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LAW207   Advanced Constitutional Law   (20 credits)

 
Year Running: 2016/2017
Credit level: F5
Additional Information   Only available to law students

Description

This module is one of the optional foundation subjects of the degree, which students can take to cover in more detail the Foundations of Legal Knowledge'. The module develops in more detail the foundational concepts of constitutional law introduced in the compulsory module 'Public Law in the UK and the EU'. Theories of constitutionalism will be explored, alongside recent developments in British constitutional practice. Various proposals for constitutional reform will be analysed and the extensive operation of constitutional law through layers of public bodies identified.

 

Reading List


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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type Hours
Independent 174.0
Lecture 20.0
Seminar 6.0
 

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type Duration % of formal assessment Semester
Course Work 0.0 100 % S1
 

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2023-24.