Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Law

Learning Methods

Lecture

Online

Seminar

Module Offerings

6301LAWLT-JAN-MTP

Aims

To provide a critical look a the contemporary debate in jurisprudence,

Learning Outcomes

1.
Critically analyse contemporary legal issues from the standpoint of jurisprudence
2.
Identify the major schools of thought in jurisprudence and the differences and debates between them
3.
Understand the nature and functions of law and the concept of a legal system as perceived by the major schools of jurisprudence and the nexus between law and morality

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Natural Law and Morality, Legal Positivism, Legal Realism, Law and Social Theory, Theories of Justice, Rights, Legal Obedience, Critical Legal Theory and Feminist Legal Theory
Module Overview:
This module provides a critical look at the contemporary debates in jurisprudence. You will look at the historical and contemporary issues in jurisprudence and legal theory and learn to identify and understand the major schools of thought and the differences and debates between them.
Additional Information:Module looks at historical and contemporary issues in jurisprudence and legal theory.

Assessments

Essay