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Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW2104: Changing the Law - Theory and Practice

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 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, utilising case studies where appropriate:

• Who makes law, the constraints and challenges, the divide between political and technocratic cultures.
• The international dimension.
• Acts of Parliament—the respective roles of departments and Parliament.
• When Parliament fails to act.
• How important is law-making to MPs, compared with all the other things they do? How can Parliamentary scrutiny be improved?
• The role of Parliamentary Counsel—reconciling political pressures with the technicalities of drafting. Are some clauses simply declaratory, with no technical content?
• Judges—to what extent can and should they engage in law reform?
• The Law Commissions—why are some reports implemented and others not?
• Delegated legislation.

Learning and Teaching

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

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

Online Resources

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

How this Module is Assessed

In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.

Formative Assessment

A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.

Summative Assessment

A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.

...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.

Re-assessment

Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.

Indicative Reading List

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