Unit name | Law and State |
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Unit code | LAWD10012 |
Credit points | 20 |
Level of study | C/4 |
Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
Unit director | Dr. Psygkas |
Open unit status | Not open |
Pre-requisites |
None |
Co-requisites |
None |
School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
The unit aims to introduce students to the main legal and political institutions of the UK and international orders of which it is a part; to consider their respective roles in the law-making process, and to understand their interrelationship. Topics include: states and constitutions; parliament; international law; the EU; law-making and judicial interpretation; the executive; regional and local government; the regulatory state.
By the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
Oral communication and presentation skills are also developed but only assessed formatively.
The unit will be taught by a combination of ten lectures, eight 2-hour seminars and two 2-hour workshops.
Two summative pieces of coursework of 2,000 words, each contributing 50% to the final mark. One compulsory piece of formative assessment of 1,000 words in length and a presentation.
The formative assessment for this unit is mandatory.
The assessments will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.
Public Law, Oxford University Press (custom publishing), 2016; J. Jowell & D. Oliver (eds.), The Changing Constitution, Oxford University Press, 8th ed., 2015; A.Tomkins, Public Law, Oxford University Press, 2003; T. Bingham, The Rule of Law, Penguin, 2011.