Module Descriptors
FAMILY LAW
LAWS60820
Key Facts
Faculty of Business, Education and Law
Level 6
30 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 54
Independent Study Hours: 246
Total Learning Hours: 300
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
In the first part of the programme we consider the various sorts of domestic partnership, and their birth, life, and death. Issues covered include:-
- Domestic Partnership Contracts
- Property Rights
- Family Homes & Domestic Violence
- Nullity & Judicial Separation
- Divorce
- Ancillary Financial Relief
In the second part of the programme the focus is on providing an understanding of the relationship which obtains amongst children, parents and the state:
- Parental Responsibility & Children's Rights
- Children in "Family Proceedings"
- Local Authorities - Support & Intervention
- Adoption
- Child Support
- Abduction of Children
- Assisted Reprodcution and Surrogacy in the Context of Family Law
- Domestic Partnership Contracts
- Property Rights
- Family Homes & Domestic Violence
- Nullity & Judicial Separation
- Divorce
- Ancillary Financial Relief
In the second part of the programme the focus is on providing an understanding of the relationship which obtains amongst children, parents and the state:
- Parental Responsibility & Children's Rights
- Children in "Family Proceedings"
- Local Authorities - Support & Intervention
- Adoption
- Child Support
- Abduction of Children
- Assisted Reprodcution and Surrogacy in the Context of Family Law
Module Additional Assessment Details
End of Semester 1 assignment of maximum length 3,000 words weighted at 50%. It will assess learning outcomes1-6
End of Semester 2 two-hour, unseen examination weighted at 50%. It will assess learning outcomes 1-5.
To pass this module, students must obtain a mark of at least 40%
Students must obtain at least 35% in both elements of assessments.
End of Semester 2 two-hour, unseen examination weighted at 50%. It will assess learning outcomes 1-5.
To pass this module, students must obtain a mark of at least 40%
Students must obtain at least 35% in both elements of assessments.
Module Texts
Burton F. (2003). Family Law. London, Cavendish.
Cretney, S.M , Masson J.M & Bailey-Harris R. (2002). Principles of Family Law, 7th Ed. London, Sweet & Maxwell.
Cretney, S.M , Masson J.M & Bailey-Harris R. (2002). Principles of Family Law, 7th Ed. London, Sweet & Maxwell.
Module Resources
Appropriate texts, journals, legislation and case law
Module study guides
Westlaw
LEXIS
Module study guides
Westlaw
LEXIS
Module Learning Strategies
WHOLE GROUP/LECTURE SESSIONS -these will be used to introduce new topics in the programme and to disseminate general information as well as providing guidance for small group sessions. New topics introduced in these sessions will be developed further in the discussions and in the work undertaken in small group sessions- 2 HOURS PER WEEK FOR 22 WEEKS = 44 HOURS
SMALL GROUP SESSIONS - these will be used as a forum in which specific topics and the results of preparatory study can be discussed , although they will also include other learning activities designed to improve research, presentational, and communication skills (10x1-hour sessions). The emphasis in these sessions is on student interaction. - ONE HOUR PER WEEK FOR TEN WEEKS = 10 HOURS
DIRECTED STUDY & SELF-MANAGED STUDY - this will play an important part in this module, and participants will be asked to undertake reading and study tasks prior to the small-group sessions; and to reflect on work done in those sessions as a major part of their preparation for the ass -
246 HOURS
TOTAL LEARNING HOURS - 300 HOURS
SMALL GROUP SESSIONS - these will be used as a forum in which specific topics and the results of preparatory study can be discussed , although they will also include other learning activities designed to improve research, presentational, and communication skills (10x1-hour sessions). The emphasis in these sessions is on student interaction. - ONE HOUR PER WEEK FOR TEN WEEKS = 10 HOURS
DIRECTED STUDY & SELF-MANAGED STUDY - this will play an important part in this module, and participants will be asked to undertake reading and study tasks prior to the small-group sessions; and to reflect on work done in those sessions as a major part of their preparation for the ass -
246 HOURS
TOTAL LEARNING HOURS - 300 HOURS