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Curricular information is subject to change
On successful completion of this module students will be able to:
• Analyse some of the legal mechanisms used historically to subjugate women and members of the LGBT community.
• Identify trends in the changing treatment of women and LGBT people and remaining challenges to the achievement of equality.
• Engage with critiques of current Irish law as it affects particular groups in society.
• Suggest and appraise reforms of the law regulating issues covered in the module.
• Demonstrate the ability to research and deliver a presentation.
• Demonstrate improved independent research skills.
Among the potential issues covered by the module are the historical subjugation of women and LGBT people, the impact of judicial decisions in facilitating (or preventing) social change, the legal regulation of prostitution, the law on surrogacy, transgender rights and hate crime, and reforming sexual offences trials.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Seminar (or Webinar) | 24 |
Specified Learning Activities | 30 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 96 |
Total | 150 |
LAW10050 Constitutional Frameworks and LAW10060 Constitutional Rights
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Attendance: Participation and attendance | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 10 |
Assignment: Research project - 3000 words | Coursework (End of Trimester) | n/a | Graded | No | 70 |
Presentation: Class presentation | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Graded | No | 20 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Spring | No |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Feedback is provided individually to students on the in-class presentations, which count for 20% of the grade in this module. The presentations are linked to the content of the research project, so the feedback should be of assistance to students in completing their written work. Students should also note that the in-class discussions that occur in seminars present an opportubity for feedback on student ideas, both from the lecturer and from peers. Individual feedback is also available on the written projects after the release of final results.