LAWS5001: Tort Law

• Terms Taught: Michaelmas
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law  

Course Description

This module aims to:

• Continue students’ acquaintance with the process of legal reasoning and analysis.
• Acquire legal skills in understanding, interpreting and applying sources of information.
• Acquire knowledge and understanding of tort law as a substantive body of law.
• Understand the diversity of torts that exit and the questionable degree to which they may be regarded as a close-knit ‘family’ of actions with a common purpose or theoretical basis.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of legal issues.
2. Apply legal knowledge to problem scenarios, identify a range of outcomes supported by legal authority, and make judgement on the merits of arguments
3. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of the law of the relevant jurisdiction.
4. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties and the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law, and show understanding of individual, regional, national and global contexts.
6. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

Tort law addresses civil wrongs, aiming to provide a legal remedy. The scope of these civil wrongs is broad. For instance, tortious remedies might be sought in cases as varied as negligence causing harm, nuisances between neighbours, and intentional wrongs. This module will broadly cover core concepts in tort law at an introductory level and is mandatory for a qualifying law degree. Topics covered may include: key principles in tort; negligence; intentional torts; nuisance; defamation; and, vicarious liability. Related defences and remedies may also be covered.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides important skills and knowledge that are part of the Foundations of Legal Knowledge required for exemptions and preparation for requirements for the legal profession.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move into Level 5. The exam provides an in-person assessment opportunity for academic integrity purposes and prepares students for the mode of assessment used in professional qualification examinations

LAWS5002: Land Law

• Terms Taught: Lent/Summer
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to locate land law within its broad social and historical context and development. It aims to introduce students to basic themes, concepts and issues in land law including different perspectives on land, its possession and ownership. It also aims to encourage students to consider the potential for reform and future development of land law.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of legal issues.
2. Apply legal knowledge to problem scenarios, identify a range of outcomes supported by legal authority, and make judgement on the merits of arguments
3. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of English and Welsh land law.
4. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties and the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law, and show understanding of individual, regional, national and global contexts
6. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge and information in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

Land Law immerses you in real life scenarios to promote an understanding of how land law really works. The module provides opportunities to work through legal problems from the perspective of a legal practitioner and discuss some of the documentation and protocols that are used by property lawyers. We encourage lively debate and discussion and aim to develop skills in critical thinking and reasoning logically and creatively, challenging convention and understanding how land law interacts with society.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides important skills and knowledge that are part of the Foundations of Legal Knowledge required for exemptions and preparation for requirements for the legal profession.

Assessment is designed to align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they complete Level 5.

LAWS5011: Business Law and Practice

• Terms Taught: Michaelmas
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

The Business Law and Practice module aims to provide a foundational understanding of the legal frameworks that underpin modern business operations. The module will introduce the core legal principles of various business vehicles, including incorporated and unincorporated businesses. The module will also develop your ability to think critically about the legal and regulatory dimensions of business vehicles through an examination of business formation and internal governance approaches.

The module will also promote the development of a range of transferrable skills. You will build competence in academic writing, legal research methods, and communication. Additionally, the module’s collaborative learning strategy will sharpen your teamwork capabilities and analytical reasoning, which are critical for legal practice and broader professional roles in the business world.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of legal issues.
2. Apply legal knowledge to problem scenarios, identify a range of outcomes supported by legal authority, and make judgement on the merits of arguments
3. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of the law of the relevant jurisdiction.
4. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties and the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law, and show understanding of individual, regional, national and global contexts
6. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

The Business Law module offers a comprehensive overview of the legal framework underpinning contemporary business practice, equipping students with a foundational understanding of business law. Commencing with an analysis of the legal implications associated with diverse corporate structures, including companies, partnerships, limited liability partnerships (LLPs), and sole proprietorships, the module focusses on the concepts of legal personality and limited liability, and their practical application. Subsequently, it transitions to an examination of the legal principles governing internal management and decision-making processes within the organisational context. The curriculum also progresses to explore the legal dimensions of business financing and payment methods.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides important skills and knowledge that are part of the Foundations of Legal Knowledge required for preparation for some requirements for the legal profession.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move into Level 5.

LAWS5012: Commercial Law

• Terms Taught: Lent/Summer
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to equip students with a functioning knowledge of the principal legal issues normally comprised within the term “commercial law”, which is to say business-to-business transactions affecting how goods are sold, transported, stored and paid for.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of legal issues in commercial law;
2. Apply legal knowledge to problem-based scenarios, identify likely outcomes supported by legal authority;
3. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of commercial law in England & Wales;
4. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate use of reasoning skills and awareness of relevant terminology in commercial law;
5. Exhibit awareness of the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding the application of the law, and show understanding of different contexts;
6. To engage with digital technology to acquire an understanding of the key concepts and principles of commercial law.

Outline Syllabus

Commercial law is the area of law governing the way goods and services are bought and sold, together with connected questions of ownership of goods, responsibility for what happens to them ("risk"), storing and transporting and paying for them. The module covers key areas of commercial law, typically including agency, sale of goods, bailments, carriage of goods, and commercial dispute resolution.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides skills and knowledge building on the Foundations of Legal Knowledge in Level 4. It expands their skills and knowledge into areas where specialisation may be appropriate to their planned career path.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move through Level 5.

LAWS5013: European Union Law

• Terms Taught: Michaelmas
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to provide students with the knowledge, skills and expertise needed to understand the mechanics of the EU as an institution and EU law. It will give students a solid appreciation of the standing of the EU and EU Law, the means it gains legitimacy in Member States and how it applies in differing contexts. The module aims to provide students with the means to appreciate the mechanics of EU law; how different sources of EU law are enforced, their ends and processes. A good account of the EU/UK relationship post-Brexit as well as the means to appreciate EU law post-Brexit will be provided, especially in the context of the EU law that is retained in the English Legal System. Several case studies from substantive EU law will be provided as well to contextualise the module’s delivery.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources connected to EU law, appreciate their value, and achieve knowledge and understanding of legal issues connected with the EU, EU Law and the EU/UK relationship post Brexit.
2. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research in the context of EU law and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of the law in question.
3. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
4. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties and the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of EU law in different contexts, and show understanding of individual, regional, national and global contexts connected with the EU and EU Law.
5. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

The European Union Law module provides an in-depth exploration of the legal framework of the European Union, its foundational principles, and its evolving relationship with the UK. It examines the nature of EU law, the structure of the EU legal system, and the key concepts that make it unique. Several case studies will also indicate how substantive EU Law operates in practice.

Following an outline of the UK/EU relationship and an overview of the EU as an institution, students will explore the various sources of law found in the EU legal system, how they become binding and how they are enforced nationally across Member States and supranationally. Students will furthermore explore how the EU is competent to legislate, the ways EU law is legally binding on national law, and how EU law is being made. Along the way, the module examines the core doctrines of EU law such as direct effect, direct applicability, and the supremacy of EU law. The module also explores the ongoing relationship between EU and UK law following the UK’s withdrawal from the EU, with an emphasis on the retained EU-derived law in the UK. Several areas of substantive EU law will be addressed along the way, particularly within the context of the major freedoms the EU secures.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides important skills and knowledge that are part of the Foundations of Legal Knowledge required for exemptions for some requirements for the legal profession.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move into Level 5.

LAWS5014: Employment Law

• Terms Taught: Lent/Summer
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to…

• Introduce students to the legal framework regulating employment relationships in the UK.
• Explore key topics including, in particular, employment contracts, working time, work–life balance, equality and discrimination, dismissal, redundancy, and collective labour rights.
• Examine who is protected by employment law, what rights workers enjoy, and what obligations employers bear.
• Encourage critical engagement with legal principles, case law, and the social and policy context shaping employment regulation.
• Develop transferable skills such as legal research, critical thinking, group work, and effective oral and written communication.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify and evaluate the key sources of UK employment regulation, including legislation, case law, and policy documents, and develop an understanding of complex legal issues in employment law.
2. Apply knowledge of employment law to hypothetical problems, assess possible legal outcomes, and formulate reasoned arguments supported by authority.
3. Conduct legal research into employment law issues using appropriate primary and secondary sources and demonstrate an understanding of how these sources operate within the UK legal framework.
4. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources related to employment law and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties in employment law and the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law, and show understanding of individual, national, and global contexts
6. Develop employability skills and the future direction of employment law, and reflect on ethics and integrity and the underlying values within law and wider society.
7. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

How does the law regulate the world of work? Who is protected, what rights do workers have, and what responsibilities do employers bear? This module provides a comprehensive introduction to UK employment law. The module will focus on key topics such as employment contracts, working time, work-life balance, equality at work, dismissal, redundancy, and collective labour rights. You will gain a solid understanding of key statutes and case law, develop a critical and analytical perspective on related legal rules, and evaluate the underlying social and policy principles. Whether you’re pursuing a legal career, working in HR, a trade union, government agencies, or simply want to understand workplace rights, this module equips you with essential knowledge for navigating the world of work.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides skills and knowledge building on the Foundations of Legal Knowledge in Level 4. It expands their skills and knowledge into areas where specialisation may be appropriate to their planned career path.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move through Level 5.

LAWS5015: Family Law

• Terms Taught: Michaelmas
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to:

• Introduce students to, and develop their knowledge of, a collection of laws as they impact upon the family as a unit and upon the individuals within a familial group.
• Develop a critical approach to the law in this area.

It tests and challenges assumptions about Family Law by:

• Taking law as an object of study and examines how family relationships are understood in that context.
• Developing students’ ability to explain, analyse and evaluate the legal rules, concepts and values governing and regulating intimate or domestic relationships.
• Locating the development of the law, including the institutions and procedures, within a broad historical, demographic and social context.
• Promoting awareness of the implications for family law of the incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights into the UK.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of family law issues.?
2. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of family law.??
3. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.??
4. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties and the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of family law, and show understanding of individual, national, and global contexts.?
5. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.?

Outline Syllabus

In this module we seek to explain, analyse and evaluate the legal rules, concepts and values governing and regulating family relationships. We will locate the development of Family Law, including the institutions and procedures, within a broad historical, demographic and social context. Critical and informed discussion of the relationship between families and the State will be encouraged, and the interface between family law and family policy, the roles of women, men and children within families, and various theoretical perspectives on family law will be explored.

In this module we will also analyse the legal and social construction and regulation of childhood, and the law’s relationship(s) between children, parents and the state. Reflection on issues under contemporary debate is greatly encouraged.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides skills and knowledge building on the Foundations of Legal Knowledge in Level 4. It expands skills and knowledge into areas where specialisation may be appropriate to a planned career path.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move through Level 5.

LAWS5016: Financial Crime

• Terms Taught: Lent/Summer
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to:

• Introduce the topic of financial crime and the law's role in countering it.
• Cultivate a strong academic interest in the challenging and rapidly evolving legal landscape of financial crime.
• Enhance students’ ability to think critically about laws aimed at reducing financial crime.
• Encourage students to think about how the law responds to new, pressing, technological challenges.
• Foster student’s ability to work both independently and as part of a team.
• Develop student’s research skills in legal and commercial material.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the legal principles relating to financial crime, and how these apply to new technologies.
2. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources relevant to financial crime and appreciate their value in this field.
3. Apply legal knowledge to financial crime scenarios, identify a range of outcomes supported by legal authority, and make judgement on the merits of arguments.
4. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research in the field of financial crime and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of the law of the relevant jurisdiction.
5. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
6. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties and the limits of knowledge in the area of financial crime regulation and their impact on its interpretation and application, while also showing an understanding of individual, regional, national and global contexts relevant to financial crime.
7. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

The landscape of financial crime has dramatically shifted in recent decades, becoming a pervasive threat to economies worldwide. As such, legal systems are constantly challenged to adapt. This module delves into the core aspects of this complex field, specifically: fraud, money laundering, terrorist financing, and the increasingly intertwined relationship between financial crime and cybercrime (e.g. cryptocurrencies, ransomware, and dark web), where technological advancements often outstrip regulatory capabilities. Students will gain a comprehensive understanding of the limitations of global and domestic regulatory frameworks, engage in critical analysis of leading cases and statute. This module aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to navigate the challenges of financial crime prevention and detection, while acknowledging the ongoing struggle of law to effectively regulate these activities.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides skills and knowledge building on the Foundations of Legal Knowledge in Level 4. It expands skills and knowledge into areas where specialisation may be appropriate to a planned career path.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move through Level 5.

LAWS5017: International Law

• Terms Taught: Michaelmas
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to give students a clear understanding of what international law is and how it operates. The key areas it will cover are: the sources of international law, with particular attention on treaties and custom; the subjects of international law, especially states and international organisations; how international law relates to national law; responsibility for breaches of international law; settling disputes in international law, including the role of the International Court of Justice; the immunities enjoyed by states and diplomats; and the interaction between national and international law.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to:

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of complex legal issues.
2. Apply legal knowledge to problem scenarios, identify a range of outcomes supported by legal authority, and make critical judgement on the merits of arguments.
3. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of the law of the relevant jurisdiction.
4. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties, ambiguities, the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law, and show understanding of individual, regional, national and global contexts.
6. Develop employability skills, awareness of career opportunities, and the future direction of the legal profession, and reflect on ethics and integrity and the underlying values within law and wider society.
7. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

Indicative outline of the module:

• The International Legal System
• Sources of International Law
• Treaties
• Subjects: States
• Subjects: International Organisations
• Responsibility
• Settlement of Disputes
• International Court of Justice
• Jurisdiction
• Immunities from Jurisdiction
• Interaction between National and International Law

Assessment Proportions

This module provides skills and knowledge building on the Foundations of Legal Knowledge in Level 4. It expands skills and knowledge into areas where specialisation may be appropriate to a planned career path.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move through Level 5.

LAWS5018: Human Rights and Civil Liberties

• Terms Taught: Lent/Summer
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to give students the chance to understanding the crucial role that human rights laws and civil liberties play in the legal system and in contemporary society. It seeks to place this understanding within the conceptual framework of human rights thinking and to ground it in the realities of citizens who rely on those rights.

The module encourages students to think critically and independently on the appropriateness of the balance that is struck between fundamental rights (such as freedom of expression) and competing important social aims (such as national security and the maintenance of public order).

It is part of the Law programme because an understanding of human rights is valuable in assessing the legal relationship between citizens and the state, in developing critical perspectives on power, and in learning provisions, processes and concepts that are used by legal professionals.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information on human rights from primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of human rights issues.
2. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of the human rights law within England and Wales.
3. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain human right law.??
4. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties and the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law, and show understanding of individual, regional, national and global contexts.?
5. Develop employability skills and reflect on ethics and integrity and the underlying values within law and wider society.?
6. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

This module explores the nature, scope and impact of human rights legal provisions and the wider culture of civil liberties legal reasoning on domestic law. It aims to give students the reasoning tools to understand, analyse and independently evaluate human rights issues, for example, through wider ideals (such as human dignity), specifically human rights concepts, (such as proportionality) and particular mechanisms of the Human Rights Act 1998. It is an important principle of human rights law that rights should be enjoyed not just in theory but also in practice, and the module considers particular areas of human rights law, not just as a set of rules, but as a dynamic body of principles that have concrete and social impacts and implications. It draws on contemporary examples and controversies and tries to give students the freedom to explore issues that are of most importance to them.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides skills and knowledge building on the Foundations of Legal Knowledge in Level 4. It expands skills and knowledge into areas where specialisation may be appropriate to a planned career path.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move through Level 5.

LAWS5022: International Law on Force, Territory and Human Rights

• Terms Taught: Lent/Summer
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to examine how international law is applied in practice in three key areas: 1) the use of force in international relations; 2) the different regimes for territory, covering land, sea, air, outer space and the protection of the environment in those spaces; and 3) international regimes to protect human rights.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to:

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of complex legal issues.
2. Apply legal knowledge to problem scenarios, identify a range of outcomes supported by legal authority, and make critical judgement on the merits of arguments.
3. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of the law of the relevant jurisdiction.
4. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties, ambiguities, the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law, and show understanding of individual, regional, national and global contexts.
6. Develop employability skills, awareness of career opportunities, and the future direction of the legal profession, and reflect on ethics and integrity and the underlying values within law and wider society.
7. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

Indicative outline of the module:

• Force - prohibition on use of force; self-defence; Security Council authorisation; Peacekeeping and peace enforcement and/or humanitarian intervention and/or Security Council reform.
• Territory - land (acquisition and delimitation); sea (maritime zones); air and space.
• Human rights - human rights systems (the UN Charter, UN treaties and regional systems); and substantive rights protection.
• Environment - principles of international environmental law and contemporary environmental regimes, such as climate change.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides skills and knowledge building on the Foundations of Legal Knowledge in Level 4. It expands skills and knowledge into areas where specialisation may be appropriate to a planned career path.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move through Level 5.

LAWS5024: Law and Young People

• Terms Taught: Lent/Summer
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to introduce students to and develop their knowledge of children’s rights law and principles. They will be encouraged to develop a critical approach to children’s rights and the law. There will be an in-depth study of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and how it has been incorporated into domestic legislation. Assumptions about children’s legal status will be tested and challenged.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of legal issues.
2. Apply legal knowledge to problem scenarios, identify a range of outcomes supported by legal authority, and make judgement on the merits of arguments
3. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of the law of the relevant jurisdiction.
4. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
5. Develop employability skills, awareness of career opportunities, and the future direction of the legal profession, and reflect on ethics and integrity and the underlying values within law and wider society.
6. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

The ‘Law and Young People’ module will consider contemporary issues surrounding the law’s impact upon the lives of children and young people. Within this module you will take both a theoretical and practical approach to understanding and applying the law. The module will include opportunities to work through legal case studies from the perspective of a practitioner. The module will look at a range of topics that involve children and young people, such as children’s and parental rights, rights to education and special educational needs, and children’s rights in relation to protest and punishment. The module will also have a focus on practical legal skills such as drafting, legal letter writing, and legal research.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides skills and knowledge building on the Foundations of Legal Knowledge in Level 4. It expands skills and knowledge into areas where specialisation may be appropriate to a planned career path.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move through Level 5.

LAWS5026: Legal Tech and Innovation

• Terms Taught: Lent/Summer
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to:

• Provide students with a detailed understanding of current trends in the legal technology sector.
• Enhance employability by helping students understand how legal technology is changing the role of lawyers and the legal profession.
• Develop practical legal skills, such as the ability to advise a simulated client.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of legal issues.
2. Apply legal knowledge to problem scenarios, identify a range of outcomes supported by legal authority, and make judgement on the merits of arguments
3. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of the law of the relevant jurisdiction.
4. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties and the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law, and show understanding of individual, regional, national and global contexts.
6. Develop employability skills, awareness of career opportunities, and the future direction of the legal profession, and reflect on ethics and integrity and the underlying values within law and wider society.
7. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

Legal Technology is a topic of growing importance. This module will introduce areas of interest in legal tech and will examine the legal and social implications of key innovations. It will also explore how design thinking can be applied to create innovative solutions to legal problems and will consider the deployment of technology in ways that enhance the experiences of practising law and delivery of legal services. Many issues will be examined from a practical perspective. There will also be analysis of the social implications of these technological developments.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides skills and knowledge building on the Foundations of Legal Knowledge in Level 4. It expands skills and knowledge into areas where specialisation may be appropriate to a planned career path.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move through Level 5.

LAWS6002: Equity and Trusts Law

• Terms Taught: Lent/Summer
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to introduce students to the importance of the rules and principles of equity and trusts as a core component of the common law and its enforcement in the United Kingdom today. It aims to allow students to develop an awareness and understanding of the key themes, debates, concepts, and issues in equity and trusts, including the creation, administration, and breach of trusts, to allow them to critically engage with, and consider, the limits of such existing principles and the potential for reform and the future development of equity and trusts law. Undertaking such a critical examination of the law of trusts aims to allow students to consequently develop not only their research skills in locating, reading and assessing key sources of law and academic work, but their cognitive skills of critical thinking, analysis, synthesis and reflection too, including the ability to identify key arguments, evaluate issues, solve problems and offer appropriate solutions. Through its learning environments, the module also aims to continue to develop a student’s literacy and communication skills appropriate to a graduate level in writing.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of complex legal issues in equity and trusts law.
2. Apply legal knowledge to problem scenarios, identify a range of outcomes supported by legal authority, and make critical judgement on the merits of arguments
3. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of the law of equity and trusts in England and Wales.
4. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties, ambiguities, the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law, and show understanding of individual, regional, and national contexts
6. Develop employability skills and reflect on ethics and integrity and the underlying values within law and wider society.
7. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

This course explores the world of equity and trusts law by examining and locating the subject within its broad historical context to identify its development and functioning over time. The course aims to discover and explore the key themes, concepts, and issues prevalent in equity and trusts law today, including the key elements required for the validity and operation of various types of trusts, as well as relevant aspects of equitable remedies. Modern uses and policies are also considered.

Assessment Proportions

This ;odule provides important skills and knowledge that are part of the final Foundation of Legal Knowledge required for exemptions and preparation for requirements for the legal profession. Students will be provided with learning environments that will require them to engage with active and deep learning, as opposed to mere surface learning when developing their understanding and knowledge of equity and trusts.

Assessment is designed to constructively align with the skills and knowledge in the module and to prepare students for professional exemption. Students will be offered the opportunity to engage with formative activities in the teaching of the module through workshops/seminars, which are designed to allow students to practice their attainment of the module’s learning outcomes and receive formative feedback on this from their peers and tutor which they can ‘feed-forward’ ahead of their summative assessment. This ensures inclusive and effective assessment strategies are being utilised in the module.

LAWS6011: Company Law

• Terms Taught: Michaelmas
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to introduce students to the core principles of modern UK Company Law with particular reference to private companies. The module encourages the development of student’s skills in legal reasoning and critical legal analysis through case law and statutes.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of complex legal issues.
2. Apply legal knowledge to problem scenarios, identify a range of outcomes supported by legal authority, and make critical judgement on the merits of arguments
3. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of the law of the relevant jurisdiction.
4. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties, ambiguities, the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law, and show understanding of individual, regional, national and global contexts
6. Develop employability skills, awareness of career opportunities, and the future direction of the legal profession, and reflect on ethics and integrity and the underlying values within law and wider society.
7. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

This module introduces Company Law, covering its core principles, key stakeholders, and the significance of separate legal personality in corporate structure and liability. It examines the concept of separate legal personality and its significance in corporate structure and liability. Students will analyse the role of the company constitution in defining governance frameworks, as well as the duties, powers, and liabilities of directors in managing corporate affairs. The module also covers share capital maintenance rules, ensuring financial stability and creditor protection. Key aspects of company contracts will be explored, highlighting how companies enter into legal agreements. Shareholders’ rights and remedies, including unfair prejudice claims and derivative actions, will be examined in the context of corporate accountability. An introduction to creditor protection will consider debentures and charges, providing insight into corporate finance and security interests. Finally, the module will introduce insolvency law that includes mechanisms for corporate rescue and creditor recovery.

Assessment Proportions

This ;odule provides important skills and knowledge that are part of the Foundations of Legal Knowledge required for preparation for requirements for the legal profession. It also provides a strong grounding in related academic debate and research in the specific legal discipline.

Assessment is designed to align with the skills and knowledge in the module and to prepare students for future legal study.

LAWS6012: Contemporary Issues in Corporate Governance

• Terms Taught: Lent/Summer
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module equips students with a critical understanding of the evolving challenges that shape corporate governance in a global and technologically dynamic environment. It is offered to enable students to engage with advanced debates on governance models, accountability, regulation, ethics, and emerging risks, and to analyse how these forces influence corporate behaviour and decision-making. By examining contemporary issues, such as ESG and compliance, to digital governance and geopolitical pressures, the module develops the analytical tools needed for professional practice and further study in corporate law and regulation.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of complex legal issues.
2. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of the law of the relevant jurisdiction.
3. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
4. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties, ambiguities, the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law, and show understanding of individual, regional, national and global contexts
5. Develop employability skills, awareness of career opportunities, and the future direction of the legal profession, and reflect on ethics and integrity and the underlying values within law and wider society.
6. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

This module explores the key questions and pressures shaping contemporary corporate governance. It considers how power, accountability, and risk are managed within organisations facing shifting regulatory, technological, and geopolitical demands. Students examine major governance theories, the tension between shareholder and stakeholder priorities, and comparative approaches across jurisdictions.

Core themes include governance failure, corporate rescue, compliance cultures, competition law, and the roles of internal controls, whistleblowing systems, and risk-governance mechanisms. The module also analyses the growing influence of business and human rights standards, ESG expectations, and climate-related accountability.

Emerging issues are a central focus, including geopolitical risk and sanctions, digital governance, cybersecurity and data protection. Socio-legal critiques of board structures and decision-making practices run throughout. Overall, the module equips students to critically assess how evolving legal, ethical, and technological forces shape corporate behaviour and governance frameworks.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides skills and knowledge building on the Foundations of Legal Knowledge in Level 4 and 5. It expands skills and knowledge into areas where specialisation may be appropriate to a planned career path.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and 5 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move through Level 6.

LAWS6014: Evidence

• Terms Taught: Lent/Summer
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to…

• To introduce students to the basic principles of the law of evidence.
• To foster knowledge and understanding of the legal rules governing the admissibility, or otherwise, of evidence in criminal cases.
• To develop the ability to identify and correctly apply the law to hypothetical situations in an effective manner.
• To cultivate the ability and willingness to adopt a critical perspective with respect to evidential rules, and to identify (and where appropriate fashion) constructive suggestions for reform.
• To develop the study skills necessary to further understanding and to undertake independent research.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of complex legal issues.
2. Qpply legal knowledge to problem scenarios, identify a range of outcomes supported by legal authority, and make critical judgement on the merits of arguments
3. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of the law of the relevant jurisdiction.
4. Qnalyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties, ambiguities, the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law, and show understanding of individual, regional, national and global contexts
6. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

Evidence Law may be seen as a collection of rules and procedures which govern the means through which legal assertions or ‘facts’ may be proved and the manner in which a party may substantiate or refute?assertions or ‘facts’. The module conducts a broad investigation of these rules to understand the social context in which the rules operate; to examine the principles on which the rules are founded; and, to apply these to concrete situations.

Assessment Proportions

This ;odule provides important skills and knowledge that are part of the Foundations of Legal Knowledge required for exemptions and preparation for requirements for the legal profession.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and 5 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move through Level 6.

LAWS6015: Environmental Law

• Terms Taught: Michaelmas
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to examine the laws that protect the environment as well as wider environmental principles and policies. Students will develop an understanding of the principles of Environmental Law, its foundations, and its shortcomings and challenges. The topics will provide students with a contemporary and contextual knowledge of the key environmental regimes that apply in England and Wales. Students will be able to identify and engage with key issues of Environmental Law and build skills of group working, independent research, the ability to critically engage with environmental law literature, and apply knowledge and solutions to practical environmental law problem scenarios. The module aims to develop written communication skills which will allow students to clearly express their arguments and develop the ability to engage with critical analysis and critical thinking.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of complex legal issues in environmental law.
2. Apply legal knowledge to problem scenarios, identify a range of outcomes supported by legal authority, and make critical judgement on the merits of arguments
3. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of environmental law of the relevant jurisdiction.
4. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties, ambiguities, the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law, and show understanding of individual, regional, national and global contexts
6. Develop employability skills, awareness of career opportunities, and the future direction of the legal profession, and reflect on ethics and integrity and the underlying values within law and wider society.
7. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

The aim of this module is to examine the current law of the environment in England and Wales. Students will consider key aspects of environmental law such as overarching principles, policies, and methods of regulation. The module also explores some of the international environmental obligations that bind the UK. Specific areas covered could include: principles of environmental law and regulation; civil liability for environmental harm; climate change; development control; protecting habitats and landscapes; and the prevention and prosecution of water pollution offences.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides skills and knowledge building on the Foundations of Legal Knowledge in Level 4 and 5. It expands skills and knowledge into areas where specialisation may be appropriate to a planned career path. Students will be provided with learning environments that will require them to engage with active and deep learning, as opposed to mere surface learning.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and 5 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move through Level 6. The module’s assessment has been designed to constructively align with the skills and knowledge in the module that students are expected to develop.

LAWS6018: Intellectual Property Law and Policy

• Terms Taught: Lent/Summer
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to provide students with a critical analysis of copyright, patent and trademark law. It will place these legal areas within its wider societal context and enable a critical engagement with UK and international relevant legal frameworks.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of complex legal issues.
2. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of the law of the relevant jurisdiction.
3. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
4. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties, ambiguities, the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law, and show understanding of individual, regional, national and global contexts
5. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

This module provides an overview of intellectual property law focusing on three key areas: copyright, patents and trademarks. The module analyses why we protect “intangible” property looking at the key aim of incentivising creativity. It takes an in-depth look at UK and international legislation and case law in the area of copyright. It will examine how the law developed to protect groundbreaking technology in the 1700s and now protects AI-generated works in the 21st century. It will look at patent law and the protection of inventions. It will also examine the UK and international regime relating to trademarks and global branding. It will look at how this IP right builds recognition and generates profit.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides skills and knowledge building on the Foundations of Legal Knowledge in Level 4 and 5. It expands skills and knowledge into areas where specialisation may be appropriate to a planned career path.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and 5 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move through Level 6.

LAWS6019: Inheritance Law

• Terms Taught: Michaelmas
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to develop students understanding of the principal features of inheritance law in England and Wales, so they can apply the law to complex problem questions set within the context of legal practice. Students will develop their problem-solving skills, formulating legal arguments to assist a fictional client over an accelerated period of time, in which life events impact on the client’s estate planning. In this way the module aims to further enhance student employability skills.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of complex legal issues.
2. Apply legal knowledge to problem scenarios, identify a range of outcomes supported by legal authority, and make critical judgement on the merits of arguments
3. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of the law of the relevant jurisdiction.
4. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
5. Exhibit awareness of inheritance law’s operation in individual contexts with particular reference to diverse families and historical, medical and technological developments.
6. Develop employability skills, awareness of career opportunities, and the future direction of the legal profession, and reflect on ethics and integrity and the underlying values within law and wider society.
7. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

This module aims to examines the principal features of Inheritance Law in England and Wales, including Wills and Intestacy. The module takes a practical focus examining the law from a practitioner perspective developing skills, such as drafting letters and memos. Students will understand and be able to apply the principal features of inheritance law in England and Wales, understand property ownership/trusts and their interaction with laws on death, and have a critical awareness of the history and socio-legal context within which inheritance laws operate.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides skills and knowledge building on the Foundations of Legal Knowledge in Level 4 and 5. It expands skills and knowledge into areas where specialisation may be appropriate to a planned career path.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and 5 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move through Level 6.

LAWS6021: Healthcare Law and Ethics

• Terms Taught: Michaelmas
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to:

• To foster knowledge and understanding of the basic principles of health care law and ethics.
• To use relevant legal and ethical theories to explore and analyse medico-legal developments.
• To develop an understanding of, and to explore and analyse, legal and ethical dilemmas and controversies within health care law.
• To develop an understanding of the social, economic, political and ethical context in which health care is practised.
• To appreciate, question, and consider the impact of legal rules and ethics on health care practice.
• To develop the ability to identify and correctly apply the law and ethical principles and theories to hypothetical situations in an effective manner.
• To cultivate the ability and willingness to adopt a critical perspective with regard to legal rules, ethical principles, and health care practices.
• To further develop your critical legal thinking and to develop your critical ethical thinking.
• To further develop your ability to undertake independent research, and to apply your findings to health care law and ethics scenarios.
• To further enhance your ability to construct and support a coherent and consistent argument – both when speaking and writing.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal and ethical sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of complex legal and ethical health care issues.
2. Apply legal and ethical knowledge to health care law problem scenarios, identify a range of outcomes supported by legal authority, and make critical judgement on the merits of arguments.
3. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of the law of the relevant jurisdiction.
4. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal and ethical sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties, ambiguities, the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of health care law and ethics, and show understanding of individual, regional, national and global contexts.
6. Develop employability skills, awareness of career opportunities, and the future direction of the legal profession, and reflect on ethics and integrity and the underlying values within law and wider society.
7. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

In the Healthcare Law and Ethics module, students will be introduced to the framework and key principles underpinning health care law and ethics. They will then build on their understanding of these foundational issues through exploring specific and complex areas of health care law and practice, from medico-legal and ethical perspectives. The chosen areas will reflect the continual developing nature of health care and ethical practice and will be contemporarily relevant. Students will thus develop their legal and ethical knowledge and skills of critical analysis in areas which continue to grow in significance, including life and death.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides skills and knowledge building on the Foundations of Legal Knowledge in Level 4 and 5. It expands skills and knowledge into areas where specialisation may be appropriate to a planned career path.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and 5 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move through Level 6.

LAWS6022: Human Rights, Mass Atrocities and Transitional Justice

• Terms Taught: Lent/Summer
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

The module begins with a refresher on the basic principlesm then qssesses the legal, practical, political and moral issues involved in using national and international criminal courts and tribunals, truth commissions and other techniques of ‘transitional justice’ to pursue accountability for war crimes and mass atrocities committed by repressive regimes. A key theme of this part of the module is that such measures potentially cause an interference with contemporary human rights law. This can be seen in relation to allegedly retroactive prosecutions, amnesties, political restrictions on the rights of members of a former regime, and on issues to do with the restitution of property. We will examine the legacy of Nazi Germany, the central and southern American dictatorships, apartheid South Africa, communism in Europe up to 1989, and the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s.It will draw together disparate materials in law, politics, history and criminology to provide a critical window on how the very worst violations of human rights have been addressed.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of complex legal issues.
2. Apply legal knowledge to problem scenarios, identify a range of outcomes supported by legal authority, and make critical judgement on the merits of arguments.
3. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of the law of the relevant jurisdiction.
4. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information.
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties, ambiguities, the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law, and show understanding of individual, regional, national and global contexts.
6. Develop employability skills, awareness of career opportunities, and the future direction of the legal profession, and reflect on ethics and integrity and the underlying values within law and wider society.
7. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

This module assesses human rights, the law of armed conflicts and international criminal law. This includes the legal, practical, political and moral issues involved in using national and international criminal courts, truth commissions and other techniques of ‘transitional justice’ to pursue accountability for mass atrocities and war crimes committed by repressive regimes. This includes the legacy of Nazi Germany, the central and southern American dictatorships, apartheid South Africa, communism in Europe up to 1989, and the Balkan conflicts of the 1990s. It will integrate law, politics, history and criminology to provide a critical window on how the very worst violations of human rights have been addressed.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides skills and knowledge building on the Foundations of Legal Knowledge in Level 4 and 5. It expands skills and knowledge into areas where specialisation may be appropriate to a planned career path.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and 5 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move through Level 6.

LAWS6024: Sex Crimes and Sexual Offending

• Terms Taught: Lent/Summer
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: At least two semesters of study in law

Course Description

This module aims to:

• Develop student understanding of the range and prevalence of sexual crimes and sexual offending behaviours.
• Critically consider how the law in England and Wales governs crimes of a sexual nature, and how the law has developed within its social and historical context.
• Critically examine how the criminal justice system and its agents deal with sex crimes, its offenders and victims through, for example, support and punishment.
• Develop student’s skills in relation to critical analysis and evaluation of the law and legal sources, as well as their confidence in discussing and debating complex and sensitive issues.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify, locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from a number of primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value and achieve knowledge and understanding of complex legal issues in relation to sexual offences.
2. Demonstrate a range of techniques for conducting legal research and demonstrate legal skills to reach an understanding of the law surrounding sexual offences in England and Wales.
3. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and explain legal information in relation to sexual offences.
4. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties, ambiguities, the limits of knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law in relation to sexual offences, and show understanding of individual, regional, national and global contexts.
5. To engage with digital technology and communicate independently, effectively, appropriately presenting knowledge, information, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.

Outline Syllabus

This module,?Sex Crimes and Sexual Offending,?introduces you to a range of sex crimes and forms of sexual offending as defined by the law in England and Wales. The module will cover a number of key areas, including:

• The types of sex crimes governed by the law in England and Wales and the wider social context which may explain why some sex crimes are defined by law and how new crimes emerge as the social context changes;
• The extent of sexual offending,?how sex crimes are committed, and who the perpetrators and victims are?
• How sex crimes are dealt with by the criminal justice system, including the experiences of victims who engage with the criminal justice system.

Assessment Proportions

This module provides skills and knowledge building on the Foundations of Legal Knowledge in Level 4 and 5. It expands skills and knowledge into areas where specialisation may be appropriate to a planned career path.

Assessment is designed to build on the core skills in Level 4 and 5 and align with the further skills and knowledge in the module and to advance student achievement as they move through Level 6.

LAWS7002: International Business Law and Institutions

• Terms Taught: Lent
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: Must have completed 3 years undergraduate study in Law or related subject

Course Description

We live in a world in which an increasing proportion of commercial activity is conducted across national borders. This module examines the legal frameworks, institutional structures, and regulatory actors that shape and govern international business activity. The module focuses on how law operates at the international level to facilitate, regulate, and sometimes constrain cross-border trade and investment.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify and locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value based on relevant legal theory and methods.
2. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and critique complex legal information.
3. Conduct independent research and produce clear legal writing discussing complex issues and displaying knowledge and a practical understanding of techniques of research.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of complex legal issues - in particular the roles and functions of key areas of international business law in the development, implementation, and enforcement of established business norms and standards - make critical judgement on the merits of related arguments, and present critical analysis supported by legal authority.
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties and ambiguities in knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law and show understanding of the different contexts in which the law applies and its impact on wider society.
6. Engage with digital technology and communicate independently and effectively, appropriately presenting complex knowledge, information, analysis, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.
7. Critically analyse the legal and institutional frameworks of international business law in the context of contemporary global challenges.

Outline Syllabus

A central theme of the module is the role of international economic institutions, with particular emphasis on the World Trade Organization (WTO). Students explore the legal foundations, objectives, and decision-making processes of the WTO, as well as its core agreements governing trade in goods, services, and intellectual property. Key substantive areas include principles such as non-discrimination, market access, transparency, and exceptions to trade obligations, alongside an examination of the WTO dispute settlement system and its practical significance for states and businesses. Beyond the WTO, the module situates international business law within a broader institutional and regulatory landscape. Topics may include the interaction between international trade law and regional trade agreements, the role of international financial and development institutions, and the influence of soft law, standards, and regulatory cooperation in global markets. The module also addresses the tensions between trade liberalisation and competing policy objectives, such as environmental protection, public health, labour standards, and economic development. Throughout the module, students are encouraged to engage critically with the effectiveness, legitimacy, and future direction of international business regulation. By combining doctrinal analysis with institutional and policy perspectives, the module provides students with an advanced understanding of how international business law operates in practice and how legal and institutional choices shape the global economy.

Assessment Proportions

• 100% Coursework, ~4000 words

LAWS7003: Corporations in International Business Law

• Terms Taught: Michaelmas
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: Must have completed 3 years undergraduate study in Law or related subject

Course Description

This module aims to provide a critical understanding of the legal frameworks governing corporations within a globalised economy, specifically examining the UK’s role as a jurisdiction for international business. It enables students to analyse the tension between national regulation and global commerce, interrogating the view of corporate law as a strategic service. By exploring core themes such as corporate personality, share capital maintenance, and market abuse, the module equips students to evaluate the effectiveness of UK and EU regulations regarding takeovers, directors’ duties, and shareholder protection. Ultimately, the module develops the analytical tools necessary to navigate the complexities of overseas company regulation and the legal accountabilities inherent in international company groups.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify and locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value based on relevant legal theory and methods.?
2. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and critique complex legal information.?
3. Conduct independent research and produce clear legal writing discussing complex issues in corporations and international business and displaying knowledge and a practical understanding of techniques of research.?
4. Demonstrate an understanding of complex legal issues - in particular the roles and functions of key areas of corporations and international business in the development, implementation, and enforcement of established business norms and standards - make critical judgement on the merits of related arguments, and present critical analysis supported by legal authority.??
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties and ambiguities in knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of corporate law and show understanding of the different contexts in which the law applies and its impact on wider society.?
6. Engage with digital technology and communicate independently and effectively, appropriately presenting complex knowledge, information, analysis, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.?
7. Critically analyse?the legal and institutional frameworks of international, supranational and national corporate law in the context of contemporary global challenges.?

Outline Syllabus

This module provides a comprehensive exploration of corporate law through the lens of a globalised economy, challenging students to view national corporate frameworks as strategic services utilised by international businesses. By interrogating the perspective that the corporation is a flexible vehicle for global commerce, the syllabus encourages a critical assessment of the pros and cons of international business standards. Indicatively, the curriculum begins with foundational concepts of corporate personality and the complexities of company groups, moving into the financial mechanics of share capital maintenance and the legalities of company contracts. A significant portion of the module is dedicated to the regulatory landscape, specifically the UK regulation of overseas companies and the rigorous standards of directors' duties and liability. These topics are analysed through a comparative lens, measuring UK legal strengths and weaknesses against international benchmarks. Further depth is provided through the study of topics such as market integrity, covering takeover regulation across UK and EU jurisdictions, as well as the prevention of insider dealing and market abuse. The module concludes by examining the vital role of shareholder protection in maintaining investor confidence.

Assessment Proportions

• 100% Coursework, ~4000 words

LAWS7004: International Human Rights Law

• Terms Taught: Lent
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: Must have completed 3 years undergraduate study in Law or related subject

Course Description

This module aims to provide students with a critical and philosophically informed understanding of the foundations, structures, and contested purposes of international human rights law. It introduces the institutions, treaties, and doctrinal principles that govern the global human rights framework while encouraging students to interrogate the ethical commitments, political choices, and interpretive practices that shape the system in theory and in action. Through engagement with thematic and case-based inquiries - ranging from socio-economic rights and discrimination to the rights of marginalised groups and even possible rights for non-humans - students will analyse how human rights norms emerge, evolve, and operate across diverse contexts. By the end of the module, students will be equipped to evaluate the legitimacy, limits, and transformative potential of human rights law and to construct independent, critically grounded arguments about its future directions.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify and locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value based on relevant legal theory and methods.
2. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and critique complex legal information.
3. Conduct independent research and produce clear legal writing discussing complex issues in internation human rights law and displaying knowledge and a practical understanding of techniques of research.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of complex legal issues - in particular the roles and functions of key international governance institutions in the development, implementation, and enforcement of international legal norms and human rights standards - make critical judgement on the merits of related arguments, and present critical analysis supported by legal authority.
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties and ambiguities in knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law and show understanding of the different contexts in which the law applies and its impact on wider society.
6. Engage with digital technology and communicate independently and effectively, appropriately presenting complex knowledge, information, analysis, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.
7. Critically analyse?the legal and institutional frameworks of Human Rights in the context of contemporary global challenges.

Outline Syllabus

This module explores the foundations, structures, and evolving challenges of international human rights law through a series of thematic and philosophical questions. It begins by asking what “human rights” are, how they are justified, and whether they can be understood as universal ethical claims or as historically contingent legal constructs. Students examine the architecture of the UN human rights system, considering how monitoring bodies, treaty mechanisms, and political organs interact, and how effective these mechanisms are in addressing global human rights concerns. The module then investigates the core human rights treaties and the interpretive practices that give them meaning. Questions concerning the authority of treaty bodies, the legitimacy of dynamic interpretation, and the tensions between state sovereignty and individual protection are central themes. Students explore the doctrine of progressive realisation in economic, social, and cultural rights, analysing how obligations operate in practice and how poverty, food security, and access to medicines reveal structural inequalities in the global order. Customary human rights law prompts deeper inquiry into how norms emerge and whether widespread practice truly reflects universal commitment or political convenience. Thematic units on women’s rights and racial discrimination interrogate the capacity of international law to challenge entrenched power hierarchies and to respond to intersectional harms. A dedicated case study - examining poverty, food, and pharmaceutical regulation - allows students to apply normative and doctrinal tools to real-world injustices. The module also explores the structure and principles of the European Court of Human Rights. Finally, students engage with foundational philosophical questions, including what it means to have a right and whether rights can extend to non-human entities. Indicative Topics

• Introduction: What are human rights?
• UN human rights system
• Core human rights treaties
• Interpretation of human rights treaties
• Progressive realisation and ESCRs
• Customary human rights law
• Rights of women
• Racial discrimination
• Case study: Poverty, food, and pharmaceuticals
• ECHR structure and principles
• Conceptual debates: how to think about “human rights”?
• Human rights for non-humans?

Assessment Proportions

• 100% Coursework, ~4000 words

LAWS7005: International Law

• Terms Taught: Michaelmas
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: Must have completed 3 years undergraduate study in Law or related subject

Course Description

This module aims to provide students with a rigorous introduction to the nature, structure, and workings of public international law while equipping them to think critically about its role in shaping global affairs. Through engagement with foundational doctrines and contemporary debates, the module seeks to develop students’ ability to understand how international legal rules are created, interpreted, and contested; to evaluate their effectiveness and legitimacy in practice; and to interrogate the relationship between law, power, and global governance. By the end, students will be able to analyse complex international law issues and make independent arguments on key controversies.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify and locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value based on relevant legal theory and methods.?
2. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and critique complex legal information.?
3. Conduct independent research and produce clear legal writing discussing complex issues in international law and displaying knowledge and a practical understanding of techniques of research.?
4. Demonstrate an understanding of complex legal issues - in particular the roles and functions of key international governance institutions in the development, implementation, and enforcement of international legal norms and human rights standards - make critical judgement on the merits of related arguments, and present critical analysis supported by legal authority.??
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties and ambiguities in knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law and show understanding of the different contexts in which the law applies and its impact on wider society.?
6. Engage with digital technology and communicate independently and effectively, appropriately presenting complex knowledge, information, analysis, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.?
7. Critically analyse?the legal and institutional frameworks of International Law in the context of contemporary global challenges.??

Outline Syllabus

This module begins by asking what international law is and how authority is generated within a decentralised global system. Students examine the sources of international law and consider how treaties, custom, and general principles interact, raising questions about legitimacy and consent. The module then turns to the international legal order’s principal actors. Through analysis of statehood and recognition, students consider what it means to be a state and how contested entities complicate traditional frameworks. Questions surrounding the acquisition of territory and sovereign title illuminate historical patterns of colonial domination and their contemporary implications. The role of the United Nations is examined as a central institutional mechanism: students assess its legal powers, structural limits, and the political realities that shape its decision-making. Jurisdiction and immunities prompt inquiry into how far state power extends and when it is constrained. The law of state responsibility further raises issues of attribution, reparations, and accountability for internationally wrongful acts. The second half of the module addresses specialised regimes through critical thematic questions: What restrains states from using force, and how effective is the jus ad bellum framework? How do the laws of war seek to humanise armed conflict, and where do they fall short? What role does international criminal law play in enforcing global norms, and with what limitations? How does international environmental law respond to collective ecological crises? Finally, emerging challenges in cyber operations prompt students to consider how international law adapts to new technologies. Indicative Topics

• Introduction
• Sources
• United Nations
• Statehood
• Title to territory
• Jurisdiction/ Immunities
• State Responsibility
• Use of Force – jus ad bellum
• Laws of War – jus in bello
• International criminal law
• International Environmental Law
• Cyber International Law

Assessment Proportions

• 100% Coursework, ~4000 words

LAWS7011: Corporate Governance

• Terms Taught: Michaelmas
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: Must have completed 3 years undergraduate study in Law or related subject

Course Description

The governance of companies and its regulation by law is of great public, political and academic interest. This module introduces and explores in depth the main areas of law relating to the legal regulation of corporate governance. By engaging with key theories of corporate governance and contemporary governance practices, the module provides critical insight into the current legal framework governing corporate decision-making, accountability and control, as well as the academic, regulatory and policy debates shaping its development.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify and locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value based on relevant legal theory and methods.?
2. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and critique complex legal information.?
3. Conduct independent research and produce clear legal writing discussing complex issues in corporate governance and displaying knowledge and a practical understanding of techniques of research.?
4. Demonstrate an understanding of complex legal issues - in particular the roles and functions of key areas of corporate governance and securities law in the UK and the EU in the development, implementation, and enforcement of established business norms and standards - make critical judgement on the merits of related arguments, and present critical analysis supported by legal authority.??
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties and ambiguities in knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of corporate law and show understanding of the different contexts in which the law applies and its impact on wider society.?
6. Engage with digital technology and communicate independently and effectively, appropriately presenting complex knowledge, information, analysis, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.?
7. Critically analyse?the legal and institutional frameworks of international, supranational and national corporate law in the context of contemporary global challenges.?

Outline Syllabus

The module provides an advanced examination of the legal regulation of corporate governance, with primary emphasis on the UK and EU frameworks. It explores how corporate governance is structured, regulated and contested within these jurisdictions, while drawing on selective comparative insights from the United States (in particular Delaware and relevant federal law), Germany and other jurisdictions where appropriate. The comparative dimension is used to illuminate alternative regulatory choices and to situate UK and EU approaches within broader global debates on corporate governance reform. A core theme of the module is the nature of the company as a legal and economic institution. The module examines competing conceptions of the company and the corporate objective, including shareholder primacy, stakeholder-oriented models and broader public interest approaches, and considers how these theoretical perspectives influence the design and interpretation of corporate governance rules. Building on this foundation, the module analyses the regulation of corporate purpose and directors’ duties, including the extent to which directors are required or permitted to take into account non-shareholder interests. The role, composition and accountability of the board of directors forms a central focus. Topics include board structure, the allocation of decision-making power within companies, board diversity and independence, and the legal and regulatory mechanisms used to promote effective oversight. The module also addresses executive remuneration, examining its regulation through company law, soft-law governance codes and shareholder voting rights, as well as the ongoing policy debates surrounding pay, incentives and inequality. Further themes include shareholder activism and stewardship, the evolving role of institutional investors, and the extent to which corporate governance frameworks can accommodate stakeholder interests, corporate social responsibility and sustainability objectives. Throughout the module, students are encouraged to engage critically with contemporary regulatory reforms, case law and policy developments shaping the future direction of corporate governance.

Assessment Proportions

• 100% Coursework, ~4000 words

LAWS7013: Environmental Law

• Terms Taught: Michaelmas
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: Must have completed 3 years undergraduate study in Law or related subject

Course Description

This module aims to examine the laws that protect the environment in England and Wales and across other jurisdictions through international environmental law principles and policies. Students will develop an understanding of Environmental Law, its principles, and historic and contemporary challenges. The topics will provide students with a contemporary and contextual knowledge of key environmental regimes that apply in England and Wales by drawing on a number of national case studies. Wider context and theory allows students to contextualise these problems in the international law framework. Students will be able to identify and engage with key issues in Environmental Law and build skills of group working, independent research, presentation, the ability to critically engage with environmental law literature, and apply knowledge and solutions to practical environmental law problem scenarios. The module also aims to develop written communication skills which will allow students to clearly express their arguments and develop the ability to engage with critical analysis and critical thinking.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify and locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value based on relevant legal theory and methods.?
2. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and critique complex legal information.?
3. Conduct independent research and produce clear legal writing discussing complex issues in environmental law and displaying knowledge and a practical understanding of techniques of research.?
4. Demonstrate an understanding of complex legal issues - in particular the roles and functions of key environmental law institutions in the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental legal norms - make critical judgement on the merits of related arguments, and present critical analysis supported by legal authority.??
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties and ambiguities in knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law and show understanding of the different contexts in which the law applies and its impact on wider society.?
6. Engage with digital technology and communicate independently and effectively, appropriately presenting complex knowledge, information, analysis, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.?
7. Critically analyse?the legal and institutional frameworks of Environmental Law in the context of contemporary global challenges.??

Outline Syllabus

Our world is facing an ever-increasing number of global environmental challenges. This engaging module examines the national and international legal response to those challenges. The module will explore the socio-economic, political and scientific implications of environmental problems. In doing do so, the module invites students to assess the impact of those implications on law and policy-making. The module focuses on a number of contemporary environmental problems including climate change, water pollution, development, and the protection of wildlife and landscapes. Students will assess the strengths and inadequacies of the law in regulating each of these issues.

Assessment Proportions

• 100% Coursework, ~4000 words

LAWS7017: International Commercial Disputes

• Terms Taught: Michaelmas
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: Must have completed 3 years undergraduate study in Law or related subject

Course Description

This module aims to provide students with knowledge and understanding of International Commercial Disputes - also known as the commercial conflict of laws or private international law. This law has three key elements: (i) where should the case be heard??(ii) what law should be applied? (iii) should a court, where requested to do so, give effect to judgments made by the courts of other countries? The ever-increasing internationalisation of commercial and corporate law necessitates the systematic study of this crucial area of the law.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify and locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value based on relevant legal theory and methods.
2. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and critique complex legal information.
3. Conduct independent research and produce clear legal writing discussing complex issues in international disputes and displaying knowledge and a practical understanding of techniques of research.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of complex legal issues - in particular the roles and functions of key areas of commercial law in addressing commercial disputes - make critical judgement on the merits of related arguments, and present critical analysis supported by legal authority.
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties and ambiguities in knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law and show understanding of the different contexts in which the law applies and its impact on wider society.
6. Engage with digital technology and communicate independently and effectively, appropriately presenting complex knowledge, information, analysis, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.
7. Critically analyse the legal and institutional frameworks of international, supranational and national commercial and corporate law in the context of contemporary global challenges.

Outline Syllabus

International Commercial Disputes - also known as the commercial conflict of laws or private international law - is the discipline of law concerned with cross border private law cases: for example, litigation arising from a transnational commercial contract, or a tort claim arising out of an environmental disaster abroad. Three central questions arise when cross border civil and commercial matters are brought before English courts: Jurisdiction (will an English court or a foreign court hear the case?), choice of law (should the court apply its own law or that of a foreign country?), and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments. In addition to the rules made by individual legal systems, international conventions, and regional legal instruments are relevant legal sources that seek to harmonise how such issues are resolved. Topics covered may include:

• Fundamental concepts.
• Connecting Factors: Personal connecting factors and comparison with nationality.
• Jurisdiction in civil and commercial matters.
• Recognition & enforcement of foreign judgments and decrees.
• Choice of law in contract.
• Choice of law in tort.
• Comparative private international law.

Assessment Proportions

• 100% Coursework, ~4000 words

LAWS7018: Insolvency Law

• Terms Taught: Lent
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: Must have completed 3 years undergraduate study in Law or related subject

Course Description

This module aims to examine the notion, principles and application of corporate insolvency law, with a particular focus on rescue procedures and modern debt restructuring practice.?

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify and locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value based on relevant legal theory and methods.?
2. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and critique complex legal information.?
3. Conduct independent research and produce clear legal writing discussing complex issues insolvency law and displaying knowledge and a practical understanding of techniques of research.?
4. Demonstrate an understanding of complex legal issues - in particular the roles and functions of key areas of insolvency law in the development, implementation, and enforcement of established business norms and standards - make critical judgement on the merits of related arguments, and present critical analysis supported by legal authority.??
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties and ambiguities in knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law and show understanding of the different contexts in which insolvency law applies and its impact on wider society.?
6. Engage with digital technology and communicate independently and effectively, appropriately presenting complex knowledge, information, analysis, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.?
7. Critically analyse?the legal and institutional frameworks of international, supranational and national insolvency law in the context of contemporary global challenges.?

Outline Syllabus

This module is a rare opportunity to study an issue of growing social and commercial importance: insolvency. Students will take an in-depth look at the fundamentals of insolvency law in the UK, including modern corporate restructuring practice. At the heart of this popular module is a critical appraisal of the current UK insolvency institutions and insolvency law. You will see insolvency as a pervasive issue in business transactions, tracking the role it plays over the lifespan of a company from incorporation to trading to ultimate insolvency. Students enrolled in the module will understand the links between companies and viable economies and you will be in a position to recommend much-needed reforms.

Assessment Proportions

• 100% Coursework, ~4000 words

LAWS7022: Intellectual Property Law

• Terms Taught: Lent
• US Credits: 5
• ECTS Credits: 10
• Pre-requisites: Must have completed 3 years undergraduate study in Law or related subject

Course Description

Please contact the module convenor for information about module aims.

Educational Aims

Upon successful completion of this module students will be able to…

1. Identify and locate, retrieve, and synthesise information from primary and secondary legal sources and appreciate their value based on relevant legal theory and methods.?
2. Analyse, evaluate, and interpret legal sources and demonstrate appropriate legal citation, reasoning skills and use of terminology to convey and critique complex legal information.?
3. Conduct independent research and produce clear legal writing discussing complex issues in intellectual property law and displaying knowledge and a practical understanding of techniques of research.?
4. Demonstrate an understanding of complex legal issues – in particular the role of and functions of key areas of intellectual property law – make critical judgement on the merits of related arguments, and present critical analysis supported by legal authority.?
5. Exhibit awareness of the inherent uncertainties and ambiguities in knowledge and their effect on understanding and application of the law and show understanding of the different contexts in which the law applies and its impact on wider society.?
6. Engage with digital technology and communicate independently and effectively, appropriately presenting complex knowledge, information, analysis, or data in a way that is comprehensible to others.?
7. Critically analyse?the legal and institutional frameworks of international, supranational and national commercial and corporate law in the context of contemporary global challenges.

Outline Syllabus

Intellectual Property Legal Frameworks The first section of the Modules focuses on doctrinal understanding of the main international Legal Frameworks which govern Intellectual Property rights. Namely, Copyright, Patent and Trademarks. Culture and Intellectual Property The second section of the Module expands discussion out to broader areas iof interest in the management and develop of Intellectual property in wider social and cultural contexts. This includes Intangible Cultural Heritage, Galleries, Libraries, and Museums (GLAM), and Artists, Creators, AI, and Intellectual Property. New Technology and Intellectual Property The final section of the module takes discussion into the impact of new technology on intellectual property and intellectual property law.

Assessment Proportions

• 100% Coursework, ~4000 words