| Unit name | Constitutional Rights |
|---|---|
| Unit code | LAWD10013 |
| Credit points | 20 |
| Level of study | C/4 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Professor. Tony Prosser |
| 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 |
This unit will introduce the student to a range of public law processes by which the relationship between the individual and the state is mediated and individual rights protected. Topics covered include: the rule of law; judicial review; Human Rights Act 1998; freedom of expression; freedom of information and official secrecy; legal responses to terrorism.
By the end of this unit a successful student will be able to:
30 x 1 hour lectures; 8 x 1 hour tutorials.
Formative assessment: one mid-sessional examination in January plus one other piece of formative work.
The (formative) mid-sessional exam is mandatory; the other formative assessment is optional.
Summative assessment: one three-hour closed book examination in May/June, in which students answer 3 questions (at least one essay and at least one problem) from a choice of 7 questions.
The examination includes both problem type and essay type questions, designed to assess both whether students were able to understand and apply the law across the breadth of the syllabus, and whether they were able to think critically about it. The assessments will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.
Most recent editions of:
• Oxford custom Publishing, Public Law (the customised text for this unit and for LAWD10012 Law and State)
• J. Jowell and D. Oliver (eds.) The Changing Constitution
