Module Descriptors
CONSTITUTIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
LAWS40642
Key Facts
Faculty of Business, Education and Law
Level 4
30 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 64
Independent Study Hours: 236
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Texts
Parpworth,Neil, Constitutional & Administrative Law, 5th Ed, Oxford
Module Additional Assessment Details
Semester 1
1 x 2,000 word assignment word-processed, weighted at 50%, assessing learning outcomes 1,2,3,4, 5.
Semester 2
1 x 2 hour exam weighted at 50%, assessing learning outcomes 1,2,3,4.
To pass this module, students must obtain a mark of at least 40%. Students must obtain at least 25% in both the coursework and examination elements of the module.
1 x 2,000 word assignment word-processed, weighted at 50%, assessing learning outcomes 1,2,3,4, 5.
Semester 2
1 x 2 hour exam weighted at 50%, assessing learning outcomes 1,2,3,4.
To pass this module, students must obtain a mark of at least 40%. Students must obtain at least 25% in both the coursework and examination elements of the module.
Module Resources
Access to appropriate texts, legislation and case law.
Module Study Guide.
Computing facilities will be needed to access material available on the web and specialist on-line databases.
Module Study Guide.
Computing facilities will be needed to access material available on the web and specialist on-line databases.
Module Learning Strategies
Whole Group sessions: a weekly lecture, (2 hours) introducing and defining basic ideas, concepts, institutions and legal rules, derived from statue and common law. Lectures supported by appropriate visual aids and associated handout reading and study plans.
In the first Semester, the lectures are primarily supported by an intensive reading of the prescribed text book, and the combination of a focus on the text with lectures to introduce, gloss and comment upon and illustrate the themes found therein produces the desired basic understanding. In Semester Two the shift to administrative law heralds a move towards a more practical and active learning strategy, with the lectures used to establish the understanding necessary to allow students to work on supporting work plan-based activities (44 hours)
Small Group Sessions: a weekly one hour tutorial (1 hour x 20 sessions = 20 hours). These sessions are built upon independent learning: students are guided through structured preparation into small group exercises which are a mixture of discussion and analysis of key ideas, and practical problem solving exercises involving giving legal advice in response to real world problem situations. Elements of team working will form part of this programme.
Directed Study/Independent Learning: Students will work with the prescribed course text in the first Semester, and with the work plan-based exercises in the second Semester in order to prepare themselves for and reflect upon the issues raised in their tutorials. Some of this preparation will be organised by the use of internet sources. Students will be provided with feedback from tutorials to assist their work. (236 Hours)
Total Learning Hours - 300
In the first Semester, the lectures are primarily supported by an intensive reading of the prescribed text book, and the combination of a focus on the text with lectures to introduce, gloss and comment upon and illustrate the themes found therein produces the desired basic understanding. In Semester Two the shift to administrative law heralds a move towards a more practical and active learning strategy, with the lectures used to establish the understanding necessary to allow students to work on supporting work plan-based activities (44 hours)
Small Group Sessions: a weekly one hour tutorial (1 hour x 20 sessions = 20 hours). These sessions are built upon independent learning: students are guided through structured preparation into small group exercises which are a mixture of discussion and analysis of key ideas, and practical problem solving exercises involving giving legal advice in response to real world problem situations. Elements of team working will form part of this programme.
Directed Study/Independent Learning: Students will work with the prescribed course text in the first Semester, and with the work plan-based exercises in the second Semester in order to prepare themselves for and reflect upon the issues raised in their tutorials. Some of this preparation will be organised by the use of internet sources. Students will be provided with feedback from tutorials to assist their work. (236 Hours)
Total Learning Hours - 300
Module Indicative Content
This module aims to provide students with an understanding of the legal institutions which define the powers of the state and the rights of the individual, through an examination of three areas:
- Definition of Constitutional Concepts
- Examples of Law concerning the State and the Individual
- Administrative Law
The first area includes
- Sovereignty
- Constitutionality
- Separation of Powers/Executive, Judiciary and Legislature
- Accountability/Democracy
- Civil Liberties/Human Rights, inc European aspects
The second area includes
- Police Powers
- Public Order Law
The third area includes
- Judicial Review
- Tribunals & Inquiries
- Ombudsman
- Definition of Constitutional Concepts
- Examples of Law concerning the State and the Individual
- Administrative Law
The first area includes
- Sovereignty
- Constitutionality
- Separation of Powers/Executive, Judiciary and Legislature
- Accountability/Democracy
- Civil Liberties/Human Rights, inc European aspects
The second area includes
- Police Powers
- Public Order Law
The third area includes
- Judicial Review
- Tribunals & Inquiries
- Ombudsman