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Students should be able to relate the specific legal topics examined to their political and social context and be able to analyse those elements of the law studied in terms of the influence of that context. Students should be able to describe how the role which lawyers play as politicians and other types of public servant is influenced by their particular profession formation and to express well-grounded opinions as to the appropriate relationship between legal, political and other types of argument, as they bear on questions of public policy. Students should also be able to analyse critically the role of the media, NGOs, members of the legal profession and other groups who contribute to debates on public policy and to identify some of the typical rhetorical strategies used in defending or attacking policy proposals or decisions by reference to supposedly objective legal criteria. Finally, students should be able to reflect and express a considered judgement on how well lawyers generally communicate an understanding of the law and the legal system to the wider community.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 24 |
Specified Learning Activities | 40 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 66 |
Total | 130 |
Students must have passed Constitutional Frameworks (LAW 10050) and Constitutional Rights (LAW 10060)
Learning Recommendations:This module is recommended for students in BCL (Law with Politics/Philosophy/History/Economics). It is also recommended that students attempt this module in their final year of study.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Essay: 2500 word essay | Week 12 | n/a | Graded | No | 75 |
Group Project: Students will work in groups of 3-4 on a presentation made in class on a topic chosen by the group which relates to the issues discussed in seminars. A group grade will be given for this component. | Varies over the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 25 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Summer | No |
• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Peer review activities
Students will be given individual feedback on their essays. Each group of students will be given feedback on their presentation to class. The class discussions will be structured in such a way as to enable students to receive feedback from each other and from the instructor in each weekly class.