Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

LJMU Partner Taught

Learning Methods

Lecture
Workshop

Module Offerings

5109LAWSL-JAN-PAR

Aims

1. To provide students with an understanding and critical awareness of the law relating to the vulnerable person. 2. To provide both a doctrinal and social and legal approach encouraging students to think about law in its wider context. 3. To critically examine conflicting policies and laws affecting the vulnerable person with a particular focus on mental health anti-social behaviour and social housing. 4. To build upon the knowledge of criminal and public law developed as a result of having completed the core modules ‘Criminal Law’ and “Public Law” at Level 4.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:The below is an indicative syllabus of the course, which will dynamically adapt to topical issues for discussion on law and the vulnerable person in society. The following may be covered: Contextual overview of issues relating to the relationship between vulnerability and the law. Mental Health and Detention Rights, Responsibilities and Behaviour in Social Housing Safeguards and Dispute Resolution The course may include topics of special interests such as: Sex Trafficking Refugees Education Law The Elderly Client
Module Overview:
This option offers you an insight into the mind of the perpetrator and victim of antisocial behaviour. It explores conflicting policies and practices of those agencies of the State who aim to include the vulnerable, but also exclude them because of their behaviour and/or disabilities. It relates these issues to other areas of law including Community Care and Education Law.
Additional Information:This option offers you an insight into the mind of the perpetrator and victim of antisocial behaviour. It explores conflicting policies and practices of those agencies of the State who aim to include the vulnerable, but also exclude them because of their behaviour and/or disabilities. It relates these issues to other areas of law including Community Care and Education Law. L&VP should be of particular interest to anyone with an interest in social welfare. It also provides a background for related subjects on the Legal Practice Course (LPC) at JMU, for those interested in becoming a solicitor and continuing their studies here.

Assessments

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