module
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3185: International Family Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 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:
- Jurisdiction under international instruments relating to international family law
- Jurisdiction of English courts under the traditional rules of private international law
- Stays of English proceedings
- Restraining foreign proceedings
- Conflict of laws rules
- Proof of foreign law
- Exclusion of foreign law
- Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments under international instruments relating to international family law
- Recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments under the traditional rules of private international law
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 124 | 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 | 20 | 10 x 2 hour lectures |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 6 | 4 x 1.5 hour workshops |
| Guided independent study | 60 | Individual reading and lecture preparation |
| Guided independent study | 19 | Workshop preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | 40 | Assessment preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | 5 | Formative preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Online databases including, among others: Cambridge Core , HeinOnline , JSTOR , Lexis Library , Oxford Legal Research Library , Oxford Reference Online , Oxford Scholarship Online , Taylor & Francis Online , Westlaw UK