Administrative Law (VS1) (U04426)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LAW-3-PU0001

The scope and functioning of administrative law within its constitutional context; the relation between law, government and the state in modern Britain; the forms under which and the fields in which government power is exercised in Britain and the methods by which it is controlled. Reference will be made from time to time to comparative material, drawn particularly from the U.S.A. and France.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : PU0001

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

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

All of the following classes

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

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students will be able to describe the judicial control of administrative action, including aspects such as ultra vires, natural justice and fairness, incompatibility with Convention rights, misuse or abuse of discretionary powers, exclusion of review, locus standi, and judicial review procedures.

Assessment Information

Assessed essay (100%), of up to 20 pages.
Format of pages must be as follows:
Paper: A4 size, portrait form
Font: Times New Roman
Font size: 12
Margins: All 1 inch (2.54 cm)
Line spacing: 1.5
Footnotes/endnotes font size: 10
Page numbering: All pages should be numbered in the following style: "Page x of y" where x represents the page number and y the total number of pages. Such numbering should appear either at the very top or very bottom of each page.