Postgraduate Course: The Anatomy of Public Law (LAWS11214)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | Why do we have law? What is the state? What authority does the state have over us? What are fundamental rights and where do they come from? Why should unelected judges decide whether a headscarf ban is legitimate or a magazine has the right to publish images which some religions find offensive? Do we really want fully democratic government? Should we be worried about the empowerment of global governance institutions and what should we do about it?
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| Course description |
This course will explore answers to these and other questions found in the theory and practice of contemporary public and constitutional law. The course excavates the foundations of the practices, values, concepts and ideals of public and constitutional law in order to get a better understanding of their nature and assess how they can help resolve these pressing questions of contemporary social and political life.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 25 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
One essay |
| Feedback |
This will involve working through a sample essay question with the course instructor |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- The course intends to provide a deep understanding of the historical and philosophical understandings of the modern branch of law known as 'public law'.
- THis course will familiarise students with contemporary debates about the current and future development of public law.
- Students will be encouraged to develop their research skills in historical, philosophical and comparative dimension of legal inquiry.
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Reading List
| None is required in advance of this course and seminar readings will be provided in advance of the class |
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
LO 3. Skills and abilities in Personal and Intellectual Autonomy
¿ Develop original and creative responses to problems and issues.
¿ Deal with complex issues and make informed judgments in situations in the absence of complete or consistent data/information. Especially, capacity to engage with a holistic assessment of complex policies at the national level relating to the insurance industry.
¿ Identify the need for and engage with interdisciplinary cooperation to create and implement effective public policies.
LO 4. Skills and abilities in Communication
¿ Communicate with peers, more senior colleagues, and specialists.
¿ Participate to a brainstorming and contribute to a collective reflections on issue solving
¿ Understand a broad variety of sources.
LO 5. Skills and abilities in Personal Effectiveness
¿ Develop their ability to work independently under fixed deadlines.
¿ Develop their ability to lead and participate in team work.
¿ Develop their assertiveness with peers and supervising staff.
¿ Participate effectively in seminars and discussions.
Develop their ability to present the outcome of independent research in a clear written and oral form.
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| Keywords | public law,constitutional law,constitutional theory,judicial review,human rights |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Cormac Mac Amhlaigh
Tel:
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Course secretary | Ms Olivia Hayes
Tel: (0131 6)50 9588
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