Law

To support the development of skills necessary for the effective study of law and a graduate career and to introduce you to work-related learning.

Explain and discuss the constituent institutions and processes of English and EU legal systems and the broader legal and political contexts within which they operate.

Explore the primary concepts of criminal responsibility, by reference to specific offences and defences.

Explore the structure and substantive content of common law and statutory principles that comprise English Contract Law, using relevant research skills and legal databases. You'll apply these to hypothetical scenarios to produce persuasive legal arguments and reasoned conclusions.

In this module, you'll look at issues of injustice and discrimination in society and consider the role and limits of law and legal policies in addressing them.

Learn about the interaction and development of law with new/emerging technologies and how this presents challenges and opportunities for both resolving and creating legal issues.

Explore the meaning and legal scope of a range of civil wrongs which comprise tortious liability in English Law, including how and why they are created and breached, and with what legal effect, including remedies and limitations.

Explore how a range of civil, criminal, and administrative rules, procedures and remedies protect consumers and businesses from disappointment and harm when supplied with defective goods and services.

Consolidate and build on learning of skills development from Year 1 by introducing more advanced legal, academic and employability skills to support the effective study of law and graduate career planning and action.

Explore ley legal concepts and principles which comprise the structure of international and European Law and evaluate their role and effectiveness.

Explore a range of alternative dispute resolution processes and procedures, comparing their strengths and limitations and highlighting practical and ethical issues from their use compared to traditional legal approaches to resolving disputes.

In this module, you'll explore the use of recreational drugs within an historical context to reflect on the construction of the distinction legal/illegal drugs use. As well as evaluate the effectiveness of policies designed to control drug use from a comparative perspective.

Our module introduces you to the legislation, policy and investigative considerations to prevent and detect crime committed using digital technology. Digital Investigation is an increasingly important area in providing evidence to support investigations and prosecutions.

In this module, you'll explore the law governing family relationships, and assess critically the substantive legal provisions applicable to marriage and cohabitation, parents, children, and the state.

Examine the law which guarantees and promotes of human and peoples’ rights and evaluate critically the balance drawn between the protection of individual and collective rights and the pursuit of competing interests such as the protection of national security, economic stability, a healthy and sustainable environment and public order.

Examine patterns of violence across different contexts, through sociological theories, concepts and methods, with a view to analysing and reflecting on representations of violence.

To explore the origins, rationale, principles and operation of natural and positive law sources relating to the English law of equity and trusts, and apply this law to practical scenarios to resolve the legal issues therein.

During this module, you'll consolidate and extend the professional and employability skills learnt in Years 1 and 2 by exploring more advanced employability skillsl. And continue work-related learning to assist in the transition into a graduate career/post-graduate study.

Develop practical legal knowledge and critically analytical skills relevant to ethical enterprise and entrepreneurship.

In this module, you will explore the rationale, principles, and operation of cases and statutes of English Land Law and apply these rules to client-based problem scenarios to produce persuasive legal arguments and conclusions.

Develop and extend your critical understanding of the problem of global human trade, exploitation, abuse and control in contemporary society and evaluate the effectiveness of policy and other responses to migratory patterns and control.

This module is designed to expose you to international humanitarian law, including the law of armed conflict, international criminal law as defined by the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, and to the law relating to human trafficking and its effect on the UK.

The aim of this module is to examine the conditions for doing business within the European Union, analyse the main areas of EU substantive law as it affects businesses. Critically evaluate the purpose, process and principles of the substantive law of the EU as it affects business within the EU. Develop and apply skills of interpretation, evaluation and application of case law, legislation and academic commentary in this area and to communicate their understanding and analyses both orally and in writing. Promote the use of electronic resources in the research and presentation of workshop activities and coursework questions.

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You'll explore how law works in a community setting. We'll facilitate and empower you to apply practice-based skills, learnt in Years 1 and 2, to highlight, communicate, and resolve issues of concern to communities using a law-in-action approach.

Learn how and why law regulates the doctor-patient relationship and analyse the scope and limitations of legal regulation in a medical context, drawing on European and international perspectives, principles, and case-studies as a critical comparison

Develop research skills by enabling the self-directed planning, research, and production of an independently produced piece of legal writing which addresses critically a legally orientated topic or issue of interest.

You'll explore critically, and apply, the legal principles regulating the formation, operation and dissolution of the business corporation and the conduct of its actors.

Throughout this module, you'll engage critically with theoretical perspectives and debates around the body and sexuality in all its manifestations.