Module Descriptors
ENGLISH LEGAL SYSTEM
LAWS41203
Key Facts
Faculty of Business, Education and Law
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Dennis Crighton
Email: D.Crighton@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 32
Independent Study Hours: 118
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Learning Strategies
The lecture framework is designed to provide the student with the foundations of each topic. 11 Lectures (22 hours) will be supported by small group sessions (10 hours in total). Self-directed study (118 hours) will provide the student with the opportunity to prepare for small group work and to carry out independent research as well as team working.
Whole group: (22 hours). The teaching sessions will take place in Teaching Block 1 and the early weeks of Teaching Block 2.
These sessions will provide detailed information and a critique of the legal system.
There will be a structured programme of lectures leading to:
Small Group Sessions: (10 hours)
These sessions will test the students' knowledge and understanding of the material covered in the Whole Group and Independent Learning Sessions.
The study guide will provide a detailed programme including reading for each session.
These sessions will involve group discussions and collaborative tasks.
Independent Study: (118 hours)
Both the whole and small group sessions will require the student to undertake study to further enhance their knowledge and understanding. The independent study will also provide the student with preparation time for research materials for small group sessions. Students will be expected to draw on materials from the other Level 1 modules.
TOTAL 150 HOURS
Whole group: (22 hours). The teaching sessions will take place in Teaching Block 1 and the early weeks of Teaching Block 2.
These sessions will provide detailed information and a critique of the legal system.
There will be a structured programme of lectures leading to:
Small Group Sessions: (10 hours)
These sessions will test the students' knowledge and understanding of the material covered in the Whole Group and Independent Learning Sessions.
The study guide will provide a detailed programme including reading for each session.
These sessions will involve group discussions and collaborative tasks.
Independent Study: (118 hours)
Both the whole and small group sessions will require the student to undertake study to further enhance their knowledge and understanding. The independent study will also provide the student with preparation time for research materials for small group sessions. Students will be expected to draw on materials from the other Level 1 modules.
TOTAL 150 HOURS
Module Additional Assessment Details
An examination (1.5 hours): Weighting 100% (Learning Outcomes 1 - 4)
The examination will take place during Teaching Block 2.
The pass mark is 40% but student who obtains a mark of between 25% and 39% in this module may nevertheless pass the module if the average mark when combined with the student's mark in SKILLS is at least 40%
The examination will take place during Teaching Block 2.
The pass mark is 40% but student who obtains a mark of between 25% and 39% in this module may nevertheless pass the module if the average mark when combined with the student's mark in SKILLS is at least 40%
Module Indicative Content
This module is designed to provide law and non-law students with the necessary legal knowledge and skills to facilitate their current and future study of law.
Attention will be focused on the essential legal sources of law.
Particular attention will be paid to:
- court structure
- sources of law
- doctrine of precedent
- legal personnel and key legal concepts
- funding
- Woolf reforms
- Human Rights Act 1998
- alternative dispute resolution.
Attention will be focused on the essential legal sources of law.
Particular attention will be paid to:
- court structure
- sources of law
- doctrine of precedent
- legal personnel and key legal concepts
- funding
- Woolf reforms
- Human Rights Act 1998
- alternative dispute resolution.
Module Resources
Access to appropriate texts, legislation and case law.
Module Study Guides
Computing facilities will be needed to access material available on the web and specialist on-line databases.
Specialist software: Westlaw and LEXIS/NEXIS
Module Study Guides
Computing facilities will be needed to access material available on the web and specialist on-line databases.
Specialist software: Westlaw and LEXIS/NEXIS
Module Texts
Slapper G.D. and Kelly "The English Legal System", 10th ed., London, Cavendish, 2009