| 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. Prabhat |
| 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. Topics covered include: the rule of law; the prerogative and justiciability; administrative justice; judicial review; Human Rights Act 1998; freedom of expression; freedom of information and official secrecy; legal responses to terrorism.
By the end of the unit, a successful student will be able to understand the legal processes (both judicial and non-judicial) through which the relationship between the individual and the state is mediated in England and Wales, and the principles which underpin these.
A student should be able to state the law accurately, apply legal principles to hypothetical problem case scenarios, and to think critically about ways in which the law and institutions operate and means by which they could be reformed.
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.
27 x 1 hour lectures; 10 x 1 hour tutorials.
Formative assessment: mid-sessional examination (90 minutes) 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.
Most recent editions of:
• Proposed special collection compiled from OUP books (published by OUP) for the module (selected by Prabhat and Prosser). • J. Alder, Constitutional and Administrative Law • Tomkins, Public Law • J. Jowell and D. Oliver (eds.) The Changing Constitution
