College of Social Sciences and International Studies
Legal Charity
Module LAW3174 for 2018/9
Module LAW3174 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3174: Legal Charity
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:
- Legal forms of civil society or non-profit organisations and the significance of charity in the not-for-profit sector; the role of charity trustees and the fiscal treatment of charities
- The legal meaning and definition of charity; the advantages and disadvantages of a statutory definition; alternative approaches to defining ‘charity’, for example based on notions of altruism or public goods or autonomy
- Religion and charity: the historical connection; judicial approaches towards religion; the definition of religion; the meaning of ‘advancement of religion’ and the merits of its inclusion as a charitable purpose
- The impact of charities charging fees for their services; the place of poverty in charity
- The interface between politics and charity: the meaning of ‘political purposes’ and the rationale for their exclusion from charity
- Alternative approaches to charity (including in relation to questions concerning religion, politics and fee-charging) in other jurisdictions, such as Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland, Northern Ireland and Scotland
- Regulation of the charitable sector: the Charity Commission; registration and the Charity Tribunal
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 |
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28 | 122 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 18 | Lectures (9 x 2 hours) |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 10 | Seminars (5 x 2 hours) |
Guided Independent Study | 8 | Reading in advance of lectures |
Guided independent study | 40 | Reading and preparation for seminars |
Guided independent study | 8 | Consolidating learning post-seminar |
Guided Independent Study | 10 | Reading and preparation for case comment |
Guided Independent study | 56 | Research, planning and execution of summative essay |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).