? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : SPS-3-SPLAW

The two main aims of the course are:

- to outline and illustrate a socio-legal approach to the study of law and legal institutions
- through the use of empirical material, to consider the fairness and effectiveness of different methods of resolving disputes.

The course deals with civil law rather than criminal law. It focuses on the role of law and legal institutions in the UK and other 'post industrial' societies. It covers the concept of legal need, the provision of legal services as well as access to them and their regulation. It reviews a number of different mechanisms for resolving private and public law disputes e.g. courts, tribunals, mediation, regulation and the role of the ombudsman. It is thus a course about the law rather than a conventional law course.

At the end of the course, students will be expected to have a good understanding of a broad range of disputes and the advantages and shortcomings of different methods of dealing with them.

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Home subject area

Social Policy, (School of Social and Political Studies, Schedule J)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Tuesday 09:00 10:50 Central

tba

1 essay (3000 words) 50%, 1 two hour exam 50%.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Mrs Louise Angus
Tel : (0131 6)50 3923
Email : L.Angus@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Ms Elaine Samuel
Tel : (0131 6)50 4049
Email : Elaine.Samuel@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.ed.ac.uk/social_policy/

School Website : http://www.sps.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/