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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW2035B: Constitutional and Administrative Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2023/4 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- The nature of constitutions and the purposes of constitutionalism;
- The constitution of the United Kingdom: institutions; legal and non-legal rules underlying principles: parliamentary sovereignty, the rule of law and separation of powers;
- The impact of European law on parliamentary sovereignty and the constitution of the United Kingdom;
- The impact of devolution on the constitution of the United Kingdom;
- The Human Rights Act 1998, ECHR and the protection of rights and freedoms within the United Kingdom;
- Judicial review of administrative action; and
- Where appropriate comparisons with similar legal systems law based on the Westminster constitutional paradigm (e.g. Canada, New Zealand and Australia).
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | 245 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activities | 55 | 22 x 2.5 hour Seminars |
| Guided independent study | 151 | Individual reading and seminars preparation |
| Guided independent study | 94 | Assessment preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
https://vle.exeter.ac.uk/course/view.php?id=1261
Other Learning Resources
You are expected to keep up to date with topical events. This is best done by reading newspapers such as The Times or The Independent. Tabloid newspapers are not suitable.
You may also find recent and current editions of specialist journals, such as Public Lawand Modern Law Review, which are available in the Law Library (physical and electronic), useful for this purpose.