LW209-6-SP-CO:
Public Law in Context: Past, Present and Future
2024/25
Essex Law School
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 6
Current
Monday 13 January 2025
Friday 21 March 2025
15
26 March 2024
Requisites for this module
LW103
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This module builds on Foundations of Public Law. The research-led teaching for this module is designed to enable detailed consideration of issues that are of current importance and are the subject of research within the School of Law.
The aims of this module are:
- To examine in depth some of the key current issues in Public Law.
- To further develop students`knowledge of public law
- To develop an informed, critical understanding of some of the most pressing issues in public law today
- To analyse important current issues in public law and place them in historical and social context.
By the end of this module, students will be expected to be able to demonstrate:
- An in-depth understanding and critical appreciation of several areas of public law
- An understanding of how principles of public law function in different contexts
- A critical understanding of the past, present and future of the UK constitution
- An ability to identify and use a variety of primary and secondary source materials
- An ability to devise a research question, carry out and reflect on the process of undertaking a small-scale research project into a topic of public law, with limited guidance.
This module builds on LW103 Foundations of Public Law, The topics on the syllabus will be approached flexibly and may be adjusted from year to year.
There are two versions of this module. It is important you know which one you are enrolled in as the learning outcomes and assessment differ, as explained below. The reading, lectures and seminars are the same for both versions.
The module teaching team will also produce and make available on Moodle short guidance notes. These notes will introduce both the material to be covered in lectures and the readings that must be completed in advance of each tutorial. The notes will also contain tips designed both to help you navigate the material to be covered in the lectures and to analyse set readings.
You will be expected to have completed required readings in advance of your tutorials. Your tutorials will enable you to discuss both the material covered in lectures and the required readings, obtain feedback on your pre-class preparation and deepen your understanding of key concepts.
To help you prepare in the best possible way for your tutorials, you will be completing regular Multiple-Choice Quizzes on Moodle. The quizzes will be based on the reading set for that week so that the quiz forms part of your preparation for each tutorial. The quizzes will enable you to track your progress, understand what you are doing well, and give you clear feedback to help you manage your studies and your progress.
- Bradley, A. W.; Ewing, K. D.; Knight, Christopher. (2018) Constitutional and administrative law, Harlow, United Kingdom: Pearson.
- (2019) The Changing Constitution, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Formative Essay (LW209 Public Law in Context: Past, Present and Future) |
|
0% |
| Coursework |
Essay (LW209 Public Law in Context: Past, Present and Future) |
|
80% |
| Practical |
Multiple Choice Quizzes - Continuous Assessment (LW209 Public Law in Context) |
|
20% |
Additional coursework information
Assessment will be split as 10% MCQ, 90% CW (essay). This will allow students to develop their understanding of the module through continuous feedback.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Tom Flynn, email: t.flynn@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Tom Flynn, Dr Tom Cornford
Law UG Education Administrators: lawschoolug@essex.ac.uk
No
No
Yes
No external examiner information available for this module.
Available via Moodle
Of 401 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
396 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
5 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
Essex Law School
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