LL106
Public Law
This information is for the 2017/18 session.
Teacher responsible
Dr Jo Murkens
Additional Teachers: Professor Martin Loughlin, Dr Thomas Poole, Dr Andrew Scott, and Professor Conor Gearty.
Availability
This course is compulsory on the BA in Anthropology and Law and LLB in Laws. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit and to General Course students.
Course content
The course covers: the conceptual framework of public law; central government and the executive; parliament; multi-layered government (the European Union, devolution and local government); judicial review; and civil liberties and human rights.
Teaching
20 hours of lectures and 9 hours of classes in the MT. 20 hours of lectures and 10 hours of classes in the LT. 1 hour of classes in the ST.
Formative coursework
Students will be expected to produce 1 essay in the MT and 1 essay in the LT.
Other assignments will be set by the class tutor, as required.
Indicative reading
Basic texts: Martin Loughlin, The British Constitution: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2013); A. Le Sueur, M. Sunkin & J. Murkens, Public Law: Text, Cases, and Materials (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 3rd edn, 2016).
Assessment
Exam (100%, duration: 3 hours, reading time: 15 minutes) in the main exam period.
Key facts
Department: Law
Total students 2016/17: 209
Average class size 2016/17: 12
Capped 2016/17: No
Value: One Unit
PDAM skills
- Communication
- Specialist skills
Course survey results
(2014/15 - 2016/17 combined)
1 = "best" score, 5 = "worst" scoreThe scores below are average responses.
Response rate: 55%
Question |
Average | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Reading list (Q2.1) |
2 | ||||||
Materials (Q2.3) |
2 | ||||||
Course satisfied (Q2.4) |
1.9 | ||||||
Lectures (Q2.5) |
2.3 | ||||||
Integration (Q2.6) |
1.9 | ||||||
Contact (Q2.7) |
2.1 | ||||||
Feedback (Q2.8) |
2 | ||||||
Recommend (Q2.9) |
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