Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3185: International Family Law

This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

  • Jurisdiction under international instruments relating to international family law
  • Jurisdiction of English courts under the traditional rules of private international law
  • Stays of English proceedings
  • Restraining foreign proceedings
  • Conflict of laws rules
  • Proof of foreign law
  • Exclusion of foreign law
  • Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments under international instruments relating to international family law
  • Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments under the traditional rules of private international law

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching ActivitiesGuided independent studyPlacement / study abroad
261240

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

CategoryHours of study timeDescription
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities2010 x 2 hour lectures
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities64 x 1.5 hour workshops
Guided independent study60Individual reading and lecture preparation
Guided independent study19Workshop preparation
Guided Independent Study40Assessment preparation
Guided Independent Study5Formative preparation

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

Online databases including, among others: Cambridge Core HeinOnline JSTOR Lexis Library Oxford Legal Research Library Oxford Reference Online Oxford Scholarship Online Taylor & Francis Online Westlaw UK