Module LAW2096 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW2096: Brexit Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Aims
The teaching and learning on the module will be research-enriched, considering the latest developments in the area. You will develop your ability to analyse primary materials, engaging with relevant secondary sources. This should enable you to construct balanced legal arguments and take an informed view whilst using a wide range of materials. The specific objectives of the course are:
- To provide advanced instructions in the main aspects of cross-border trade regulation in the post-Brexit era;
- To examine critically the legal aspects of the EU-UK trade relationships;
- To analyse the WTO rules in relation to trade and dispute settlement of trade disputes;
- To study the impact of Brexit on UK competition law;
- To consider the impact of Brexit on companies’ access to legal remedies in cross-border cases.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate deep and systematic knowledge and understanding of regulatory and governance aspects in relation to the UK cross-border trade policy; 2. Undertake critical evaluation of the EU-UK trade relationships in the post-Brexit era; 3. Understand the rights and obligations arising out of the UK WTO Membership; 4. Understand the Brexit implications for disputes concerning cross-border trade and commercial transactions. |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 5. Analyse and synthesise relevant primary and secondary sources considering important legal implications and various policy-options; 6. Identify central legal issues and problems concerning a regulatory framework; 7. Solve legal problems, identifying relevant issues and specifying the legal positions of parties to complex legal disputes. |
| Personal and Key Skills | 8. Construct a legal argument and take an informed view, whilst responding to essay-style questions and problem-style questions; 9. Coherently structure legal arguments with a view to presenting ideas and drawing conclusions, when completing specified tasks. |
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will focus on the following topics:
Introduction: Theory of Legal Globalisation and Regulation
Governance Aspects of Law and Globalisation
Regulating cross-border trade – A Global perspective
Legal Aspects of the UK/EU Trade Relationships
Brexit: Viable policy options facilitating cross-border trade and services
Abolishing/minimising fiscal barriers
Abolishing/minimising non-fiscal barriers (regulatory alignment)
WTO Law and UK
WTO Agreement: Main Principles and Provisions
Brexit: UK/EU (tariff rate quotas) and WTO
UK rights and obligations
Bilateral Free Trade Agreements with the Rest of the World
Trends in cross-border trade regulation
The legal implications of Brexit: Free Trade Agreements with the Rest of the World
Brexit and Competition Law
Setting out an effective competition law framework
Enforcing competition in cross-border cases post-Brexit
Dispute Resolution and Cross-Border Trade in the post-Brexit era
UK/EU Dispute settlement
Brexit and Companies’ Access to Legal Remedies
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 22 | 128 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 16 | 16 x 1-hour Lectures |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 6 | 6 x 1-hour Seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 46 | Individual research, reading and lecture/seminar preparation |
| Guided independent study | 20 | Formative assessment preparation |
| Guided independent study | 62 | Summative assessment preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
House of Lords, ‘Brexit: the options for trade’ HL Paper 72 <
https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/ldselect/ldeucom/72/72.pdf
House of Lords, ‘Brexit: trade in goods’ HL Paper 129 <https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/ldselect/ldeucom/129/129.pdf>
House of Lords, ‘Brexit: Justice for Families, Individuals and Businesses’ HL Paper 134 <https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201617/ldselect/ldeucom/134/134.pdf>
HM Government, ‘The United Kingdom’s exit from and new partnership with the European Union’ <https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/589191/The_United_Kingdoms_exit_from_and_partnership_with_the_EU_Web.pdf >
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
J Hillman and G Horlick (eds), Legal Aspects of Brexit: Implications of the United Kingdom’s Decision to Withdraw from the European Union (Georgetown Law, Washington 2017)
P van den Bossche and D Prevost, Essentials of WTO Law (CUP, Cambridge 2016)
S Lester, B Mercurio and L Bartels, Bilateral and Regional Trade Agreements: Commentary and Analysis (2nd, CUP, Cambridge 2015)
W Twining, General Jurisprudence: Understanding Law from a Global Perspective (CUP, Cambridge 2009)
A Halpin and V Roeben (eds), Theorising the Global Legal Order (Hart Publishing, Oxford 2009)
