Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Law
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Tutorial
Module Offerings
6302LAWAS-SEP-MTP
Aims
To provide students with the knowledge and critical understanding of the structure, sources and content of the law relating to family and children in England and Wales, the UK and international law and the fundamental legal and ethical doctrines which underpin it.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Identify the key legal and ethical issues in relation to family and child law, domestic and international.
2.
Critically analyse the impact of doctrinal, theological, policy and ethical issues upon child and family law.
3.
Synthesise and evaluate the arguments of key theories.
4.
Construct an argument supported by relevant authorities.
5.
Select key research issues and to identify relevant primary and secondary sources of information.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:Definitions of family and child
Marriage and civil partnership
Cohabitation
Divorce and dissolution
Domestic Violence
Child Protection
Parenthood
Family breakdown
Children's rights
Module Overview:
This module provides you with the knowledge and critical understanding of the structure, sources and content of the law relating to family and children in England and Wales, the UK and international law and the fundamental legal and ethical doctrines which underpin it.
This module provides you with the knowledge and critical understanding of the structure, sources and content of the law relating to family and children in England and Wales, the UK and international law and the fundamental legal and ethical doctrines which underpin it.
Additional Information:The module considers law in the context of family and children.
Assessments
Exam
Essay