LLB Law (for Brickfields Asia College only)

LAW2015: The Law of Torts

This module introduces you to tort law, which is concerned with non-contractual civil wrongs. In this area, the law imposes duties and standards of conduct, breach of which will permit an action for damages or some other remedy. The module examines negligence, as the most widely pleaded tort, and the torts of trespass to the person, torts against land, defamation and breach of privacy.

The aim of this module is to develop your understanding of the law of torts, including the different types of tort and their responsibility bases, the kinds of damage for which it permits a remedy and those for which it does not offer a remedy. Consideration will be given to the aims of tort law and some assessment made of its efficacy in achieving those aims.

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LAW2017: Land Law

Land Law covers matters of fundamental importance to our society: the ownership of land and property, property rights and related obligations. In this module, you will study in depth the fundamental principles of land law, focussing in particular on key rights that exist in relation to land. You will develop an understanding of the principles underpinning land law and scrutinise how these principles have changed over time and how they have been shaped by society. In addition, you will study the formal and informal methods of acquiring rights over land, and the circumstances in which the burden of such rights will impact third parties.

This module aims to provide you with an in depth understanding of the definition, acquisition and transfer of rights over land. In this module you will be required to study primary legal sources and will be encouraged to think critically about the law with reference to legal commentators. The module aims to encourage you to think differently about land, including how it is valued, exchanged and regulated.

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LAW2041: Equity and Trusts

This module will develop your understanding of the general principles of the law of Trusts, both in their own right and within the wider context of property law, and will do so by concentrating on selected topics which are studied in depth.

The aims of the module are for you:

To achieve a critical understanding of the general principles of the law of Trusts, both in their own right and within the wider context of property law, and to do so by concentrating on selected topics which are studied in depth.

To achieve flexibility in the study of Trusts law, and selectivity within the considerable amount of material, so that problems in Trusts law can be correctly identified and addressed succinctly and accurately with full legal authority.

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LAW2103: European Union Law

The European Union is one of the most successful international organisations ever created. For over almost half a century, the United Kingdom's membership of the EU has had a major impact on the English legal system and on numerous areas of public policy, ranging from trade and agriculture to education and internal security. Brexit transforms this long-standing relationship, but EU law will remain relevant for the foreseeable future. Much of EU law will continue to apply within the UK's domestic legal order in the form of retained law. While the UK will no longer be bound by new rules adopted by the EU, an understanding of these rules and the EU's legal order remains important, for the EU will not cease to be one of the major trading partners of the UK. More generally, studying the EU provides an excellent opportunity to explore a different legal system and the distinct legal and political dynamics it generates.

The aim of this module is to equip you with a detailed understanding of some of the key features of the European Union and its legal system. To this end, the module will introduce you to the institutional framework and decision-making processes of the EU, explore the sources of EU law and the core principles of the European legal order, and provide you with an overview of certain free movement provisions and introduce to you the latest development in such areas as digital markets.

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LAW2109: Competition Law

The aim of the module is to provide you with an advanced level of understanding of UK Competition Law, considering what its objectives are as well as how the current UK enforcement regime is functioning. In doing so, the module focuses on the UK Competition Act 1998. Particular attention will be paid on the work of the UK Competition and Market Authority and the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal. The specific issues concerning collective (opt-in or opt-out) redress proceedings will be taken account of as well. The module is appropriate for students studying law at undergraduate level (year 2 and 3 students).

The teaching and learning on the module will be research-enriched, considering the latest developments in the area. You will develop your ability to analyse primary materials, engaging with relevant secondary sources. This should enable you to construct balanced legal arguments and take an informed view whilst using a wide range of materials. The specific objectives of the course are:

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LAW2155: Jurisprudence

Jurisprudence means the theory or philosophy of law and involves reflecting on questions about what law is, what it is for, how it works and what it achieves in human societies. Building on your legal studies so far, this module will give you the opportunity to think and learn about these sorts of issues from a more abstract perspective, by developing your understanding of some of the most influential and exciting jurisprudential schools of thought, including natural law theory, positivism, Critical Legal Studies, postmodernism, and law and literature. The module will give you the chance to explore how these different schools of thought have sought to explain, for example, the origins and development of legal rules, law's relationship with justice, and the ways in which law reflects some societal or political perspectives while excluding others. In so doing, this module will also allow you to develop your skills of independent thought, critical analysis and theoretical argumentation.

This module aims to encourage you to reflect upon the relevance and significance of abstract, theoretical and philosophical ideas for your doctrinal legal studies. It will introduce you to theories about the nature, purposes and authority of law, enable you to develop your powers of analytical and critical thought and give you the opportunity to develop techniques of independent, abstract and systematic analysis.

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LAW2173: Supreme Court Studies

This module studies the UK Supreme Court as an institutional actor within the UK's legal system and in a global context. It is expected that this module will include some guest materials delivered by employees of the Court and that there may be an opportunity to visit the Court. You will explore legal controversies relating to the Court, examine how the Court reaches its decisions, analyse leading cases in depth, and assess how the Court's work relates to other courts around the world and to the work of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.

This module explores the UK Supreme Court's role as an institutional actor within the UK's legal system. Rather than providing an overview of a specific area of law, this module will use the Supreme Court's work as a lens through which you will explore contemporary legal issues (both general controversies such as judicial diversity and matters specific to the Court itself such as the socio-legal impact of specific decisions and the work of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in hearing appeals from certain Commonwealth nations) and to develop legal skills such as case analysis and argument.

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LAW2175: (European) Human Rights and Human Dignity

What is it that makes us who we are as human beings? What can be said to be unique and special about us as beings, and as individuals? How can the law recognize this? What fundamental concept lies at the heart of human rights law? In this module you will have the opportunity to address these questions by exploring the rise of the exciting and challenging legal concept of human dignity, which has been important in constitutional and human rights law across Europe for many years and first appeared in the UK common law some fifteen years ago in the wake of the Human Rights Act 1998. Human dignity now lies at the heart of a heated international discussion on its merits, risks and meanings in the field of law, and on the ways in which people’s interests can and should be respected and protected through human rights and constitutional law. This module will take you through some of the key stages of the construction of this new legal concept and engage you in discussing some of the key methodological and theoretical issues underpinning it. The module gives you the opportunity to learn about the latest international theoretical discussions on this subject, while focusing on some essential and challenging issues, such as the connections between dignity and autonomy, equality, integrity and human time. In addition, while it is not formally linked to the access to justice modules, this module provides a unique basis for them.

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LAW2191: European and UK Consumer Law

All of us are consumers. Most of us do not know our consumer rights. In this course, we will study consumer protection measures, which have been adopted in the UK due to the influence of EU law, e.g. consumer protection: against unfairness (misleading advertising; adhesion contracts); in popular consumer contracts (in the sale and travel sector); through performance standards (product safety and liability); and its enforcement (private, public, ADR, ODR). During seminars we will analyse the effectiveness of the adopted measures, partially through insights from behavioural economics. Therefore, this module is for students interested in interdisciplinary studies, various areas of private law (contract, tort) and EU law.

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LAW2192: Justice Policy and The Welfare State

The module ‘justice policy and the welfare state’ provides you with an opportunity to consider contemporary issues within the justice system in England and Wales and the lasting impact of austerity measures. Since the introduction of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO), criminal and civil legal aid in England and Wales has been provided under the shadow of austerity. The withdrawal of centralised state funding for legal aid has resulted in geographic disparities in access to justice, and the decline of the legal aid profession. This module provides you with the opportunity to engage with these issues of justice policy in England and Wales and encourages independent and critical thinking to evaluate existing evidence and develop recommendations for change. By the end of the module you will be able to evaluate a range of evidence, including government literature, academic research and reports by NGOs and the community sector to identify current policy issues and areas for improvement. You will understand how to conduct policy research and will be able to evaluate the types of evidence that are likely to effective in mobilising policy change.

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LAW2205: Law, Testimony and Trauma

This research-led module is designed to develop your understanding of the crucial connections between structural inequalities (such as racism, classism, sexism and ableism), trauma, and the law. It aims to provide you with the tools to analyse how legal responses to traumatic events can illuminate the ways in which the legal system shapes these structural inequalities. The module will also equip you with knowledge and understanding of trauma-informed legal practice and of how to evaluate the law from an interdisciplinary perspective by examining its relationship with other disciplines, such as psychology, sociology, and art. Assessment for the module consists of a portfolio of two literature reviews informed by research that you will conduct throughout the term.

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LAW2206: Alternative Dispute Resolution

The use of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) processes in the civil justice system has grown rapidly since the introduction of the Civil Procedure Rules 1998. This is because it is recognised that litigation is often expensive, slow and costly and there are advantages to litigants to consider other means by which to resolve disputes. This module will explore alternative methods to the adversarial legal system of resolving disputes within the civil justice system and in other wider contexts, as well as considering the use of ADR in other areas of the different justice systems. You will be introduced to the concepts and theories underpinning ADR, and to practical issues in using and applying dispute resolution methods both within and outside the courts.

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