values, principles and legal rules relating to British Constitutional Law;
- apply appropriate terminology and legal reasoning to produce a coherent legal account of an issue of limited complexity relating to British Constitutional Law;
- 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.

Teaching methods

Delivery type	Number	Length hours	Student hours
Lecture	20	1.00	20.00
Seminar	5	1.50	7.50
Private study hours			172.50
Total Contact hours			27.50
Total hours (100hr per 10 credits)			200.00

Private study

Independent study will involve:
- Further reading around lecture topics
- Seminar preparation
- Research and writing the formative essay and the assessed essay

Opportunities for Formative Feedback

Seminar attendance and participation, and completion of formative essay.

Methods of assessment

Coursework

Assessment type	Notes	% of formal assessment
Essay	1 x 2,500-word essay	50.00
Essay	1 x 3,500-word essay	50.00
Total percentage (Assessment Coursework)		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: 29/07/2019

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