BA LAW
Year 2 (Level 5)
Option Module Information
October 2015
Please note that all these modules are
subject to revalidation and there may be
changes in the mode of assessment.
Year 2 BA LAW Option Module Information
Learning Framework Module Code
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LAW2050
Consumers and the Law (30 credits)
LAW2114
This module aims to explain the general principles which
underlie the protection given to consumers, the context within
which protection is provided and the many ways in which
those principles are applied. It provides an up-to-date
background to the subject. Topics of central importance are
those of consumer redress, product quality, product safety,
consumer services law, holidays, consumer insurance and
consumer finance. There is also discussion of the various
methods by which advertising, sales promotion practices
(including distance selling) and misleading claims are
regulated. Domestic law is related to the general principles
and policies of European Union law, which have increasingly
regulated consumer rights and interests. Consideration is also
given to the relevant merits and disadvantages of business
self-regulation under both trade association codes of practice
and manufacturers' guarantees
LAW2464
This module aims to provide students with an understanding
of current debates about human rights. The focus is on the
European Convention on Human Rights and its impact in the
United Kingdom, in particular issues arising from the
incorporation of the ECHR through the Human Rights Act
1998. The module explores the historical and philosophical
origins of human rights and the comparative context in which
the Convention system operates. Lectures and seminars
explore how the Convention system works and examines
specific rights and themes in depth. Students will be
encouraged to debate contemporary legal (and political)
topics such as the protection of human rights in the context of
counter-terrorism; the right to die; the right to protest; hate
speech; the headscarf and face veil debate in Europe; and
the legitimacy of a supranational court to adjudicate on
domestic democratic affairs. The module will equip students
with the ability to debate controversial topics, drawing both on
legal cases and arguments and wider normative arguments
about the role of human rights in a modern democracy.
Coursework 1- 50%
Coursework 2- 50%
Tutor: Caryl Bryant
LAW2465
UK and European Human Rights Law(30
credits)
Coursework 1- literature review: 25%
Coursework 2- essay: 50%
Portfolio- 25%
Tutor: Dr, Alice Donald
LAW 2334
Jurisprudence (30 credits)
Coursework- 50%
Portfolio- 50%
Tutor: Dr Amanda Loumansky
This module aims to provide a comprehensive introduction
to a range of legal theorists and jurisprudential schools of
thought ranging from the work of the ancient Greeks through
to postmodernism. Students will be provided with an overview
of the central thinking of various philosophers and will
examine both the historical and cultural context within which
these theories were developed and their relevance to the
legal issues of our own time. Throughout the module students
will consider law's relationship to questions of power,
violence, ethics and justice.