Module LAW3020 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3020: Family Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:
Family dispute resolution and the changing family justice system
Legal parenthood and parental responsibility
Private law parenting disputes
Child protection
Marriage and Civil Partnership
Cohabitation Law
Divorce/ CP Dissolution and nullity
Finance and property settlements on divorce
Domestic Abuse
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | 245 | 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 | 40 | 20 x 2 hour lectures |
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 15 | 10 x 1.5 hour workshops |
| Guided independent study | 140 | Individual reading and lecture/workshop preparation activities |
| Guided independent study | 75 | Summative assessment |
| Guided independent study | 30 | Formative assessment |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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.
Key Texts:
J. Herring, Family Law (Longman, London: 2013)
J. Miles, R. George, S. Harris-Short, Family Law: Text, Cases and Materials (OUP, Oxford, 2019)
M. Oldham, Blackstone’s Statutes on Family Law2020-21 (OUP, Oxford, 2020)
A Brown, What is the Family of Law? The Influence of the Nuclear Family (Hart Publishing, Oxford, 2019)
A Barlow et al, Mapping Paths to Family Justice: Resolving Family Disputes in Neo-liberal times (Palgrave Macmillan, London, 2017)
