This module will be student centred. It will be delivered through a series of 5x 2 hour seminars supported by student research and personal study and there will be an additional five hours of student guidance, supervision and support. Students will follow a pattern contained in the module handbook. A formative assessment will be used to encourage research on the subject area and presentation and discussion of the issues raised in seminars.

Well stocked library
Computer facilities with internet access

The following are suggested indicative texts for the module:

McGlynn, Claire (2006) Families and the European Union Law, Politics and Pluralism. Cambridge University Press, 0521613353
Meeusen, Ed J., Straetmans, G., Pertegas, M., Swennen, F (2006) International Family Law for the European Union. Intersentia, 905095605X
Toner, Helen (2005) Partnership Rights, Free Movement, and EU Law. Hart Publications, 1841134775
Ed K Boele-Wolki, A Fuchs (200) Legal Recognition of Same Sex Couples in Europe. Intersentia, 9050952976
Ed K Boele-Wolki (2003) Perspectives for the Unification ad Harmonisation of Family Law in Europe. Intersentia, 9050952879
Ed K Boele-Wolki (2005) Common Core and Better Law European Family Law. Intersentia, 9050954758
Ian Curry-Sumner (2005) All's well that ends registered - The substantive and private international law aspects of non-marital registered relationships in Europe. Intersentia, 9050955320
Ingeborg Schwenzer and Mariel Dimsey (2006) Model Family Code from a global perspective. Intersentia, 9050955908
Masha Antokolskaia (2006) Harmonisation of Family Law in Europe: A Historical Perspective. Intersentia, 9050955762

Students who have not studied (English) Family Law at undergraduate level must speak with the module leader before undertaking European Family Law A.
European Family Law A is a pre-requisite for module LWM62028-M European Family Law B

One piece of formative assessment consisting of a written version of a presentation given on an aspect of European Family Law.
One summative assessment of 3,000 words counting for 100% (learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3)

Students are required to show an informed and at the same time critical understanding of aspects of European Family Law:

1. Legal aspects of living together, same sex and heterosexual partnerships in Europe.

2. Same Sex Registered Partnerships and Same Sex Marriage equivalencies in legal relationships and the law in a variety of European states, a selection from the UK, France, Germany, Spain, Belgium, The Netherlands and Nordic countries among others within Europe.

3. Comparative partnership functioning and the law in a variety of states, a selection of issues in functioning from regulation of relationships, domestic violence provisions, pre-nuptial, pre-partnership contractual and cohabitation arrangements and the law, and children within family functioning.

4. The European Union and its impact on the regulation of Family Law in Europe.