Undergraduate Module Descriptor

POL2118: Law, Politics and (Dis)Order

This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.

Module Aims

The module aims to help students understand the interface between law and politics, and challenge the legitimacy and utility of this nexus. Each week a theoretical perspective and/or legal convention will be applied to a real world setting through research-led teaching to allow students to critically explore the depth of the relationship between the two structures. This politico-legal overlap will be of both academic interest and for future legal careers.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here – you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. Demonstrate understanding of the interaction between law and politics in the UK and additional international cases 2. Critically assess the role of politics in the creation of law
Discipline-Specific Skills	3. Analyse the separation of powers in the UK and additional international cases 4. Analyse the role of law in the creation and implementation of public policy
Personal and Key Skills	5. Communicate ideas effectively in a limited group setting and through written work 6. summarise and critique demanding material and construct measured arguments

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

The course will be divided into three sections. Although the exact content will vary year to year, the following topics will be covered:

Part 1: The Role of Law

The Separation of Powers

Constitutionalism

Theories of Governance

Part 2: Law and Order

Judicial Process

The Courtroom

Social Change

Part 3: Changing the Law

The Legislative Process

Advocacy

Public Inquiries and Judicial Review

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

...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	22	11 x 2 hour seminar
Guided independent studies	42	Seminar preparation and reading
Guided independent study	44	Consultation paper preparation and writing
Guided independent study	22	Exam preparation and revision

Online Resources

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