Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Law

Learning Methods

Lecture
Seminar
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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.
Additional Information:The module considers law in the context of family and children.

Assessments

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