COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

Course Code : LAW 101 & LAW 102

Course Title : English for Academic & Professional Purposes (EAPP) I – English for Academic & Professional Purposes (EAPP) II

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hr.Lecture per week, 1 (1Hr.) tutorial per week

Who may enrol : compulsory for Year I (Freshman) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : This course is designed as an introduction to advanced English language skills for academic and vocational purposes. It focuses on specific language skills required in understanding an academic research and writing a research paper. Such skills include locating and screening of relevant background information, skimming and detailed study of related literature, paraphrasing and summarizing, building up of academic vocabulary and structural repertoire, and oral presentation on a journal article. In this course, students are encouraged to further apply skills of critical thinking and opinion expression they have learned in General Academic English. EAPP I prepares students for EAPP II, an advanced study skills course to enhance students in English language communication skills required in further university legal studies and/or joining the workplace

The aims of this course are: On completion of the course, students should be able to

1. use English accurately, effectively and confidently in legal academic and professional settings;

2. apply summarizing and paraphrasing skills in the use of relevant authentic texts;

3. produce a referenced essay (with comparison and contrast of three secondary sources);

4. provide in-text citations and prepare a Reference list using the APA referencing style;

5. build academic vocabulary;

6. present the summary of a journal article

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Cambridge academic English student’s book – Upper intermediate. Hewings, M. (2012). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  2. English legal terminology – Legal concepts in language, (3rd edition), By Helen Gubby
  3. Legal Dictionaries English to English
  4. Introduction to English Legal Terminology
  5. English Legal & Court System Terminology
  6. Legal Translations
  7. English Legal Terminology in Practice (Case law)

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 103 and LAW 104 Course Title : FOUNDATIONS OF CYPRIOT AND ENGLISH LAW I and – – FOUNDATIONS OF CYPRIOT AND ENGLISH LAW II

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory for Year 1 (Freshman) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : The aim of this course is to give students a general overview of the key elements comprising the foundations of national law and introduce students to legal terminology informing common law, statute and legal process. The course will paint a broad picture of the scope of English and Cypriot law and allow students to locate specific subjects, doctrines and terminology within this broader picture.

Course content The course focuses on the basic subjects which comprise the foundations of Law and provides an explanation of their role and purpose as well as highlighting key concepts and institutional processes.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this course a student will be able to:

1. List the key functions of legal rules for any society

2. Describe the key legal foundations which comprise English and Cypriot law and explain and contrast key concepts and ideas which underpin the foundational subjects

3. Describe the purpose of the different parts of the English Law Rule Book and how they are related to national law

4. Demonstrate a basic legal vocabulary of public and private law concepts and principles relating to substantive law and legal process

TEACHING METHODS The course is delivered by means of lectures and seminars. The primary object of the lectures is to provide an outline of the subject matter and a framework for its understanding which students can use as a base for their independent study directed to the requirements of the seminars. The students build upon their understanding gained in the lecture session by reading specified cases, articles and appropriate textbooks in preparation for the seminars. The aims and learning outcomes of each individual seminar are clearly set out and students are encouraged to consider the short, self-help questions before taking the activities set for the group discussion. The seminars will be interactive and will incorporate a range of teaching and learning strategies including quizzes, debates, presentations, individual work, team work and other learning activities as appropriate.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. English and Cypriot Law: An Introduction
  2. The Function and Purpose of Legal Rules: An Introduction to Legal Technique
  3. The English Law Rule Book: Tools for Doing Jobs The Constitution Criminal Law Property Law Contract Law Tort Law
  4. The Vocabulary of Law: An A-Z of Key Ideas and Concepts
  5. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 105 & LAW 106

Course Title : Constitutional Law I & Constitutional Law II

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory for Year I (Freshman) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : Constitutional Law I is designed to introduce students to the constitutional system of government; assess the sources of the British constitution; to study the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government, and to show the limitations on the exercise of governmental powers. More specifically, this course aims to introduce students to the principles of constitutional law such as the rule of law; separation of powers; the royal prerogative; and parliamentary supremacy. Additionally, it seeks to evaluate the British constitutional system in particular to a level which satisfies professional requirements; to encourage independent and critical thought and analysis; to promote skills of group work; and to develop skills of independent reading and research.

After completion of the course students are expected to be able to: Assess the notion of the separation of powers and its importance in a modern liberal democratic state. Evaluate the concept of Rule of Law, its essence in the British constitutional order and the different interpretations attached to it. Explain the different sources of the UK Constitution, of much importance in light of its unwritten nature. General overview of the improvement in rights protection following the passing of the Human Rights Act in 1998. State the different institutions of government, including the roles undertaken by each. Analyze the similarities and fundamental differences between the UK and Northern & Southern Cyprus Constitutions. Appraise the public / private law dichotomy.

Course Content: 1. General introduction to Constitutional Law; Classification of Constitutions; Constitutionalism, 2. Sources of the British Constitution, 3. Separation of Powers , 4. Rule of Law , 5. Crown and the Royal Prerogative, 6. Parliamentary Supremacy , 7. EU legal order , 8. EU law and Parliamentary Supremacy,

Learning Activities and Teaching Methods: Interactive Lectures, Tutorials, Presentations, Role-Playing, Debates, Written Examinations, Assignments

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Constitutional & Administrative Law Hilaire Barnett Routledge 2016
  2. Constitutional and Administrative Law, 15th ed. A W Bradley and K D Ewing (ed.) Oxford University Press 2008
  3. Introduction to Cyprus Law, 2nd ed. Dennis Cambell (ed.), Yorkhill Law Publishing 2009
  4. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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Course Code : LAW 107

Course Title : Introduction to Northern & Southern Cyprus Legal Systems

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory for Year 1 (Freshman) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : This is an introductory course aimed at the student who is studying law for the first time. The course is designed to introduce the student to fundamental legal concepts, terms, processes and principles, and the manner in which law is created and administered. It focuses on the Western tradition (the common law and the civil law), but also includes discussions of other legal systems. The second aim of this course is to introduce the students to the key structures of Northern & Southern Cyprus Law, including both the Courts’ structure and the hierarchy of the rules of law. By the end of this course, students will be able to recognize the framework, within which the Northern & Southern Cyprus Law operates and understand the core principle of the rule of law as well as the separation amongst the functions, the legislative, executive and judicial powers.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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Course Code : LAW 108 & 109 Course Title : LEGAL RESEARCH AND REASONING SKILLS AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT I & – LEGAL RESEARCH AND REASONING SKILLS AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT II

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory for Year 1 (Freshman) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : This course aims to develop in students, skills relating to enhanced research and reasoning skills. It seeks to facilitate reflection on a student’s existing academic performance and identification of the skills development that needs to be done to improve performance. It aims to improve students’ ability to integrate these legal skills into their own work. The course will emphasise the importance of reasoning skills, both specifically in terms of improving assessment performance and more generally in liberal education and employability. It seeks to equip students with the tools necessary to identify weak reasoning and to produce sound arguments themselves. The course aims to guide students on advanced research techniques, demonstrate the benefit of a sound research strategy and equip students with the tools necessary to produce a coherent, comprehensive and useful piece of research.

COURSE CONTENT This course will consider:

employability • the importance of reasoning skills in academic programmes and beyond • the experience of undertaking research & identification of common defects in reasoning • the use of generic and legal research and reasoning tools to produce well-reasoned arguments or advice • the enhancement of legal writing skills • transferable study skills and personal academic development. • oral presentation of researched arguments that are well structured and well-reasoned.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this course a student will be able to: 1. Reflect on his or her experiences, successes and failures and identify areas for development. 2. Demonstrate a systematic understanding of the importance of reasoning skills in a variety of contexts. 3. Apply tools of both general and specifically legal reasoning to produce sound and well-reasoned conclusions, and to reflect on these reasoning processes. 4. Undertake systematic and comprehensive research by identifying and applying up to date case law, statute law, statutory instruments, regulations, rules, periodicals, digests and practitioner texts to the research problem. 5. Determine the scope and identify the objectives of the research. 6. Present the results of their investigation and research in a suitable format. 7. Demonstrate an understanding of employability requirements, job application processes and reflection on career options.

TEACHING METHODS : The course will utilise a variety of learning strategies designed to place the student at the centre of the learning process. The course will encourage student learning by participation and independent research as well as developing problem solving and analytical skills. The large group sessions will introduce students to key legal principles and underlying policy issues and identify problematic principles or concepts in a particular area of the law. Questions may be raised by the tutor and student questions are welcomed. A course handbook will be provided consisting of lecture outlines, workshop tasks and further recommended reading. Small group sessions will relate to the lecture programme and will develop in more detailed examination how the relevant general and legal skills operate in a specific context. These sessions will be interactive making use of case studies and discussion points to enhance the student’s ability to apply skills and investigate issues. Practical contextual exercises will then be utilised to emphasise the client based practical transactional elements, with the tutor acting as facilitator to guide students through the issues, difficulties and arguments and to develop the practical dimension of this skill.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Legal Skills Seventh Edition, by Emily Finch and Stefan Fafinski, Oxford University Press, ISBN: 9780198831273
  2. Legal Method, Skills and Reasoning 3 edition, by Sharon Hanson (Author), Publisher: Routledge;, ISBN-10: 041545851X , ISBN-13: 978-0415458511
  3. Using a Law Library: A Student’s Guide to Legal Research Skills 2nd Edition, by Peter Clinch, 
  4. Scroll down to read about some of the most popular subscription based e-resources, providing both case summaries and full reports. Or click on a specific source to jump to that section.

Lawtel UK

LexisNexis Butterworths

Westlaw UK

Lawtel UK is a web-based database which provides summaries of case reports and, in many instances, links to the full text of reports.

Visit Lawtel UK’s website.

LexisNexis Butterworths is a well established database covering legal information and news. Its coverage includes UK cases, in full text.

Visit LexisNexis Butterworths’ website.

Westlaw UK is a wide ranging legal information database which includes UK cases, many in full text. The case coverage in Westlaw UK is useful since it links you straightaway to a lot of secondary interpretative material in the shape of journal articles about cases. Westlaw UK also gives useful summary or abstract information in relation to most modern cases.

Visit Westlaw UK’s website.

  1. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

This course is assessed through a presentation and a portfolio.

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 110

Course Title : Contract Law

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hr.Lecture per week, 1 (1Hr.) tutorial per week

Who may enrol : Compulsory for Year I (Freshman) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description

This course introduces students to the key doctrines of the law of contract of England and Wales. It is a key course for any undergraduate law course and provides the intellectual building blocks for others areas of law, notably commercial law.

In addition to its central role in the legal learning process, it is an area of law of great practical importance since it touches the lives of us all, directly or indirectly. Its central feature is exchange and the law of contract law regulates simple transactions, such as consumer purchases (groceries) and services (mobile phones), as well as complex contracts created to sustain international project financing.

Moreover, the English law of contract is of global, rather than purely national importance since it is commonly selected by parties to international commercial contracts as the governing law.

One reason for this is that it is widely regarded as un-dogmatic, as sympathetic to commercial bargains, as facilitative rather than prescriptive.

The principle of freedom of contract is taken at least as seriously in UK as in any other in the world. In addition, English courts and arbitrators have a reputation for informed commercial common sense, so that numerous overseas contracts are litigated in UK and made subject to the provisions of English law despite the absence of any connection of the parties and of the contract to England.

The Course will introduce students to the key doctrines of English contract law that cover the life cycle of a contract; it will focus on the rules and case law dealing with how contracts are formed; how unfair terms are regulated by the courts; the vitiation of contracts; breach of contract and the remedies for breach.  In doing so, the course draws attention to some of the key doctrinal and conceptual tensions in the law. 

The aims of this course are:

(a) to inculcate techniques of legal analysis of statutes and case law;

(b) to explain and unpack the rules and doctrines that constitute the law of contract in England and Wales and

(c) to evaluate it critically. You will gain a grasp of the basic rules of contract law and acquire the skills of interpreting, applying and critically analysing those rules.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Contract Law ,12 edition (8 April 2019) Elliott & Quinn’s, Pearson; ISBN10: 1292251409# ISBN-13: 978-1292251400
  2. Law of Contract  14th Edition, Kindle Edition by Paul Richards  (Author) ,Pearson; 
  3. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 111

Course Title : Foundation in Human Rights

Weekly Teaching Hour: 1 (2-hour) lecture per week, 4 (1-hour) tutorials per week

Who may enrol : Compulsory course for year 1 (freshman) LLB students .

Prerequisites : No prerequisite required

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : The primary aim of this course is to introduce students to the principal legal provisions protecting the human rights of British citizens and other persons resident in the UK. 

The primary focus will therefore be fourfold:

  • first, the provisions of domestic statute and common law,
  • second, the provisions of EC/EU law and the impact of Brexit,
  • third, the Convention rights enshrined by the Human Rights Act 1998, and
  • fourth, the relevant jurisprudence of the European Convention on Human Rights.

By the end of the course, the students should be familiar with and able to apply the relevant provisions of domestic law, EC/EU law as currently relevant, and the Charter of Rights, the Human Rights Act and the ECHR to practical problems concerning a substantial range of the rights and liberties of British citizens. 

Students should also be able to appreciate the role that domestic law, EC/EU law, the Human Rights Act and the ECHR play in providing legal protection for those rights and liberties and how each of these sources of law interact. 

The students should also have a sound understanding of the significance of human rights and civil liberties within the legal, political and constitutional framework of the U.K. 

They should also be able to conduct independent research at an appropriate level into a complex issue of civil liberties and human rights law.

During the course, you will be required to apply the various legal provisions to practical problems, to discuss the content and significance of the relevant legal principles and their rationales, and to discover the relationship between British and European law in this context. 

You will also be required to conduct research and submit at least two formative, non-assessed, written assignments, on approved topics from within the syllabus.

Course Outline:

Introduction: 

  • the theory and nature of and justifications for human rights;
  • cultural relativism v universalism; human rights and feminist theory;
  • civil and political rights, equality and non-discrimination rights,
  • social and economic rights, group/identity rights;
  • the various means of legal, administrative and
  • constitutional protection for human rights.

Traditional Legal Protection of Rights in UK: negative definition of freedom under the law, to do whatever is not legally prohibited.  Some specific common law and statutory protections for particular rights, but no overarching system of rights protection, nor any hierarchy of rights as more or less fundamental. 

The formalistic rule of law requirements of legality and equality before the law, but few if any rights guaranteed against state erosion or abrogation by statute.

The judicial development of common law constitutional rights, protected from implied repeal by statute, under the Simms principle of legality.

The post-Human Rights Act continuing primary role of the common law and statute in ensuring the protection of both fundamental constitutional rights and Convention rights, under Osborn, and the continuing importance of common law and statutory constitutional fundamentals, under Jackson v A-G and  HS2 Action Alliance.

The European Convention on Human Rights:  history, institutions and procedures; the roles of the former commission, the court and the committee of ministers; relationship with domestic jurisdictions; relationship with EU; the substantive rights and freedoms (in outline); the obligation to secure the rights and provide effective domestic remedies; the right of individual petition and the compulsory jurisdiction of the Court; remedies available under just satisfaction; the application and enforcement of the decision of the Court and the remedies awarded; extra-territorial application of the Convention.

The Human Rights Act 1998: the history of and arguments surrounding incorporation; the degree and nature of incorporation of the ECHR; the relationship and integration with domestic civil liberties and constitutional rights law, including problems of inconsistency with statute; the impact of incorporation upon other areas of law, e.g. civil liability in tort: compliance with Article 13 by provision of effective domestic remedies; the nature of protection for “convention rights”; remedies. The arguments for and against repeal of the Human Rights Act and for its replacement with a “British Bill of Rights.”

Human Rights under Devolution: the incorporation of  ECHR rights under the devolution settlements in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland;  the subjection of the legislative powers of the devolved legislatures and executives to the limitations of the Convention rights; the role of the courts of the devolved nations and the role of the Supreme Court.

Human Rights post-Brexit: The distinctions between ECHR and EC/EU standards, scope and application of freedoms and rights, the Charter of Rights; ECJ/CJEU jurisprudence on the Charter and ECHR; the impact of Brexit. 

ECHR Substantive Rights and Freedoms:  Clearly it will not be possible to study all of the Convention rights. Accordingly, a selection will be made from the following rights and freedoms, dependent upon teaching preferences and availability:

  • the right to life.
  • the freedom from torture, degrading and inhumane treatment.
  • the right to personal liberty, including freedom from involuntary servitude, forced labour, etc.
  • the right to fair trial, including the privilege against self-incrimination, the right to silence, the right not to be subject to retrospective crimes.
  • the right to privacy and family life.
  • freedom of conscience and religion.
  • freedom of expression.
  • freedom of peaceful assembly and association.
  • freedom from discrimination, or the right to equality.

In respect of each right or freedom, the course will examine both domestic law, including relevant EC/EU law and the Human Rights Act 1998, and Convention law and jurisprudence. 

Social, Economic and Group Rights: developing theory and practice of social and economic rights and group rights.

International Human Rights law: United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights, UN Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, UN Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, other international treaties on torture, refugees and asylum, women’s rights, children’s rights, rights of indigenous peoples, war crimes and crimes against humanity, the International Criminal Court, etc.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Fenwick, Civil Liberties and Human Rights, Cavendish, (5th ed), 2016
  2. Amos, Human Rights Law, (2nd ed), 2014, Hart Publishing
  3. Harris, O’Boyle and Warbrick, Law of the European Convention on Human Rights, (3nd ed, 2014) OUP
  4. Jacobs, White and Ovey, The European Convention on Human Rights, (6th ed), OUP, 2014
  5. The MTU digital library has an extensive collection of relevant materials on European Convention law and jurisprudence, on EC/EU law and on domestic civil liberties materials.
  6. Much of the relevant material is also available via the Internet. 

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 112

Course Title : Public Law

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hour lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : compulsory for Year I (Freshman) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : This compulsory first year course is an introduction to Public Law. In the first part of the course you will study general principles of UK Constitutional Law, including the principle of legality, the sovereignty of Parliament, the separation of powers, and the rule of law. 

In the second part you will study the devolution of power to Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, an introduction to judicial review (administrative law), the constitutional dimensions of British membership of the European Union, and the judicial protection of European Convention rights under the UK Human Rights Act 1998.   Other themes discussed in the course include the impact of Brexit on the constitution, the rise of the common law as a source of the constitution, and recent parliamentary reforms.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Public Law, by Mark Elliott and Robert Thomas, published by Oxford University Press
  2. Principles of Public Law 2/e , by Andrew Le Seur (Author), Publisher: Routledge Cavendish, ISBN-10: 1859413811, ISBN-13: 978-1859413814
  3. English Public Law, David Feldman QC FBA, Oxford University press, ISBN: 9780199227938
  4. Public Law : Text, Cases, and Materials, By (author)  Andrew Le Sueur , By (author)  Maurice Sunkin , By (author)  Jo Eric Khushal Murkens, Oxford University Press, ISBN10 0198735383 ISBN13 9780198735380
  5. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 201 & LAW 202

Course Title : THE CLASSICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN LAW I and – THE CLASSICAL FOUNDATIONS OF MODERN LAW II

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory for Year 2 (sophomore) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : An appreciation of ancient Athens and ancient Rome is essential if a law student is to gain a deep understanding of the law of England and Wales, as well as European Union law. For example, it is impossible to understand the inner meaning of democracy without reference to ancient Athens. To take another example, it is impossible to gain a deep understanding of the uses of rights in rem and in personam in English Land Law without having studied ownership and possession in Roman law. More broadly, an appreciation of ancient Athens will give a law student the knowledge necessary to understand the emergence of democracy, the separation of powers, the rule of law, trial by jury, equity and other features of the English Legal System. An appreciation of Roman law will give a law student the knowledge necessary to understand how the common law tradition of England differs from but sometimes draws upon the civil law tradition adhered to by several Member States of the European Union. In the light of the above, the course will introduce students to some of the foundations of ancient Athenian law, some of the foundations of Roman law, some of the core pillars of Roman law and some of the ways in which the ancient Athenian and Roman worlds have had a lasting impact on the law of England and Wales, as well as the law of the European Union. In this context, the course will place due attention on the reasons why the Common Law and Equity emerged in England. An appreciation of Ancient Athenian and Roman law is particularly relevant to students in the North & South Cyprus. For instance, the Romans were once the imperial rulers of the Island of Cyprus. In addition, elements of the law of the Republic of Cyprus, as well as the law of the European Union of which the Republic of Cyprus forms part, have been influenced by ancient Athens and ancient Rome.

COURSE CONTENT 1. The emergence of law, justice, the separation of powers and democracy in ancient Athens, 2. The foundations of Roman law, 3. The governance of ancient Rome, 4. Slavery and citizenship in ancient Rome , 5. The impact of Ancient Athens and Ancient Rome on the development of common law, equity and the English legal system, 6. The impact of Ancient Athens and Ancient Rome on the development of civil law jurisdictions the law of the European Union and the values of liberal democracy, 7. Case studies which illustrate the impact of ancient Greece and ancient Rome upon English law.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this course a student will be able to: 1. Appreciate the foundations of law and democracy in ancient Athens. 2. Appreciate the debt owed by Common Law and Equity to ancient Greece and ancient Rome. 3. Appreciate how courts make use of some of the principles of ancient Greek and ancient Roman law in order to address contemporary legal problems

TEACHING METHODS The course will be taught in a lecture format.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 203 & LAW 204

Course Title : Tort Law I & Tort Law II

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours per lectures, 6 (1-hour) tutorials per week,

4 (2-hour) ‘Special Topic’ seminars per semester

Who may enrol : Compulsory for all year 2 (Sophomore) LLB students

Prerequisites : N/A Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : The course is designed to enable students to become familiar with the core concepts, scope of application, and concerns of tort law.

The law of torts is the law governing civil wrongs (i.e. wrongs which give rise to liability to pay damages to the victim, as opposed to criminal misconduct). This course is designed to enable you to become familiar with the core concepts, scope of application, and concerns of tort law and to explore one specialist aspect of tort in greater depth. By the end of the course, you should be aware of the core elements of some major torts; understand the rationale and development of these torts; and be capable of identifying and analysing the factual situations in which these torts typically arise. You will also have acquired a sophisticated and deep knowledge of one specialist area.

In the first part of the course we examine a number of different torts (such as negligence, nuisance, and defamation) as well as a number of cross cutting issues (such as causation and vicarious liability). You will apply the law to different factual situations, as well as exploring some of the theoretical and conceptual issues around the subject.

In the second half of the second term, you are given the opportunity to specialise: you choose one topic (from options which might include topics such as medical malpractice, lawyers’ negligence, tort theory, environmental torts) and pursue an in-depth study of that area.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Tort Law, Markesinis & Deakin’s, By (author)  Simon Deakin , By (author)  Zoe Adams, Oxford University Press, ISBN10 0198747969 , ISBN13 9780198747963
  2. Tort Law, By (author)  Kirsty Horsey , By (author)  Erika Rackley, Oxford University Press, ISBN10 0198829272 , ISBN13 9780198829270
  3. Concentrate Q&A Tort Law – Concentrate Law Questions & Answers, Karen Dyer (author),Oxford.
  4. Unlocking Torts – Unlocking the Law Fifth edition Sanmeet Kaur Dua (author), Chris Turner (author), Routledge, ISBN: 9781138036505
  5. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays, draft work for ‘Special

Topic’ Essay

Final Examination 50%, 70% Unseen 2-hour written examination,

30% essay (3,000 words, to be completed in 48

hours)

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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Course Code : LAW 205 and LAW 206

Course Title : Administrative Law I and Administrative Law II

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours seminar per week

Who may enrol : Compulsory course for second year (Sophomore) LLB students .

Prerequisites : Previously studied and passed a Laws course

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : Administrative Law, broadly defined as the law relating to governance and public administration, is an essential subject for all those aiming to practise in the general field of public law and human rights. The course takes a contextual approach, addressing cutting-edge issues concerning the role of law in the design and control of administrative processes. We pay special attention to the development of administrative law in a multi-level governance setting; to the challenges and opportunities for administrative justice associated with digitisation and AI; and to the prospects for new structures and processes in administrative law in the context of the Brexit process. Focused on domestic law, the course also explores the broader connections with EU and global administrative law and other common law jurisdictions.

Dealing with such important topics as provision of public services and welfare support, market regulation and public contracting, judicial review and human rights, and ADR and public inquiries, the course takes a joined-up approach to the subject. The first part, ‘perspectives’, provides an overview of major debates and controversies, extending in recent times to the implications for administration of ‘austerity’ and the new technological revolution. The second part, ‘governance in action’, introduces ideas and practices of regulation and public contract. We use case studies to illuminate good governance issues of transparency, accountability and participation, not least with the extended Brexit planning process in mind. Part 3, ‘complaints and administrative justice’, examines the important role in citizen protection of ADR-type mechanisms such as ombudsmen and tribunals. We look closely at the role and conduct of public inquiries as regards, for example, the Hillsborough and Grenfell disasters. Part 4, ‘judicial review’, builds on the section in the first year Public Law course, in part by examining the interplay of common law doctrines with Convention Rights and EU law in a multi-sourced jurisdiction. Special attention is paid to the role of test-cases and the ‘impact’ of judicial review on government.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Law and Administration (4th edition, CUP, forthcoming) by Carol Harlow and Richard Rawlings,
  2. Administrative Law: Text and Materials (5th edition, OUP, 2017) by Mark Elliott and Jason Varuhas,
  3. Textbook on Administrative Law 8/e by Peter Leyland (Author), Gordon Anthony (Author), OUP Oxford; ISBN-10: 0198713053, ISBN-13: 978-0198713050
  4. Important aspect of the course is the extended assessed essay, on a subject of your own choosing from parts 1 and 2 of the course, following consultation with the Course Lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays

  • Final Examination 50%, 50% Unseen 2-hour written examination,

50% Coursework essay (5,000 words)

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 207 & LAW 208

Course Title : Criminal Law I & Criminal Law II

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hour lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : No restrictions compulsory for Year 1 (Freshman) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : This course is concerned with the substantive criminal law of England and Wales

This course aims both, to introduce to the criminal law of England & Wales, and to help you develop the legal, analytical, and argumentation skills that will form the foundation of your university education (whether legal or otherwise).

You will need to be willing to read a lot of case law carefully and analytically, and make fine distinctions between different factual scenarios in order to do well in the course.

However, since the assessment is open book, this course will not be a test of your memory. If you engage with the course critically and carefully, you will find this course very enjoyable.

The course will (broadly described) cover the following subjects:

Introduction to the Criminal Law: Limited introduction to the structure of the criminal law and the actus reus and mens rea, as well as the courts’ role in developing the law.

Sexual Offences

Some more basic concepts: Acts and omissions, causation, and recklessness, considered in the context of assault, battery, actual bodily harm

Non-fatal offences against the person: Actual bodily harm, grievous bodily harm, consent

Involuntary manslaughter , Murder and intention, Theft, Complicity, Defences.

 Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Criminal Law (5e), by Tony Storey (Author), Alan Lidbury (Author),  Willan Publishing, ISBN-10: 1843926962, ISBN-13: 978-1843926962
  2. Criminal Law Text, Cases, and Materials – Text, Cases, and Materials Eighth edition,by Jonathan Herring (author), Oxford University Press, ISBN:9780198811817
  3. Criminal Law 15th Edition, Smith, Hogan, & Ormerod, OUP Oxford, ISBN: 0198807090, ASIN: B07DVJW3FZ
  4. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%, 1 mid-sessional exam

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays

  • Final Examination 50%, 3-hour open book written examination

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 209 & LAW 210

Course Title : European Union Law I & European Union Law II

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory for all year 2 (Sophomore) LLB students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : This course examines some key institutional and substantive aspects of EU law.

EU law is a fast-moving, expanding, and highly relevant field of law, much influenced by economic and political developments in Europe and beyond.  It has developed its own jurisprudential foundations, making it a unique legal system shared between now 28 sovereign European countries.  Most importantly, it determines directly, what the law is and what rights persons or companies have in many different walks of life. 

The overall objective to build on the grounding in the foundational doctrines of EU law acquired during the first-year Public Law course: on the democratic deficit, division of competences, supremacy and direct effect of EU law.  

The course then introduces the substantive law of the EU, in particular the free movement of goods; the concept of EU citizenship; and the protection of human rights in and by the EU. It concludes with a critical overview of a number of key law and policy topics, such as the ‘democratic deficit’ debate and the economic governance of the EU.

One of the aims of the course is to equip you with the legal skills and knowledge to study EU law further, or identify a specific area for future research or practice. We encourage a critically informed approach to studying EU law.

On 23 June 2016, around 53% of the UK electorate voted for the UK to leave the EU (Brexit). The Brexit question is integrated into the study of EU law, including in relation to the constitutional aspects and the substantive aspects of EU law.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. A Textbook of European Union Law, by Andrew Evans (Author), Hart Publishing, ISBN-10: 190136237X ISBN-13: 978-1901362374
  2. Law Express: EU Law, 6th edition, by Ewan Kirk  (Author), Publisher: Pearson; ISBN-10: 1292210184 , ISBN-13: 978-1292210186
  3. European Union Law: Text and Materials 4 edition , by Damian Chalmers  (Author), Gareth Davies (Author), Giorgio Monti (Author), Cambridge University Press; ISBN-10: 1108463592, ISBN-13: 978-1108463591
  4. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays

  • Final Examination 50%, 100% Unseen 3-hour written examination

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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Course Code : LAW 211

Course Title : North & South Cyprus Property Law

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hr.Lecture per week, 1 (1Hr.) tutorial per week

Who may enrol : Compulsory for Year 2 (Sophomore) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Course Description: This course aims to: • Explain and outline the inter-relationships between property law concepts and instruments in Northern & Southern Cyprus (primarily the Immovable Property (Tenure, Registration and Valuation) Act, Chapter 224 of the Laws of Northern & Southern Cyprus). • Outline and explain: – the types of land in Northern & Southern Cyprus – the legal terminology referred in and/or related to Cyprus property law – legal concepts relevant to property law in Northern & Southern Cyprus such as hostile custody, easement, joint ownership, etc., and the legal framework, procedures and documentation relating to such concepts • the legal framework, procedures and documentation relating to rights attached to land in Northern & Southern Cyprus • the concept of appeal in relation to property law issues, formalities, procedures, grounds, burden of proof, legal framework. • Evaluate the application of property law in Northern & Southern Cyprus. • Demonstrate how to produce and draft relevant documentation.

COURSE CONTENT : 1. Introduction, sources and overview of the Northern & Southern Cyprus Land Ottoman Code and Chapter 224 of the Laws of Northern & Southern Cyprus (Cap. 224). 2. Terminology related to Northern & Southern Cyprus property law; legal research skills. 3. Types of land in Cyprus property law; classification. 4. Concept of “hostile custody”) and its legal consequences in Cyprus property law. 5. Rights attached to land in Cyprus: possession, ownership, easements, etc.; scope and legal framework. 6. Tenure and joint ownership in Cypriot property law; scope and legal framework. 7. Appeal in Northern & Southern Cyprus property law: formalities, procedures, grounds and burden of proof. 8. Northern & Southern Cyprus property law in practice: selected aspects. 9. Legal drafting in Northern & Southern Cyprus property law.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this course a student will be able to: 1. Explain the concepts of property law and the meaning of the terminology used 2. Discuss the rights applicable to land in Cyprus and select an appropriate comparative legal framework for explaining these rights 3. Review and draft relevant documentation and comply with formalities as set out in the law 4. Analyse the relationship and interaction between domestic and foreign property law of relevance to Cyprus 5. Explain the procedural rules available in respect of property law in Cyprus and evaluate critically any legal challenges made to these rules 6. Demonstrate enhanced transferable, legal and academic skills

TEACHING METHODS The course will utilise a variety of learning strategies designed to place the student at the centre of the learning process. The course will encourage student learning by participation and independent research as well as developing problem solving and analytical skills. A course handbook will be compiled, consisting of lecture outlines, seminar tasks and further recommended reading. Seminars will take the form of interactive sessions making use of case studies and discussion points to enhance the student’s ability to solve problems and investigate issues. Students will be expected to have independently researched topics for discussion and to come prepared to respond and participate in an open and active discussion of questions and problem scenarios.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 212

Course Title : Jurisprudence and Legal Theory

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hour per week lectures, 5 (1-hour) tutorials per

Who may enrol : Compulsory for all year 2 (Sophomore) LLB students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : Jurisprudence is the philosophical inquiry into the nature of law and the values it serves.

Introduction:

Jurisprudence is the philosophical inquiry into the nature of law and the values it serves. It is closely bound up with broader questions in moral and political philosophy, such as the justifiability of state coercion, the grounds of individual rights against the state and the value of the rule of law. These are important and persistent questions about how individuals and societies should conduct their lives and have occupied philosophers from ancient times until today.

Since the middle of the previous century, there has been a tremendous revival in English-language legal and political philosophy, spear-headed by the publication of H.L.A. Hart’s The Concept of Law in 1961. Hart’s book defined Anglo-American jurisprudence and set the agenda for current debates.  The overall aim of this course is to introduce you to some of these important on-going debates about the nature of law in the hope that you will become not only well-informed about them but also an intelligent participant in them. 

Jurisprudence is more abstract than other undergraduate law (LLB) subjects and often seems, at first sight, to be unconnected with the practice of law. But it is connected. Legal practice is not insulated from abstract argument, nor is ‘abstract’ the same as ‘vague’.  The study of Jurisprudence gives you an opportunity to assess, develop and articulate your views about law’s nature, purposes, and point in an informed way. 

Teaching:

the General Part consists of lectures and seminars. Seminars will cover selected topics drawn from the lectures, but the exam questions may relate to any topic covered in the lectures. The lectures will cover some of the main debates in jurisprudence  as well as specific topics (such as precedent, international law and human rights).You will be given a choice to study one complete major historically significant work in legal theory, political or moral philosophy, from an array of options.

Your tutor will suggest a list of essay titles to choose from and you will be asked to submit an essay plan and bibliography, on which you will receive feedback. . You will write a 5,000 word essay on the Big Book to which you are allocated.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Plato’s Republic,
  2. Aristotle’s Nicomachean Ethics,
  3. Hume’s Treatise of Human Nature,
  4. De Smith’s Principles of Judicial Review 2nd ed, by Harry WoolfJeffrey JowettCatherine DonnellyIvan Hare, Sweet & Maxwell Ltd, ISBN13: 9780414071599
  5. Smith’s Theory of Moral Sentiments,
  6. Kant’s Groundwork of the Metaphysics of Morals,
  7. Mill’s On Liberty,
  8. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%, 1 x formative essay, draft plan of Big Book

summative essay

  • Final Examination 50%, 50% 2-hour unseen examination,

50% essay (5,000 words)

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 301

Course Title : North & South Cyprus Civil and Criminal Procedure

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory for Year 3 (Junior) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : This course aims to:

Introduce the fundamentals of Northern & Southern Cyprus civil procedure.

Familiarise students with the structure of a civil action.

Provide a theoretical framework of the rules of procedure.

Introduce students to the analytical and practical skills necessary for applying the study of procedure to the practice of law.

Examine the body of rules which regulate the inquiry into whether a violation of substantive criminal law has occurred and whether a specified individual has committed that violation.

Familiarise students with the manner in which the criminal process is initiated.

Familiarise students with the process of the criminal trial.

Examine the rationale behind the various provisions of the Northern & Southern Cyprus Criminal Procedure Law.

COURSE CONTENT Indicative syllabus content:

1. Introduction to Civil Procedure – Jurisdiction.

2. Form and commencement of a civil action.

3. Writ of summons, time limitations, renewal of the writ of summons, service of the writ of summons.

4. Parties, joinder of parties, third party procedure.

5. Joinder of causes of action, consolidation of actions, discontinuance of action.

6. Appearance, default of appearance.

7. Pleadings: statement of claim, defence, counter claim, defence to counter claim and reply.

8. Default to pleading, amendment of pleadings, summons for directions.

9. Summary judgment.

10. Admissions, discovery and inspection, payment into court.

11. Applications, interim orders, orders without notice, proceedings at trial and appeals.

12. The criminal justice system, introduction to criminal procedure.

13. Investigation of an offence, arrest, search and seizure.

14. Summons and warrants, remand in custody, bail.

15. Jurisdiction of criminal courts.

16. The institution of criminal proceedings.

17. Charge: amendment, substitution and addition of charges.

18. Trial, Judgment, Sentencing & Appeals.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this course a student will be able to:

1. Describe the civil and criminal procedures in context.

2. Outline the values, principles and goals on which these rules of procedure are based and identify the rights of the parties to the various actions.

3. Examine the rules to take the appropriate steps to solve the typical problems which arise during a lawsuit.

4. Formulate and support their own views as to the effectiveness and propriety of possible actions which might be taken in the prosecution of a lawsuit.

5. Communicate legal points and argument effectively using written and oral skills.

TEACHING METHODS : The course will utilise a variety of learning strategies designed to place the student at the centre of the learning process. The course will encourage student learning by participation and independent research as well as developing problem solving and analytical skills. A course handbook will be compiled consisting of lecture outlines, seminar tasks and further recommended reading. Seminars will take the form of interactive sessions making use of case studies and discussion points to enhance the student’s ability to solve problems and investigate issues. Students will be expected to have independently researched topics for discussion and to come prepared to respond and participate in an open and active discussion of questions and problem scenarios.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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Course Code : LAW 302

Course Title : Public International Law

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory course for year 3 (Junior) LLB students .

Prerequisites : Previously studied and passed a Laws course

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : The course aims to introduce students to the characteristic legal techniques and central doctrinal concerns of public international law.

Was the US / UK / French military intervention in Syria lawful? Is Russia legally responsible for the acts of separatists in Ukraine? Is ‘Islamic State’ a state? Is Palestine a state? Could the UK lawfully pull out of the European Convention on Human Rights? Could Scotland lawfully pull out of the UK? Does the North Pole belong to any state? What if I murder someone on the moon? Are diplomats obliged to pay parking fines? Can the UK be held responsible for its role in the CIA’s programme of ‘extraordinary rendition’? Just what is the International Court of Justice?

The course aims to explore these sorts of questions by introducing you to the characteristic legal techniques and central doctrinal concerns of public international law, the law governing the conduct of states, international organizations and certain other actors on the international plane.

The course begins with a brief introduction to the nature, efficacy and conceptual underpinnings of public international law, and then examines topics like the legal criteria of statehood and the law on the creation of states; the law governing title to territory; the sources of international law, in particular customary international law and the law of treaties; the law governing the assertion and exercise of jurisdiction, especially criminal jurisdiction, by states, as well as immunity from such exercise; the law regulating states’ recourse to armed force; the law of state responsibility; the law regulating the peaceful settlement of international disputes; and the relationship between international and English law.

Public international law will be of interest to anyone who takes an interest in international affairs. In professional terms, it is indispensable for those keen to join the ranks of the increasing numbers of barristers and solicitors whose practice involves advising states and private clients on everything from bilateral investment treaties and sovereign rights over the oil and gas of the seabed to challenging drone strikes in foreign territory before the English courts; for those thinking of working, in a legal or diplomatic capacity, for the Foreign & Commonwealth Office or its foreign equivalents, for an international organisation like the United Nations or for an international judicial institution like the International Criminal Court; and for those interested in a legal career in a non-governmental organisation like Amnesty International or Greenpeace.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. M Evans (ed.), International Law (5th edn, 2018)
  2. V Lowe, International Law (2007)
  3. Public International Law: Textbook, 16th Revised edition edition , by Robert M. MacLean (Editor), Publisher: HLT Publications; ISBN-10: 0751002712, ISBN-13: 978-0751002713
  4. Public International Law Q&A , by ` Blackwell (Author), Publisher: Routledge-Cavendish; ISBN-10: 1874241376, ISBN-13: 978-1874241379

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays

  • Final Examination 50%, 100% Unseen 3-hour written examination

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 303

Course Title : Consumer Law

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory for Year 3 (Junior) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : Outline the criminal and civil regulatory framework for protecting consumers against typical risks of harm or loss when buying or selling goods and services in the market. Apply relevant knowledge and skills to the resolution of typical problems faced by consumers when buying or selling goods and services, or taking out credit agreements.

COURSE CONTENT Indicative syllabus content: • Theoretical and philosophical justification for consumer protection • Legal and extra-legal regulation and an assessment of their efficacy • The range of civil liability in contract law: dealing as a business and as a consumer • Implied terms regarding the quality of goods supplied under contract • Implied terms regarding the quality of services supplied under contract • Legal regulation of unfair terms of contract • Product liability for dangerous goods under common law and statute • The legal control of credit transactions and liability of creditors for the quality of goods and services supplied • Criminal liability regarding supply of goods

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this course a student will be able to: 1. Locate, retrieve, analyse and apply common law and statutory rules relevant for identifying the content of consumer obligations in respect of the quality and standard, and the fairness of any subsequent terms of agreement, for the supply of goods and services to private consumers. 2. Apply relevant common law and statutory provision to factual situations in order to identify what a private consumer’s rights are, in respect of quality and safety, under a contract for the supply of goods or services. 3. Evaluate, critically, areas of consumer protection law which are open to interpretation and explain the consequences for consumer law policy. 4. Formulate and test hypotheses for explaining gaps in legal analysis and consumer protection policy using relevant theoretical and philosophical perspectives on consumerism and consumer policy.

TEACHING METHODS The course will be delivered through weekly lectures and fortnightly small group seminars. Lectures will introduce students to the philosophy and fundamental principles of law relevant to the subject, the aim being to provide a stimulus to further learning by private study in which pre-set reading is undertaken. Seminars will take the form of interactive discussion making use of case studies of pre-prepared questions to promote a student’s ability to analyse and apply legal principles and reflect critically on the broader implications for the philosophy of consumer protectionism and, more narrowly, the efficacy of consumer protection policy. Students will be expected to have independently researched topics for discussion and participate fully in seminar discussions.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Law Express: Consumer and Commercial Law, 5th edition , Publisher: Pearson; by Judith Tillson  (Author), ISBN-10: 1292210117, ISBN-13: 978-1292210117
  2. Core Statutes on Commercial & Consumer Law 2019-20 (4th Edition) Author(s): Graham Stephenson ,publisher: macmillanihe 9781352006636
  3. Consumer Law, Edited by: Thomas WilhelmssonGeraint Howells, Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, ISBN13: 9781788111430
  4. Handbook of Research on International Consumer Law 2nd ed, Edited by: Geraint HowellsIain RamsayThomas Wilhelmsson, Published Edward Elgar Publishing Limited, ISBN 9781785368202 
  5. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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Course Code : LAW 304 and LAW 305 and LAW 405

Course Title : MOOTING AND LEGAL DEBATING I and II and III

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory for Year 3 and Year 4 (Junior & Senior) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : The course aims to enable students to: • participate in debating in a legal context • participate in mooting • explain the structure, rules, methods, conventions and principles of mooting and debating; • question and challenge others’ ideas and arguments and develop their own skills of persuasion and argument • research areas of law, practice and legal theory and apply this research appropriately in their arguments • develop skills of deductive reasoning and cite authorities and evidence in support of arguments • use and apply correct forms of address and protocol • identify, evaluate and contribute to debates on law • explain how law is made and applied with particular emphasis on judicial precedent and statutory interpretation;

COURSE CONTENT Indicative syllabus content: In the first half of the course students will participate in moots within a court room setting and review demonstration moots. They will practice extracting legal issues and arguments from case studies or appeal summaries, identify and write out issues for appeal from legal arguments, research and formulate arguments and consider these within a group context, discuss approaches to and conduct advocacy, consider and apply appropriate courtroom protocols in a simulated environment, summarise arguments and review each other’s’ contributions. In the second half of the course students will participate in debates of topical law related issues. They will be expected to draw on their knowledge of other areas of law, such as criminal law or public law to research into an issue and construct an argument. Students will gain knowledge of debating protocols within the introductory sessions and then apply these within a debate. Students will be expected to lead the debate and participate in the debate by raising questions and putting forward arguments in the open session. They will develop their skills of reasoning, criticising and persuading and their presentation skills and review each other’s’ contributions.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this course a student will be able to: 1. Evaluate and research the legal issues underpinning the moot or debate 2. Identify and articulate appropriate evidence or authority 3. Present an argument as a participant in a moot and in a debate, applying appropriate protocols 4. Evaluate others’ arguments and statements 5. Question and challenge others’ arguments in a logical and rational way

TEACHING METHODS The course will be delivered via introductory lectures, supporting seminars and interactive debates and moots. The purpose of the lectures is to introduce the protocols, rules and structures of debates and moots and to demonstrate mooting. The aim of seminars is to allow students to prepare for and engage in moots and debates and to assess and discuss each other’s’ contributions.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

This course is assessed through a Moot and a Legal Debate.

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 40%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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Course Code : LAW 306

Course Title : Commercial Law

Weekly Teaching Hour: 1 (2-hour) lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory course for year 3 (Junior) LLB students

Prerequisites : Previously studied and passed LAW 110 – Contract Law

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : Commercial Law is a subject of immense importance, especially for those intending to go on to practise law in a major metropolitan area.

Commercial Law is a subject of immense importance, especially for those intending to go on to practise law. It is also a dynamic and exciting area of considerable academic significance. If you enjoyed subjects such as Contract Law, Tort Law, Property I and Property II, there is a good chance that you will also enjoy this course.  You will see how core concepts of contract law, equity and property law are applied in practice and will also study commercially important concepts such as assignment and agency. You will thus both deepen and broaden your knowledge of private law. You will also see how commercial law aims to provide the certainty that business requires whilst also evolving to keep pace with rapid changes in the commercial world.

During the course of the year, you will have a chance to explore the following questions:

Contractual Interpretation: how do, and how should, courts interpret commercial contracts?

Agency:  why is agency so important in practice; how can the acts of an agent bind a principal; how is a principal protected from misconduct of an agent?

Property Rights: why are property rights so important in commercial transactions? What limits are there on the parties’ ability to create such rights?

Security Rights: how can a commercial party acquire a security right? Does the law provide the right balance between commercial convenience and the need to protect third parties?

Assignment of Contractual Rights: is a chose in action, such as a debt, a piece of property that can be transferred? Should non-assignment clauses in contracts be enforced?

Commercial Remedies: What remedies are available to a commercial party if, for example, a contractual partner fails to perform? Can the law protect a commercial party even if a breach of contract causes that party no loss?

Pre-contractual liability: When might a commercial party, who has acted in reliance on the belief that a contract would be concluded with another commercial party, have a claim?

Torts: When might a commercial party be able to look outside contract law and instead seek protection under the economic torts? Should third parties be under a strict duty not to interfere with another party’s contract?

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Commercial Law, 4 edition , by Robert Bradgate  (Author), OUP Oxford; ISBN-10: 0199284482, ISBN-13: 978-0199284481
  2. Commercial Law (Textbook), 9th edition  by Dr. Rob Stokes (Author), Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell; ISBN-10: 0414037375, ISBN-13: 978-0414037373
  3. Commercial Law Text Case & Materials (Blackstone’s Statutes) 5th Edition, by Malcolm Clarke (Author), Publisher: Oxford University Press, ISBN-10: 0199692084, ISBN-13: 978-0199692088
  4. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays

  • Final Examination 50%, 100% Unseen 3-hour written examination

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 308

Course Title : LAND LAW

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory for Year 3 (Junior) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : Outline and explain the fundamental principles of land law.

Explain and evaluate the concepts of estates and interests in land. • Evaluate critically the law on landed interests and discuss proposals for legal reform. • Promote key transferable skills of identifying, understanding and synthesising legal sources, and of using those sources to produce a logical and cogent argument.

COURSE CONTENT Indicative syllabus content: • Definitions and formalities • The 1925 Property legislation • Unregistered land • Registered land • Adverse possession • Co-ownership of land • Proprietary estoppel, resulting and constructive trusts • Leases • Mortgages • Freehold Covenants • Easements

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this course a student will be able to: 1. Demonstrate factual knowledge and an ability to utilise that knowledge to evaluate alternative answers to a given scenario 2. Apply the law to problems scenarios and argue for and against alternate solutions and critically analyse a given scenario within a time constraint 3. Produce a coherent and cogent written argument 4. Construct and present an oral argument 5. Demonstrate an ability to interpret simple numerical and statistical information

TEACHING METHODS A student’s ability to articulate, in writing, legal analysis and argument, identify and apply legal sources to a fictitious practical scenario, and work within time/word/presentational constraints, will be assessed by a written assignment and an unseen examination. Additionally, a student’s ability to research and marshal legal evidence in support of an argument, express legal analysis and technique, whilst respecting and responding to the viewpoints of others, will be assessed by their oral performance in seminar discussion of legal problems prepared in advance by the student.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment: This course is assessed through an essay and an unseen examination. The written assessment may be delivered via e-Learn.

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%, unseen examination

  • Assignments 10%, essay

  • Final Examination 50%, unseen examination

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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Course Code : LAW 309

Course Title : North & South Cyprus Public Law and System

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory for Year 3 (Junior) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : This course is designed to introduce students to the constitutional system of government in Northern & Southern Cyprus (legislature, executive and judiciary). To explain the restraints on the exercise of governmental powers. Matters relating to the administration of government shall also be considered – including the concept of judicial review of administrative action, the concept of a public authority, locus standi, natural justice and the functions of the ombudsman. The course will also examine the court structure (including an introduction to civil and criminal procedure) and the legal profession in Northern & Southern Cyprus (legal professional responsibility and privilege, including study of the Advocates Law).

COURSE CONTENT 1. The constitutional history of Cyprus. The Zurich and London Agreements. The bi-communal character of the Constitution. The Sothern Cypriot doctrine of necessity. Sources of Cypriot constitutional law and the impact of European Union membership. Structures and institutions of government. The exercise of executive power. The protection of fundamental rights: the European Convention on Human Rights. The independent institutions of the Northern & Southern of Cyprus. 2. The court hierarchy. Alternative Dispute Resolution and arbitration. The judiciary (including: independence, immunity, appointment and removal). The legal profession. The Office of the Attorney-General. The appeals system. 3. The nature and scope of administrative law. Administrative act, public authorities. Legitimate interest for filing a recourse. Natural Justice. Exercise of discretionary power. Revocation of administrative acts. The Ombudsman. 4. The Advocates Law. Disciplinary action. Professional privilege. Conflict of interest, contempt of court.

LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this course a student will be able to: 1. Identify the commonalities between the Constitution of 1960 and any future constitutional settlement. 2. Examine the implications of South Cyprus’ membership of the European Union upon governmental institutions. 3. Outline alternative means of resolving legal disputes beyond the traditional court system. 4. Discuss the importance of professional legal ethics in a modern society founded upon the rule of law. 5. Introduce the mechanisms whereby the exercise of governmental authority may be challenged. 6. Outline the hierarchical nature of the court system in Northern & Southern Cyprus, including the jurisdiction of specialist courts and tribunals. 7. Effectively identify, find and use relevant sources of Cypriot law using both traditional and online resources in written and oral works

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

1- Introduction to Cyprus Law by Andreas Neocleous &Co. Edited by Dennis Campbell,

  1. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

The method of assessment for this course has been designed to test all the learning outcomes. Students must demonstrate successful achievement of these learning outcomes to pass the course.

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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Course Code : LAW 311

Course Title : Company Law

Weekly Teaching Hour: 2-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory course for year 3 (junior) LLB students .

Prerequisites : Previously studied and passed a Laws courses

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : Company law is a topic of major current interest for practitioners and academics alike, raising critical issues concerning the proper governance of the corporation.  Focussing on the Companies Act 2006, this unit identifies and examines a number of key issues in UK company law from both a practical and theoretical perspective. Particular emphasis is placed on the relationship between: on the one hand, the modern framework of statutory rules and other regulations governing the company’s specific operations; and, on the other, the long-standing body of common law and equitable doctrine which continues to define many of the company’s most important legal features.

Course content

The course involves a consideration of the ramifications of the corporate entity doctrine, under which a company is treated as a person separate and distinct from its members. This is followed by an analysis of the constitutional structure of companies, for it is this which determines what rights the shareholders have against the assets of the company and against each other. A central part of the course examines the legal structures within which the controlling organs of the company, the directors and shareholders, relate to each other, an area much in the public eye at present in the light of recent failures in corporate governance. Also examined here are the duties and liabilities of directors. As companies are so often affected by internal conflict it is also necessary to look at the statutory and common law protections given to minority shareholders. The regulation of share capital is further considered. The course is taught from a critical perspective and considers current ideas in the theory of company law.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Mayson, French & Ryan on Company Law , 32 edition, by Derek French  (Author), Stephen Mayson (Author), Christopher Ryan (Author), OUP Oxford; ISBN-10: 0198733348, ISBN-13: 978-0198733348
  2. Company Law (Core Text) ,7 edition , by Alan Dignam (Author), John Lowry (Contributor), Oxford University Press, ISBN-10: 0199643229 , ISBN-13: 978-0199643226
  3. Core Statutes on Company Law 2019-20 ,4th Edition, by Cowan Ervine (Author),  Kindle Edition, Red Globe Press; ASIN: B07WNWPH5M
  4. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays

  • Final Examination 50%, 100% Unseen 3-hour written examination

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 312

Course Title : Private International Law (Conflict of Laws)

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory course for year 3 (Junior) students

Prerequisites : Previously studied and passed a Laws course

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : Knowledge of the Private International Law (also known as Conflict of Laws) is essential for any lawyer who aspires to work in any area of practice that transcends national frontiers, whether as a specialist in dispute resolution or in advisory work.

London is one of the leading centres for international commercial dispute resolution, and most of the commercial disputes heard in London involve foreign parties, so Conflict of Laws rules are particularly central to the work of the English commercial courts.

It is a fascinating area of the law, and one of enormous practical importance as legal relationships and disputes increasingly cross borders, but also one of the most intellectually demanding.

You will deal principally with three separate questions which may arise in cross-border civil and commercial litigation:

  • jurisdiction, the question of which court may hear a dispute;
  • applicable law, the question of which law or laws a court will apply to resolve the dispute;
  • recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments.

The focus of this course is on the rules and principles which apply to resolve these questions as they arise in civil and commercial disputes with an international element before the English courts. You will also examine the anti-suit injunction, which is one of the key orders which the English courts may make to protect their jurisdiction.

The following are some examples of Conflict of Laws problems that are drawn from a selection of the leading cases that you will cover in this course:

  • Can workers suffering from exposure to asbestos in a mine in South Africa bring their personal injury claims before an English court against an English company that held shares in the South African company that operated the mines?
  • Can an English bank that is facing anti-trust proceedings in the United States obtain an injunction from an English court to restrain the party bringing the proceedings in circumstances where the bank never had a corporate presence in the United States and the transactions at the centre of the anti-trust proceedings were executed in England and governed by English law?
  • A Maltese resident suffers personal injuries in a motor accident in Malta. The accident was caused by the negligence of an English resident on vacation in Malta. Under Maltese law, an accident victim cannot claim damages for pain and suffering, whereas under English law a victim can. The Maltese resident sues the English resident in an English court. Can the Maltese resident claim damages for pain and suffering?
  • Following the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, civil aircraft belonging to Kuwait Airways were seized and removed to Iraq. Iraqi legislation was then passed to transfer the aircraft to Iraqi Airways. Kuwait Airways brings proceedings against Iraqi Airways before an English court for wrongful interference. In determining the owner of the aircraft, should the English court give effect to the Iraqi legislation insofar as the aircraft was situated in Iraq when the legislation was enacted?

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Cheshire, North & Fawcett: Private International Law, 15 edition , by Uglješa Grušić (Author), Christian Heinze (Author), Louise Merrett (Author), Alex Mills  (Author), & 6 more, OUP Oxford; ISBN-10: 0199678995, ISBN-13: 978-0199678990
  2. Private International Law in English Courts 1st Edition, Kindle Edition, by Adrian Briggs  (Author), OUP Oxford; ASIN: B00QQPPXP0
  3. The Conflict of Laws ,4th Edition, Kindle Edition, by Adrian Briggs  (Author), OUP Oxford; ASIN: B07Z88835N
  4. Clarkson & Hill’s Conflict of Laws 5th Edition, Kindle Edition by Jonathan Hill (Author), Máire Ní Shúilleabháin (Author), OUP Oxford; ASIN: B01M4IUXE7
  5. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays

  • Final Examination 50%, 100% Unseen 3-hour written examination

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 314

Course Title : Employment Law

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : compulsory course for year 3 (junior) LLB students .

Prerequisites : Previously studied and passed a Laws courses

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : In this course, students will work to understand the legal rules of employment law and their significance.

This course will examine the crucial and fast-moving field of employment law and employment-related equality law. You will be encouraged not only to understand the relevant legal rules, but also to analyse the wider significance of these rules in reflecting and in shaping society and the economy.

This area of law engages with many issues which will affect most people during their working lives: Why does the law intervene to protect some categories of workers but not others? What rights does a worker have if he or she is dismissed? Does equality always mean treating people the same or does it sometimes require that difference be accommodated? The course will help you both to gain a deep understanding of the framework of UK employment and equality law and to appraise the law, not only on its own terms, but also from other points of view. The aim will be not only for you to gain insight into the substance and the mechanisms of employment law, but to have an understanding of how these interact with social, economic and political developments. This approach will facilitate a highly imaginative and contextual analysis of the law. From this relatively large field, the course will pick out central themes, such that the substantive areas covered will typically include: the contract of employment; regulation of dismissals; collective representation and the role of trade unions; human rights in the workplace; equality (or anti-discrimination) law related to areas such as sex, ethnic origin, disability, sexual orientation, religion or belief, and age; regulation of the ‘work-life’ balance.

There are considerable overlaps and complementarities between this subject and others that you will already have studied and will study in your final year. It has important links to public law and especially the human rights component of that subject, European Union law, contract law and jurisprudence. The course also combines, on the one hand, a highly practical side, in that employment law remains a relevant area of legal practice, and, on the other hand, being outward-looking and intensely topical, in that a day barely goes by without a major news story touching upon employment or equality issues and how these are treated in law.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Law Express: Employment Law, 6 edition , by David Cabrelli (Author), Pearson
  2. Employment Law (Law Express Questions & Answers) 2nd Edition,Kindle Edition by Jessica Guth  (Author), Charanjit Singh (Author), ASIN: B01MRXZVF1
  3. Employment Law (CLP Legal Practice Guides) 2020 edition , Kindle Edition, by Gillian Phillips (Author), Karen Scott (Author), College of Law Publishing; ASIN: B07ZQGDX24
  4. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays

  • Final Examination 50%, 100% Unseen 3-hour written examination

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 315

Course Title : TRUSTS AND EQUITY

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory for Year 3 (Junior) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : • Explain the fundamental principles of equity and the evolution of the trust concept and outline its relevance and importance to contemporary society • Distinguish fixed trusts, discretionary trusts and mere powers and the practical operation of each type of disposition. • Outline the criteria for creation of a valid express trust. • Examine the duties and powers of trustees with specific reference to investment and delegation and to assess whether beneficiaries are adequately protected within the existing legal framework. • Explain the role of implied trusts and their significance in contemporary society. • Evaluate the equitable remedy of tracing available to beneficiaries and to compare and contrast it with tracing at common law. • Examine and assess the restrictions and legal provisions which govern and regulate charitable and non-charitable purpose trusts. • Demonstrate skills of analysis, reasoning, oral and written communication in the context of Trusts and Equity through the practical application of the relevant principles and provisions. • Promote the use of IT in the research and presentation of their discussion of problems.

COURSE CONTENT This course will consider: • Introduction to Trusts and Equity: the nature and significance of equity in a historical and contemporary context; the role and scope of equitable maxims; the concepts of trusts and mere powers; classification off trusts. • The creation of express private trusts: the requirement of certainty; the formalities essential for validity; thee need for the trust to be properly constituted and the problems confronted by a volunteer. • Duties and Powers of trustees: an examination of their fiduciary role; liability to account for profits generated in breach of fiduciary duty; the duty to invest trust property; power of trustees to delegate trust functions and obligations. • Constructive Trusts: circumstances of creation; recipient and accessory liability. • Equitable Remedies: tracing in the context of and by comparison with restitution and common law tracing. • Trusts of imperfect obligation: legality of non-charitable purpose trusts. • Public/charitable trusts: characteristics; legal definition; comparison with private trusts; regulation and utilisation.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this course a student will be able to: 1. Explain the history of equity and the evolution of the trust and identify the legal provisions which govern the operation of trusts (express and implied) 2. Explain the similarities and differences between trusts, discretionary trusts and mere powers and the key principles underlying the creation of express private trusts and the duties of trustees pertaining to express trusts 3. Critically evaluate these legal provisions and the policy considerations underlying them. 4. Assess whether a breach of trust has occurred and which, if any of the equitable remedies are available (imposition of constructive trust or tracing) 5. Explain and evaluate the legal provisions which govern and regulate charitable and non-charitable purpose trusts

TEACHING METHODS A student’s ability to articulate, in writing, legal analysis and argument, identify and apply legal sources to a fictitious practical scenario, and work within time/word/presentational constraints, will be assessed by a written assignment and an unseen examination. Additionally, a student’s ability to research and marshal legal evidence in support of an argument, express legal analysis and technique, whilst respecting and responding to the viewpoints of others, will be supported by their oral contribution in seminars of legal problems prepared in advance by the student.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. The Principles of Equity & Trusts Fourth Edition, by Graham Virgo, Oxford University Press, ISBN: 9780198854159
  2. Trusts & Equity Ninth Edition, by Gary Watt, Oxford University Press, ISBN: 9780198854142
  3. Equity & Trusts Text, Cases, and Materials ,Third Edition , by Paul S. Davies and Graham Virgo, ISBN: 9780198821830
  4. Concentrate Questions and Answers Equity and Trusts Law Q&A Revision and Study Guide, Second Edition by Rosalind Malcolm, Oxford University Press, ISBN: 9780198817888
  5. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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Course Code : LAW 401

Course Title : Roman Law

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 4 (1-hour) tutorials

Who may enrol : Compulsory course for year 4 (Senior) LLB students .

Prerequisites : Previously studied and passed a Laws course

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : This course introduces you to the full range of legal practices and concepts developed by the lawyers of ancient Rome.

Twice in European history has a legal system been created out of the customary practices of a particular people which has gone on to dominate the legal culture of half the world.

The second such system is Anglo-Saxon Common law, varieties of which are now to be found in all English-speaking countries and in their former colonies. The first was Roman law.

Roman law was the local law of a small city-state in Italy which grew to become an empire dominating the Mediterranean and western European world during antiquity.

Developing out of this in the mediaeval period, Roman law ideas influenced the law in all western countries (not excepting England).

In France, Germany, Holland, Spain and Italy and their overseas possessions from the Philippines and Sri Lanka to Francophobic Africa and Louisiana, together with the Slavic countries of Eastern Europe, Roman law has dominated legal development.

Codification has added Japan and Turkey to countries affected by Roman legal culture. Those who know no Roman law are ignorant of half the legal history of the world.

The growth of trade within the European Union and the consequent increase in the numbers of English lawyers setting up in continental Europe adds a peculiarly practical emphasis to the study of Roman law

The Roman Law course introduces you to the full range of legal practices and concepts developed by the lawyers of ancient Rome. Theirs was a customary system, like Anglo-Saxon, developed out of the practice of the courts and there are many points of similarity and comparison between the two. Gaining an understanding of the Roman legal system is a fascinating and intriguing exercise which has engaged the minds of some of the finest legal scholars over the past few hundred years.

The result is a study which offers a unique blend of comparative law, detailed scholarship, legal history and practical legal insights.

All the texts we study are translated. No prior knowledge of Latin, or of Roman history, is needed to take (and to do well in) this course.

Course outline:

Sources of Law in the Republic and Empire

Legal Procedure: the primacy of claims in court

The Law of Contracts: Verbal, Real, Written and Consensual contracts. Pacts. Quasi contracts.

The Law of Delict: Theft, damage to property (Lex Aquilia), contumelious insult. Quasi-delict.

The Law of Property: Ownership and Possession. Servitudes.

The Law of Succession

The Law of Persons: Slaves. Citizenship. Marriage and family relations.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Nicholas, B: Introduction to Roman Law (OUP 1962/1975 p/b ISBN: 0198760639)
  2. P Birks, “Roman Law in Twentieth Century Britain” in J Beatson and R Zimmermann (ed), Jurists Uprooted (Oxford, 2004)
  3. Wolff, H J: Roman Law (Oklahoma UP, 1985 p/b ISBN: 0806112964)
  4. Robinson, O R: The Sources of Roman Law (1997 Routledge p/b ISBN: 0415089956)
  5. Crawford, M H: The Roman Republic (2nd edn., 1992, p/b)
  6. Starr, C G: The Roman Empire (1982 OUP, p/b)

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays

  • Final Examination 50%, 100% Unseen 3-hour written examination

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 402

Course Title : Family Law

Weekly Teaching Hour: 2-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory course for year 4 (Senior) LLB students

Prerequisites : Previously studied and passed a Laws course

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : A course which studies the legal constitution and regulation of personal relationships, as well as how that regulation affects individuals’ relationships with the state.

In this course you will study the legal constitution and regulation of personal relationships, and how that regulation affects individuals’ relationships with each other and with the state. We look at the problems people encounter in those relationships and the legal responses to those problems. We are as concerned with what actually happens in practice and the policy behind it as with the law as stated in the books.

We will explore law’s role in constituting, regulating and dissolving family relationships, including those between adults, between adults and children and between families and state institutions. You will be asked to think about financial issues, family violence and the care of children. 

We will look at families and family law in their social and cultural contexts. We consider not just what the law is but why it is what it is and what significance, if any, attaches to this.

This course should engage you with current controversy and give you an insight into state policy, the position of women and children and the state of the contemporary family.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. J Miles, R George and S Harris-Short, Family Law: Text, Cases and Materials (OUP, 2019) and
  2. J Herring, Family Law (Longman, 2017).
  3. Family Law: Textbook, 17th Revised edition, by Malcolm Dodds (Editor), HLT Publications; ISBN-10: 0751005398, ISBN-13: 978-0751005394
  4. To get to grips with the social and policy implications of the subject, though, you’ll be directed also to a range of reading beyond cases and textbooks.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%, 30% Coursework 2,000 words

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays

  • Final Examination 50%, 70% Take-home exam 72 hours, 3,000 words),

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 403

Course Title : Introduction to Competition Law and Consumer Protection

Weekly Teaching Hour: 1 session per week, including lectures, problem-based cases, meet the – researcher sessions and an in-class presentation

Who may enrol : Compulsory course Year 4 (Senior) LLB students.

Prerequisites : Previously studied and passed a Laws course

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : Competition law and consumer protection are essential underpinnings of a market economy. Competition law is intended to ensure that the market remains competitive, so that a meaningful range of options is made available to consumers. Competition law rules influence and govern a broad range of corporate practices. For example, competition authorities may take enforcement action against firms, which agree not to compete with each other and secretly fix prices (‘cartels’), or against firms that have the ability to influence market conditions and to exclude equally efficient competitors (Microsoft, Google). Competition authorities also have the power to block mergers and acquisitions that are likely to create market dominance or otherwise harm consumers. Consumer protection laws are intended to ensure that the consumers can effectively exercise choice in the market. They aim to safeguard the economic interests of consumers, empower them with free and informed choice and give them rights when something goes wrong. Consumer protection laws may specify a duty of information, a total prohibition of misleading and aggressive practices, a prohibition of unfair contract terms in certain types of contracts and so on.

This course will offer you an advanced understanding of the interaction between these two different norms governing market regulation and explore their application in the context of e-commerce. E-commerce ¬– broadly, buying and selling online – has become an important feature of economic activity throughout the world. The growth of e-commerce has the potential to increase competition and enhance consumer choice, yet it may also facilitate anticompetitive conduct by firms (e.g. algorithmic collusion), which is reflected in the increasing levels of antitrust enforcement in e-commerce markets.

Teaching

Term 1 will introduce you to the main competition law provisions.

Term 2 will explore the interaction between competition law and consumer protection in the context of e-commerce.

The course will be taught by: a) lectures; b) problem-based classes, where you will be given the opportunity to practice your problem-solving skills; and c) ‘meet the researcher’ teaching sessions, where you will be introduced to the research of leading MTU scholars in the field of competition law and the work of the MTU Centre for Law, Economics and Society and thus directly draw connections with the themes discussed in the course.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Competition Law – Analysis, Cases and Materials (OUP 2019) by I Lianos, V Korah and P Siciliani.
  2. An Introduction to Competition Law, By: Piet Jan Slot, Martin Farley, Hart Publishing, ISBN: 9781849461801

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays

  • Final Examination 50%, 70% Coursework (5,000 words),

30% Oral Presentation

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 404

Course Title : International law of the sea

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory for Year 4 (Senior) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : Each section of this course is designed to introduce you to different areas within the International Law of the Sea. Altogether the course is designed to provide you with a comprehensive picture from evolution to the current application of the law of the sea. Students will also be introduced to various competing arguments surrounding these laws and how the laws have been interpreted by various courts and tribunals.

After completing this course students will have a very good understanding of the current regime of the law governing human activity in the seas and oceans around the globe.

Section 1: Evolution of the law of the sea

Pre-UN developments

UNCLOS I

The four Geneva Conventions on the law of the sea

UNCLOS III

Section 2: Baselines, the territorial sea and the contiguous zone

The law on drawing baselines

The rights of states in their territorial sea

The right of innocent passage of other states

Rights and duties in the contiguous zone

Section 3: The continental shelf and the Exclusive Economic Zone

Definition and drawing of the continental shelf

Rights of States in the continental shelf

The concept of the EEZ

Rights and duties of States in the EEZ and its delimitation

Section 4: The high seas, the sea-bed and dispute resolution

The notion of the freedoms of the high seas

The legal status of the sea-bed and its resources

The International Seabed Authority

Dispute settlement mechanism in the law of the sea

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. The International Law of the Sea 2nd Edition , by Donald R. Rothwell (Author), Tim Stephens (Author), Hart Publishing; ISBN-10: 1782256849, ISBN-13: 978-1782256847
  2. The International Law of the Sea, 3rd Edition , AUTHOR: Yoshifumi Tanaka, University of Copenhagen, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 9781108440103
  3. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Unseen Examination 90% Each section will be assessed by a 45-minute – unseen written examination.

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 406

Course Title : Law of Evidence

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory for Year 4 (Senior) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : The role of evidence in a civil and criminal courtroom is technical but its rules reflect core principles of the due process of law. This is critically examined with reference to the right to a fair trial as guaranteed under Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The course considers matters such as the functions of judge and jury, standards and burdens of proof, the competence and examination of witnesses, the exclusionary rules relating to character, opinion and hearsay, improperly obtained evidence. The course also introduces students to the process of inferential logic through its unique case classes. The law of evidence is a mandatory subject in the vocational stages of training and so a thorough, critical examination at this stage will provide students with an advantage if they intend to enter the legal profession. The Course relies on an interdisciplinary framework of study for students to actively ascertain the techniques, limitations and requirements for eliciting, challenging and scrutinising evidence for the purpose of considering whether it amounts to proof. Students will gain an understanding and appreciation for the neuro-psychology, physiological, forensic and mathematical disciplines which inform and shape proof in law.

ETHICS AND PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY
Professional and personal conduct in respect of a practitioner’s duty:
– to the law
– to the Courts
– to clients, including a basic knowledge of the principles relating to the holding of money on trust
– to fellow practitioners

Learning outcomes:

On successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  • demonstrate a detailed understanding of the skills of forensic reasoning and how these are applied in the courtroom. 
  • demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the functions, principles and rules of evidence as used in English and Welsh Courts. 
  • demonstrate a critical understanding of the relationship between the rules and principles of evidence and the European Convention on Human Rights. 
  • demonstrate a detailed knowledge of the main sources of literature on the law of evidence, from a range of disciplines. 
  • demonstrate a critical understanding of methods of forensic reasoning within the rules of evidence to be used in a given situation. 
  • critically assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the rules of evidence and procedure. 
  • demonstrate a critical awareness of the policy implications of procedural issues and law reform in this area.
  • Critically analyse and evaluate the process of proving facts within the common law court system. Undertake legal research at an advanced level, and evaluate and apply a diverse range of legal information to complex evidential problems.
  • Apply evidence rules in a principled and critical manner as appropriate in North & South Cyprus and UK Courts.
  • Structure and sustain effective written and oral arguments for a legal audience. Complete complex tasks as a member of a team.
  • Exercise sound professional judgement in the application of trial and appellate litigation techniques and practice. Work in a team in a professional and ethical manner.
  • Compare and contrast the ethical roles of lawyers within common law courts.
  • Demonstrate advanced capacity to use feedback to inform personal and professional development. Utilise critical self-evaluation to drive improvement.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books : There is no set text for the course, but standard texts are useful on many topics.

Consider, for instance,;

  1. The Law of Evidence 6th ed, by  I. H. Dennis,  (London: Sweet & Maxwell, 2017);
  2. Evidence 5th ed, by A. Choo,  (Oxford: OUP, 2018);
  3. Evidence 9th ed, by R. Munday,  (Oxford: OUP, 2017).
  4. Evodence: Text and Materials by G Durston, OUP 2008
  5. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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Course Code : LAW 407

Course Title : Intellectual Property Law

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory course for year 4 (senior) LLB students .

Prerequisites : Previously studied and passed a Laws courses

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : This course considers the means by which the products of human intellectual creativity and ingenuity are identified as protectable subject matter.

Intellectual property is the study of property in intangibles. Although this sounds rather abstract (and at times it is), it also involves issues which are of vital importance to businesses, consumers and the general public. Have you ever downloaded music from the internet? Have you ever taken a prescription drug? Do you photocopy books in the library? Have you ever chosen goods because of the brand image that is associated with them (and possibly paid a premium because of this)? Do you believe that lifesaving drugs should be freely available to those who cannot afford to pay for them? If you’ve answered yes to any of these questions then you’ve come into contact with, and may even have infringed, intellectual property rights.

The course is grounded in a thorough study of the main intellectual property rights:

Patents for the protection of inventions.

Copyright for the protection of creative works, but also to protect the activities that are necessary to market those creative rights.

Trade marks for the protection of signs indicating the origin of goods and the common law equivalent, passing off.

Designs: overlapping to an extent with each of the foregoing, the laws of designs protect aspects of shape or configuration or the appearance of articles, and  

The protection of trade secrets.

The course also has a considerable international and European law dimension. The harmonisation of intellectual property rights has been one of the key tools in the quest for the creation of an internal market. We will consider the extent to which this harmonisation has been achieved, and will examine the on-going attempts at further harmonisation. We will also analyse the degree to which broader attempts at ‘internationalising’ IP have influenced the development of the law in the UK.

 Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Intellectual Property Law ,5 edition , by Lionel Bently (Author), Brad Sherman (Author), Dev Gangjee (Author), Phillip Johnson  (Author), OUP Oxford, ISBN-10: 0198769954 ISBN-13: 978-0198769958
  2. Intellectual Property Law: Text, Cases, and Materials 3/e, Tanya Aplin (Author), Jennifer Davis  (Author), OUP Oxford; ISBN-10: 0198743548, ISBN-13: 978-0198743545
  3. Q&A Intellectual Property Law, 4th Edition, by Janice Denoncourt, Published  by Routledge , ISBN 9781138831001 
  4. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays

  • Final Examination 50%, 100% Unseen 3-hour written examination

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 408

Course Title : Law of Taxation

Weekly Teaching Hour: 2-hours seminar per week

Who may enrol : Compulsory course for year 4 (Senior) LLB students

Prerequisites : Previously studied and passed LAW 110 – Contract Law

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : Tax is a fundamental part of any commercial entity and something that most individuals will have to think about in some form during their lifetime. In commercial terms, no transaction is put in place without first considering the tax consequences and thus an understanding of tax is crucial for anyone working in the commercial sphere. This is underlined by the fact that the professional exams for legal practice devote a substantial amount of time to tax. It is also likely that in during your legal studies, you have read a number of tax cases, which set out important points of law because tax is pervasive across our legal system.

The course is intended to provide an understanding of the foundations of direct taxation. This will ensure an appreciation of the existence of a tax problem and, in the areas studied in detail, knowledge of the relevant law. The subject is a fast moving one, with a budget announced each year and an annual Finance Act. This course will therefore not be able to teach you everything you need to know about tax law, but rather will give you the skills to be able to deduce it for yourself at any given time and consider the bases and complexities of any tax system.

The tax legislation is copious and the statutory language is complex, but understanding it is essential to this subject. Thus, during this course we will consider how best to undertake detailed analysis of the statutory material. Case law is also important as many crucial terms, such as income, employment – are not defined by statute.

This subject is taught by weekly seminars. Emphasis is placed on critical examination of the current law but we also consider fiscal policy and possible reforms. Sources, the influence of history eg . why does the tax year start on 6th April?, administration of the tax system (in outline), system of appeals, Inland Revenue discretion, the Budget, concept of a good tax, distinction between income and capital, the tax unit, personal reliefs, rewriting tax law.

Income Tax: Definition of office and employment. Income from offices and employment including golden handshakes, benefits in kind eg company cars, mobile phones and accommodation. Overseas earnings. Deduction of expenses. Definition of trade. Trading and professional income, receipts expenditure, stock in trade, work in progress, attribution of profits. Anti-avoidance legislation.

Inheritance Tax: Transfers of value actual and deemed, potentially exempt transfers, exemptions, grossing up, property subject to a reservation, associated operations. Death.

Capital Gains Tax: Disposals of assets, computation of gains, inflation, rebasing, husband and wife transfers, exemptions including main residence, gifts, deaths. Capital gains tax on settled property.

Tax Avoidance: Recent developments in the courts. Statutory general anti-avoidance legislation. Tax simplification.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Revenue Law: Principles and Practice by Fairpo, A. and Salter, D. , Bloomsbury (relevant edition for the year of study)
  2. Davies: Principles of Tax Law 8th ed , by Geoffrey MorseDavid Williams, Publisher: Sweet & Maxwell Ltd, ISBN13: 9780414059160
  3. Tiley’s Revenue Law 9th Edition, by Glen Loutzenhiser (Author), Hart Publishing; ISBN-10: 1509921338, ISBN-13: 978-1509921331

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%, by a written examination

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays

  • Final Examination 50%, 100% Unseen 3-hour written examination

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 409

Course Title : Unjust Enrichment

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3 hours seminar per week, 4 (1-hour) tutorials per week

Who may enrol : Compulsory course for year 4 (Senior) LLB students

Prerequisites : Previously studied and passed a Laws course

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : This course will develop students’ analytical, critical, and expressive faculties, help them to dissect legal problems, and argue legal points clearly and convincingly.

By comparison with civilian legal systems, English law has been slow to recognise unjust enrichment as a source of rights and duties within the law of obligations. That step was not taken by the House of Lords until 1991. Since then a flood of claims has surged through the courts. In the 1990s the most important of these were prompted by the discovery that thousands of interest rate swap contracts entered by banks and local authorities were void; in the 2000s more claims were brought in the wake of ECJ declarations that parts of the UK tax regime were contrary to EU law. The resolution of these cases has required the courts to decide many fundamental questions relating to the law of unjust enrichment, but others still remain to be decided. The cumulative value of the sums at stake has run into billions of pounds, and it is now beyond question that a sound knowledge and understanding of the law in this area is essential for lawyers specialising in commercial litigation.

A claimant in unjust enrichment must show that the defendant was enriched, that his enrichment was gained at the claimant’s expense, and that his enrichment was unjust. When all three requirements are satisfied, the further question arises, whether there are any defences to the claim; if there are not, then the court must decide what remedy should be awarded. The court must also consider whether the defendant’s enrichment is justified by an overriding source of rights such as statute or contract, as in this case recovery will be denied although the claimant would otherwise be entitled to restitution. The course is arranged in line with this analytical structure. The seminar topics are set out below:

Unjust Enrichment and Restitution

Enrichment I

Enrichment II

At the Claimant’s Expense

Mistake I

Mistake II

Undue Influence

Failure of Consideration I

Failure of Consideration II

Problem Class

Lack of Consent and Want of Authority I

Lack of Consent and Want of Authority II

Ultra Vires Payments and Receipts by Public Bodies

Secondary Liability

Problem Class

Justifying Grounds

Change of Position

Remedies I

Remedies II

Revision

Students who enjoyed contract, tort, and/or trusts, and who wish to take an advanced obligations course, may enjoy this course. So will those with an interest in commercial law. Each week students are expected to read textbook chapters, cases, and articles by way of preparation for discussion in seminars.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Goff & Jones: The Law of Unjust Enrichment 9th ed, by Charles MitchellPaul MitchellStephen Watterson, publisher Sweet & Maxwell Ltd, ISBN13: 9780414055230
  2. Enrichment in the Law of Unjust Enrichment and Restitution, By: Andrew Lodder, Hart Publishing ,ISBN 9781847319715
  3. Unjust Enrichment, By: James Edelman, Elise Bant, Hart Publishing, ISBN: 9781841133188
  4. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays

  • Final Examination 50%, 100% Open book take-home unseen

examination (8 hours)

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 410

Course Title : Corporate Insolvency Law

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory for Year 4 (Senior) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : This course aims to;

  • Provide students with an understanding of the legal consequences of the inability of a company to meet its financial obligations and an understanding of the legal response to insolvency. The historical growth of these remedies are explored.
  • To stimulate the academic and practical interest of students in the challenging area of the law of corporate insolvency.
  • To encourage and develop analytical thinking, using comparative study of legal authority where relevant.
  • To enable the creation of effective solutions to (legally and factually) complex problems.
  • To develop an effective argument, soundly based in critical analysis of the law both To develop an effective argument, soundly based in critical analysis of the law both orally and in writing.
  • To develop detailed knowledge of the law in all areas of corporate insolvency law, including, inter alia, liquidation, administration, receivership, company voluntary arrangements, schemes of arrangement and secured lending.
  • To enhance general legal and transferable skills in the context of the subject area of corporate insolvency law.
  • To allow students to carry out independent tasks and research to a high level of aptitude.  

Learning Outcomes

  • Critically evaluate the regimes intended to effect the rescue of a business in financial distress and the regimes under which the affairs of a failed business can be wound up.
  • Apply the rules determining which assets of the insolvent business will be available for distribution to creditors and the principles governing the distribution in the solving of problem scenarios.
  • Assess the circumstances in which those involved in the management of an insolvent business may be disqualified from holding company directorships.
  • Demonstrate knowledge and critical understanding of corporate insolvency law principles.
  • Demonstrate awareness of the practical implications for individuals of the operation of corporate insolvency law.
  • Develop a capacity to work independently to solve complex legal problems.
  • Use and understand complex statutory material, case law, and academic writing.
  • Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of corporate insolvency as a whole and in discrete topics.
  • the relevant laws, electronically and on paper so that a familiarity with academic and professional literature is acquired.
  • Present an effective argument in writing.
  • and appreciate the impact and importance of EU law and domestic laws in the area of corporate insolvency law.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of suitable legal reforms from both ecomnomic and social perspectives.
  • Demonstrate, orally and in writing, knowledge and critical understanding of corporate insolvency law principles.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Corporate Insolvency Law: Perspectives and Principles 3rd Edition , by Vanessa Finch  (Author), David Milman (Author), Cambridge University Press, ISBN-10: 9781107039919, ISBN-13: 978-1107039919
  2. The Framework of Corporate Insolvency Law , by Hamish Anderson (Author), Oxford University Press, ISBN-10: 0198805314, ISBN-13: 978-0198805311
  3. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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Course Code : LAW 411

Course Title : Aviation Law

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Compulsory for Year 4 (Senior) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description :

this course you will cover these topics:

In Section 1 ; The Legal Environment Of Aviation

In Section 2; Fundamentals Of The U.S. Legal System

In Section 3 ; How The U.S. Constitution Influences Aviation Activities

In Section 4; Impact Of Criminal Law On Aviators And Air Carriers

In Section 5; Tort Liability And Air Commerce, Government Regulation Of Aviation, Applications Of Contract And Commercial Law To Aviation-Related Transactions, Entity Choice For Aviation Businesses, Property Law Issues For Aircraft Owners And Airport Operators, Labour And Employment Law And The Aviation Industry, international laws and treaties affecting aviation

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Fundamentals of Aviation Law by Raymond Speciale (Author), McGraw-Hill Education , ISBN-10: 0071458670, ISBN-13: 978-0071458672
  2. The Principles and Practice of International Aviation Law, by Brian F. Havel, DePaul University School of Law , Gabriel S. Sanchez, DePaul University School of Law, Cambridge University Press, ISBN: 9781139104210
  3. Aviation Law: Cases And Materials by Robert M. Jarvis  (Author), James T. Crouse  (Author), & 2more, Carolina Academic Press, ISBN-10: 1594600309, ISBN-13: 978-1594600302
  4. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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Course Code : LAW 412

Course Title : Environmental Law

Weekly Teaching Hour: 1 (2-hour) seminar each week,

5 (1-hour) tutorials scheduled during the year

Who may enrol : Compulsory course for year 4 (Senior) LLB students .

Prerequisites : Previously studied and passed a Laws course

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : The air we breathe. The food we eat. The ground we live on. Environmental protection poses unique challenges to the law. In this course on environmental law, we critically assess the role that law has to play in regulating and protecting the environment by examining a range of contemporary environmental issues including climate change, nature conservation, and pollution control. We will look at English, EU, and international environmental law. We consider how relevant aspects of these bodies of law apply to the complexities of environmental problems that cross borders and are ever changing, and which implicate ingrained social behaviours.

We will look at a range of regulatory philosophies and mechanisms, ranging from traditional approaches such as ‘command and control’ regulation of pollution, to the establishment of trading regimes in carbon, to the ways in which environmental impacts are assessed and evaluated before the development of land or the adoption of strategic social and economic plans.  We will consider how environmental philosophies such as environmental justice inform, inspire and critique environmental law.

This course is ideal for those interested in contemporary environmental issues and disputes and is a useful stepping-stone for those wishing to work in private, commercial practice as well as for those students wishing to enter the NGO/public sector.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Liz Fisher, Bettina Lange and Eloise Scotford, Environmental Law: Text, Cases and Materials (2nd ed, OUP 2019), supplemented with materials (provided)
  2. Jane Holder and Maria Lee, Environmental Protection, Law and Policy: Text and Materials (CUP 2007)
  3. Environmental Law, 8 edition , by Stuart Bell  (Author), Donald McGillivray (Author), Ole Pedersen (Author),  OUP Oxford; ISBN-10: 9780199583805, ISBN-13: 978-0199583805

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays

  • Final Examination 50%, 50% Seen 2-hour written examination,

50% Essay (5,000 words)

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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OPTIONAL COURSES

 

Course Code : LAW 130

Course Title : Lawyers’ Skills & Personal Development

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hr.Lecture per week, 1 (1Hr.) tutorial per week

Who may enrol : Optional for Year 1 (Freshman) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Course Description: • Introduction to the course: explanation of course expectations and skills to be addressed • Law in the local context: exploration of examples of legal links with the locality • Finding the law: to include a library tour; information on a range of legal resources and databases; and search strategies • Understanding the law: to include consideration of a range of sources of law including statutes and case law; introduction to legal vocabulary; navigating sources of law; the doctrine of judicial precedent; and statutory interpretation • Writing about the law: to include approaches to problem solving and essay writing in the context of academic law; and the use of legal authority (avoiding plagiarism) • Speaking about the law: to include preparation for oral seminar skills; basic presentation skills; preparation of legal argument; and mooting

COURSE AIMS • To develop skills essential for the effective study of law. • To demonstrate how to locate relevant sources of law (using both library and online resources). • To interpret the meaning of legal sources and this meaning to a variety of scenarios and situations. • To develop appropriate oral and written skills to communicate legal points and arguments effectively. • To demonstrate critical reflection of skills and develop strategies to enhance them.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this course a student will be able to: 1. Effectively identify and find relevant sources of law using both traditional and online resources 2. Locate, retrieve and access sources of law from both library and on-line data-bases 3. Communicate ideas about the law effectively through written work 4. Communicate legal points and argument effectively using oral skills 5. Identify strategies and access support to develop his or her own skills

TEACHING METHODS The course is delivered by means of lectures and workshops. The primary object of the lectures is to provide an outline of the subject matter and a framework for its understanding which students can use as a base for their independent study directed to the requirements of the workshops. The students build upon their understanding gained in the lecture session by reading specified cases, articles and appropriate textbooks in preparation for the workshops. The aims and learning outcomes of each individual workshop are clearly set out and students are encouraged to consider the short, self-help questions before taking the activities set for the group discussion. The workshops will be interactive and will incorporate a range of teaching and learning strategies including quizzes, debates, presentations, mooting, individual work, team work and other learning activities as appropriate.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

 

Course Assessment: This course is assessed through a practice moot and a workbook.

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 131

Course Title : INTRODUCTION TO ACADEMIC STUDY: WRITTEN ASSESSMENTS

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Optional for 1 Year (Freshman) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : This course aims to enable the student to: Improve academic reading, note taking and writing skills in order to build confidence in relation to written assessments.

COURSE CONTENT • An introduction to the different forms of written assessments in Higher Education. Simple reflective learning exercises to focus on confidence building for written work. • Reading: looking at law textbooks, cases, journal articles, websites and newspapers. Learning to summarise and précis written sources. • Note making: exposing the student to a broader range of methods. Use and completion of template records of source. • introduction to the library and exercises. Using the library computer catalogues, the help desk and ordering books. • Essay writing 1: analysing the question, understanding directive words, using mind maps to stimulate ideas and writing a plan using a provided template. • Practice session: to consolidate and put into practice learning from weeks 1-6. Students will be given an essay title and some short related texts to read. Students will mind map initial ideas, summarise texts using records of sources provide in week 4 and then prepare a plan using template provided in week 6. • Formative essay writing session: using the plans and records prepared the week before students will write a short one page A4 essay (400 words) with tutor support and supervision. • Feedback on formative essays: students will be given generic feedback plus individual written comments on their essays. The second half of the session will continue with Essay writing 2: developing introductions and conclusions. • Essay writing 3: how to present an argument. Students will be given a topic for oral debate. Written completion of argument plan template. • Essay writing 4: academic presentation including referencing, the bibliography and word count. • Review of plans for summative assessment: one to one interviews with students.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this course a student will be able to: 1. Demonstrate the ability to analyse an essay question and understand the key directive language. 2. Provide evidence of the ability to select and read from different written academic sources and reference these in an essay. 3. Demonstrate the ability to take notes and summarise written sources 4. Provide evidence of essay planning skills 5. Provide evidence of the ability to develop an argument within an essay. 6. Demonstrate good written English with appropriate spelling and grammar 7. Demonstrate the overall ability to write an essay to an improved standard appropriate to HE

TEACHING METHODS Class contact is in the form of on campus workshops combining activities which are both teacher and / or student led. Activities will include: • Discussions, prescribed guided and self-selected reading and reflection on teaching and learning, materials provided. • Introduction to and practise of all core aspects of essay preparation and writing using individual and group exercises. • Student presentation of work during the timetables sessions to the group both orally and in written format thus developing communication skills. • Development of research skills using IT based sources and the ability to present an oral argument through formal debate. In accordance with the university’s equality and diversity policy, reasonable adjustments will be made for students with learning difficulty.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

Looking at marking criteria, grades and feedback. Examples of previous student work and,

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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Course Code : LAW 221

Course Title : Property Law

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hr.Lecture per week, 1 (1Hr.) tutorial per week

Who may enrol : Optional for Year 2 (Sophomore) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Course Description: Property provide an introduction to the whole of the law of property, and a detailed examination of the law of property related to land.

Property Law provides an introduction to the whole of the law of property, and a detailed examination of the law of property related to land. 

Property law is about rights to things. You will learn what property rights are, how they differ from personal rights, and why that distinction matters. You will be introduced to a variety of different property rights recognised in English law. The course covers many of the various ways in which new property rights can be generated, existing property rights can be transferred to others and the rules that are used to resolve disputes when two or more people have competing property rights to the same thing.

Property Law provides an essential foundation for the study of a number of areas of law, such as commercial law, company law, intellectual property, and trusts. It also helps provide a framework for understanding the relationship among the three pillars of private law: contract, torts, and property.

There is overlap in several topics with material and ideas from contract law. The course requires careful and thorough engagement with statutory material, improving skills in statutory interpretation, in addition to using cases. 

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Blackstone’s Statutes on Property Law, 2019-2020, 27th edition, Meryl Thomas (editor) Oxford University Press, ISBN: 9780198838760

  2. An Introduction to Real Property Law, 7th Edition, by Margaret E. McCallum (Author)Alan M. Sinclair (Author), LexisNexis Canada, ISBN/ISSN: 9780433492382

  3. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 225

Course Title : EU Single Market Law

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hr.Lecture per week, 1 (1Hr.) tutorial per week

Who may enrol : Optional for Year 2 (Sophomore) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Course Description: Course aims to • Examine the conditions for doing business within the European Union • Analyse the main areas of EU substantive law as it affects businesses. • Critically evaluate the purpose, process and principles of the substantive law of the EU as it affects business within the EU. • Develop and apply skills of interpretation, evaluation and application of case law, legislation and academic commentary in this area and to communicate their understanding and analyses both orally and in writing. • Promote the use of electronic resources in the research and presentation of workshop activities and coursework questions.

COURSE CONTENT 1. Introduction to the EU Single Market: Critical overview of the key purpose, processes and principles of law of the internal market. Treaty rules and measures adopted by the institutions, the role of the Court of Justice of the EU, harmonisation, mutual recognition, exchange of information, application and enforcement of EU substantive law. 2. Economic and Monetary Union: Critical assessment of its successes and failures and its impact on businesses globally, regionally and locally. 3. Trade in Goods: o Fiscal barriers to trade in goods: Article 30 TFEU: the workings of the external and internal dimension of the customs union. The common customs tariff (CCT) imposed on the import of goods into the EU and rules governing duties (and charges having equivalent effect to customs duties) imposed on the movement of goods between the Member States. ▪ Articles 110-113 TFEU: critical overview of taxation and the EU Single Market, the implications of EU law for taxation imposed on goods by Member States and full analysis of the non-discrimination principle. ▪ Non-fiscal barriers to trade in goods: – Articles 34-36 TFEU: critical overview of EU rules prohibiting quantitative restrictions and all measures having equivalent effect on imports and exports between the Member States. – Particular emphasis is placed on the contribution of the Court of Justice of the European Union in this area. 4. Movement of Persons: Critical evaluation of the rules governing which persons can benefit from the EU rules on freedom of movement and what rights are conferred on those who are covered by these rules. The focus will be on the rights of migrant workers, job-seekers, the self-employed, family members and third-country nationals. The impact of EU Court decisions on the free movement rights conferred by virtue of EU citizenship status will be given particular emphasis. Consideration is also given to the status and rights of the economically inactive (students, retired people and people of independent means). Solving EU Single Market Disputes: Critical examination of the rules governing the solving of disputes between businesses and EU institutions with particular emphasis on direct legal challenges (via judicial review actions) under Articles 263 & 265 TFEU and indirect challenges under Article 267 TFEU. The focus will be on the Treaty of Lisbon reforms. Overview of the rules governing the solving of disputes between businesses and EU Member States: alternative dispute resolution (e.g. SOLVIT) and litigation before national courts (direct effect, indirect effect, Francovich compensation claims)

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this course a student will be able to: 1. Critically review, evaluate, and form a critical judgement on, the areas of EU substantive law covered 2. Explain the importance and application of case law at the Court of Justice of the European Union in the areas covered. 3. Critically evaluate the legal provisions covered and the policy considerations underlying them. 4. Interpret relevant legal source materials and apply the legal principles to factual situations 5. Present reasoned and well-structured arguments both in workshops, through participation and effective contribution and in written work 6. Evaluate the development of EU business law and propose legal reforms for addressing weaknesses and gaps in regulation 7. Communicate understanding and analysis both orally and in writing 8. Research, analyse and apply legal materials to relevant factual situations

TEACHING METHODS The course will utilise a variety of learning strategies designed to place the student at the centre of the learning process. Student learning will be encouraged by participation and independent research as well as by enhancing problem solving and analytical skills. Lectures highlight the key issues to be covered in the workshops. The primary object of lectures is to impart the information and elicit the understanding, which students can use as a base for their independent study directed to the requirements of the workshops. Workshops are interactive sessions for groups of around 10 students, which take place fortnightly. The students build upon their understanding, gained from the lectures, by reading specified cases, Treaty provisions, journal articles, and textbooks. The aims and learning outcomes of each individual workshop set out clearly for students the workshop tasks and activities. Workshops will take the form of a tutor led Q & A Session followed by group activities in the form of comprehension exercises, moots and mini-presentations. Use of case studies and discussion points, further enhances the student’s ability to solve problems, investigate, and communicate solutions, arguments, and ideas clearly and analytically. The workshop activities will develop presentational reasoning, criticising and persuading skills. They will also encourage students to make reasoned judgement based on an informed understanding. Blackboard (the eLearn facility) is utilized to full effect to make available: e-lectures & workbook; further reading materials; quizzes; the Discussion Board and Adobe Connect Online Sessions (used for Q&A sessions by course tutors). Un-assessed, formative, online quizzes will assist the student’s ability to accurately state the relevant legal principles, their ability to apply these principles to the question under review and their ability to extract information from advanced materials.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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Course Code : LAW 230

Course Title : Alternative Dispute Resolution

Weekly Teaching Hour: 2-hours seminar per week

Who may enrol : Optional course for year 2 (Sophomore) LLB students .

Prerequisites : Previously studied and passed a Laws course

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : This course introduces students to the theory and practice of alternative dispute resolution within the context of an understanding of traditional court-based systems of dispute resolution.

The course covers aspects of litigation;

the history, theory and development of ADR;

negotiation, mediation and the role of legal profession.

It offers a cross-cultural perspective, arguing that innovations in dispute resolution in the common law world over the past four decades or so are best understood in the context of a more general understanding of dispute processes. 

This knowledge is important for both academic analysis and also because it assists lawyers and others to deal with legal problems more creatively and more successfully.

The course first examines the emergent concern in social science and jurisprudential writing with the nature and significance of disputes, and considers the manner in which traditional approaches have been ‘rediscovered’ and utilised in the refurbishment of civil justice through first the ‘access to justice’ movement and then the ‘ADR’ movement.

The course also considers the manner in which disputes are characterised, the diverse views located in the debates that surround disputes, the causes of disputes, and the handling of disputes. It introduces the major theoretical approaches to disputes and their resolution.

The course explores in depth the various processes of decision-making relied on in attempts to resolve disputes, examining in particular negotiation, mediation, adjudication, various types of mixed processes, online dispute resolution, and the development of restorative justice in criminal process.

By the end of the course, you will have gained an understanding of the theoretical and practical dimensions of dispute resolution, and the groundwork laid for further inquiry into and application of non-adversarial methods and skills in dispute resolution.

Objectives of the course:

By the end of the course, you should gain:

  • Knowledge and understanding of the cross cultural issues surrounding the differing processes of dispute resolution
  • Understanding of the jurisprudential and social science issues surrounding disputes and dispute resolution
  • Knowledge of the core literature relating to the areas studied on the course.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Brown & Marriott, ADR: Principles and Practice, (2011).

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays

  • Final Examination 50%, 100% Essay (10,000 words)

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Code : LAW 320

Course Title : FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND THE LAW

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Optional for Year 3 (Junior) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : Indicative syllabus content: • The Legal Profession: its structure; work of Barristers, Solicitors, Legal Executives, Licensed Conveyances and Para-Legals; complaints machinery. Major Inquiries into the Profession. • The Judiciary: role and profile; criticism; work of Judicial Appointments Commission. • Civil Process: structure of the Courts exercising Civil Jurisdiction; allocation of cases; impact of Woolf Reforms 1996. • Criminal Process: the suspect and the police, classification of offences; division of work between Magistrates Court and Crown Court; Trial by Jury; role of the Crown Prosecution Service; Miscarriages of Justice and the work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission. • Arbitration, Tribunals and Alternative Dispute Resolution: how cases reach Arbitration; form and composition of Tribunals; Tribunals post-Leggatt; nature and types of ADR; national and local providers of ADR services

COURSE AIMS • Explain how the English judicial system is organised and how it functions Describe how the legal profession, judiciary, civil and criminal process, ADR, lay persons involvement operate within the English Legal System • Evaluate and discuss a range of reforms proposed to make the English Legal System more effective

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this course a student will be able to: 1. Describe the branches of the Legal Profession and give examples of the work that they do assessing the quality of that work from the point of view of the general public. 2. Describe the current profile of the senior Judiciary explaining any implications that that profile may have for the Administration of Justice. 3. Explain and define the role of Lay Magistrates in the administration of Justice and be able to identify the characteristics that Lay Magistrates should possess. 4. Describe the structure of the Civil Courts and explain how this impacts on an individual’s access to Civil Justice. 5. Discuss the major reforms introduced in Civil Process as a consequence of the Woolf Report and comment upon their effectiveness in eradicating delay; cost; complexity and poor access to Justice. 6. Describe the structure of the Criminal process, from arrest to sentence including explaining the classification of criminal offences and the criminal court structure 7. Evaluate the use of Trial by Jury as a means of deciding the innocence or guilt of the accused. 8. Describe the work of the Criminal Cases Review Commission giving examples of so-called Miscarriages of Justice. 9. Summarise the reasons for the creation of both Arbitration and Tribunals and evaluate their contribution to the Administration of Justice and Describe the various forms of Alternative Dispute Resolution used in conflict resolution

TEACHING METHODS The course is delivered by means of weekly lectures and seminars. Lectures highlight the key issues to be covered in the seminars. The primary object of lectures is to impart the information and elicit the understanding, which students can use as a base for their independent study directed to the requirements of the workshops. Seminars are interactive sessions for groups of smaller groups of students, which take place every week. The students build upon their understanding, gained from the lectures by reading specified cases, Treaty provisions, journal articles and textbooks. The aims and learning outcomes of each individual workshop set out clearly for students the workshop tasks and activities.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

This course is assessed through a written assignment and a reflective log book.

  • Class Participation 10%,
  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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Course Code : LAW 325

Course Title : Northern & Southern CYPRUS SUCCESSION LAW

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hr.Lecture per week, 1 (1Hr.) tutorial per week

Who may enrol : Optional for Year 3 (Junior) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Course Description: This course aims to: • Explain and evaluate the law relating to succession/inheritance in Northern & Southern Cyprus (primarily the Wills and Succession Law, Chapter 195 of the Laws of Cyprus), • Outline the terminology related to succession/inheritance law in Northern & Southern Cyprus. • Examine the formalities (drafting, execution and revocation) for wills and recognise the important role of such formalities. • Apply succession/inheritance law in relation to different types of assets in Northern & Southern Cyprus (e.g. immovable and movable property); understand the importance of domicile. • Examine the chain of heir ship and the legal entitlement of heirs and third parties. • Introduce students to the procedures for challenging a will. • Acquire the necessary skills for the production/drafting of relevant documentation

COURSE CONTENT 1. Introduction and overview of Northern & Southern Cyprus succession and inheritance law; related terminology. 2. Domicile: definition and scope, methods of identifying domicile. 3. Nationality: definition and scope, methods of identifying nationality; comparison with domicile. 4. Declaring a person as dead person. 5. Chain of heirship: classes of heirs, categorisation, scope of succession/ inheritance rights. 6. Wills: a. use, b. drafting formalities, c. execution and execution formalities, d. revocation and revocation formalities. 7. Legal challenge of a will: who, when and how. 8. Validity and application of a will drafted under Cyprus succession/inheritance law in relation to assets outside Cyprus and/or non-Cypriot heirs and/or settlors 9. Validity and application of a will governed by foreign succession/inheritance law in relation to assets in Northern & Southern Cyprus and/or Northern & Southern Cypriot settlors and/or heirs.

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this course a student will be able to: 1. Explain and apply the concepts of succession/inheritance law and of the terminology used. 2. Identify: • the domicile and/or nationality of a person • classes of heirs and categorisation • inheritance rights for each class • assets linked to a will and the applicable law for each type of assets. 3. Draft related documentation and meet relevant formalities. 4. Analyse the relationship and interaction between Northern & Southern Cyprus and foreign succession/inheritance law in cases connected to Northern & Southern Cyprus. 5. Challenge or defend the binding nature of a will and analyse procedural issues of Northern & Southern Cyprus succession/inheritance law. 6. Demonstrate enhanced transferable, legal and academic skills

TEACHING METHODS The course will utilise a variety of learning strategies designed to place the student at the centre of the learning process. The course will encourage student learning by participation and independent research as well as developing problem solving and analytical skills. A course handbook will be compiled, consisting of lecture outlines, seminar tasks and further recommended reading. Seminars will take the form of interactive sessions making use of case studies and discussion points to enhance the student’s ability to solve problems and investigate issues. Students will be expected to have independently researched topics for discussion and to come prepared to respond and participate in an open and active discussion of questions and problem scenarios.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 50%,

  • Final Examination 10%,

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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Course Code : LAW 330

Course Title : LAWYERS’ SKILLS: INTERVIEWING, EMPLOYABILITY AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT

Weekly Teaching Hour: 3-hours lecture per week, 1 (1-hour) tutorial every week

Who may enrol : Optional for Year 3 (Junior) LLB. Students

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : Course aims to ; • Identify the constituents of a good personal interview • Conduct an efficient and effective client interview in the context of legal practice. • Facilitate reflective practice on Interviewing skills to support personal development and employability • Develop enhanced skillset for graduate employability • Students will be expected to build on the skills they have learnt in previous courses and complete a portfolio in which they will discuss the skills involved in conducting the interviews they will analyse these skills and identify general points of good and bad practice and write a letter of advice. Students will also be encouraged to actively reflect on their personal development and employability. Students will complete a CV, covering letter and appraisal documents. This portfolio will be discussed at a group appraisal session within the course.

COURSE CONTENT This course will consider: Personal, Transferable and Employability Skills 1. Development of existing skills, 2. Examination of Employability Skills including enhanced CVs, assessment centres, psychometric testing and job interviews (including telephone interviews), 3. Establishing rapport with the interviewer / interviewee, 4. How to handle emotions – the relevance and impact of body language and mannerisms, 5. Oral and written communication skills, 6. Development of the ability to learn through reflection and self-analysis.

Law Specific Skills In a legal interview: 1. Questioning skills and techniques 2. Listening to the client 3. Effective note-taking 4. Structuring an interview 5. How to handle sensitive and distressing situations 6. Advising the client and helping the client to reach appropriate decisions and plan future action

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES On successful completion of this course a student will be able to: 1. Reflect on his/her own transferrable skills and abilities and apply to ‘real life’ situations to produce sound advice and establish positive professional working relationships 2. Demonstrate enhanced communication skills 3. Demonstrate the ability to reflect on his or her experiences, successes and failures and identify areas for development. 4. Plan and identify objectives for an interview 5. Conduct a live interview 6. Provide relevant advice to a client who presents with legal problems 7. Outline and justify possible courses of action to resolve legal problems 8. Manage client expectations and identify appropriate time-scales 9. Record interview advice accurately 10. Explain the circumstances when advice and instruction from a supervising solicitor should be taken 11. Be real-world ready and confidently approach the graduate job market.

TEACHING METHODS The course will be delivered largely through a series of practical workshops. The course sessions, in which students and staff engage in role plays, group discussions and small group work, are practical and interactive. The process of reflective learning will be continued from the Skills 2 course. Many of the exercises will be recorded to allow for enhanced reflective learning. All of the skills will be emphasised as transferable skills for all graduates. Role plays will reflect real life legal situations which will enable students to further enhance their legal research and reasoning skills, knowledge and understanding. Initially, students will consider their own experiences of interviews and then consider a professional interview for a graduate job or legal training contract. They will get the opportunity to practice and reflect on what makes a good interview. This exercise will ‘set the scene’ for the subsequent sessions in which their initial and perhaps instinctive conclusions are analysed with reference to established theory and practical ground-rules. Consideration of the good interview will progress into legal practice. Once again, the students will be encouraged to reflect on elements of good and poor practice. As the students look at interviewing a legal client, they will consider the benefits of planning and preparation for a client and how prepare to give the client the best advice in a professional context, when to seek advice and how to take follow up actions. Students will learn enhanced employability skills including CV building, job interviews (including telephone interviews), assessment centres, psychometric testing, equality and diversity awareness training and appraisal training.

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

Looking at marking criteria, grades and feedback. Examples of previous student work and,

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Assignments 10%,

  • This course is assessed through an interview and advice-giving and a portfolio. Assessment will take the form of formative and summative practical assessments which reflect real-life situations. Coursework encourage students to reflect on their experiences and the content of their practical assessments 80% Attendance 95 % compulsory.

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Course Code : LAW 417

Course Title : Health Care Law

Weekly Teaching Hour: 1 (2-hour) seminar per week

Who may enrol : Optional course for year 4 (Senior) LLB students .

Prerequisites : Previously studied and passed a Laws course

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : Health care raises important issues of public morality in very personal contexts. Some are old (e.g. abortion, euthanasia), others are new (e.g. gene editing, cloning). The law is not the only tool that we use to make sense of them but it has an important role to play.

Recent Supreme Court cases have asserted an increased jurisdiction for the courts over clinical freedom and also over Parliamentary sovereignty on matters of health care ethics.

This course explores conceptual concerns, including the acceptability of imposing moral values in a pluralist society, aspects of constitutional legitimacy raised by the law-making processes, and questions about clinical freedom, indeterminacy and the Rule of Law.

It examines them through substantive topics, selected after discussion with students. They are likely to include consent to treatment, confidentiality and the use of health information, medical termination of pregnancy, assisted reproductive technologies, the use of human tissue for transplantation and research, end-of-life care (including assisted suicide and euthanasia) and some aspects of public health law (e.g. liability for disease transmission) and NHS Law (rationing and rights to care).

Attention will be paid to the differences between regulatory strategies; different branches of the law (e.g. criminal, tort and public), ideas of rights (including human rights), the roles of the courts, and licensing systems.

The course examines how public controversies are managed through legal means (e.g. NHS accountability following the Francis Report), and assesses current legal developments  including the implications of recent Supreme Court cases that seem to signal a sea change in judicial approaches (two major decisions on end-of-life care, one on informed consent, and one on professional rights of conscientious objection).

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

There is a wide range of literature available; textbooks, public and Parliamentary reports, specialist journals (especially the Medical Law Review and the Journal of Medical Ethics).

You will not need to purchase a textbook, but could have a look at

  1. E. Jackson Medical Law, Text and Materials 4th ed OUP 2016) or
  2. K Mason & G. Laurie, Mason and McCall Smith’s Law and Medical Ethics (10th ed OUP 2016).
  3. The Lecturer will provide advice on readings for the law reform project to students once they have selected their topic.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays

  • Final Examination 50%, 50% Unseen 2-hour written examination,

50% Essay (5,000 words)

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 420

Course Title : Criminology

Weekly Teaching Hour: 1 (2-hour) seminar per week, 3 (1-hour) tutorials per week

Who may enrol : Optional course for year 4 (Senior) LLB students .

Prerequisites : N/A

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : This course critically examines some of the major theories that have been advanced to explain crime and criminality within their historical context.

Gang crime, county lines, murder, rape, robbery, theft and assault: all of these terms are familiar to us. But what exactly is crime? 

Who are the people who commit criminal acts, why do they do so, and what should we do about it? These are just some of the questions you will address on this course.

You will learn to evaluate some of the theories that have been advanced to explain crime and criminality. These theories come from a variety of disciplines – biology, psychology, sociology, anthropology and philosophy but you do not require prior knowledge of these subjects. Alongside the academic literature you will consider the reflection and development of ideas about crime historically in literary texts, such as ;

  • Frankenstein (Mary Shelley, 1818),
  • Crime and Punishment (Dostoevsky, 1866),
  • Nana (Zola, 1880),
  • Brighton Rock (Greene, 1938) and
  • The Pearl Steinbeck,1947).  

These novels address some of the bigger issues underlying criminological theory – questions about the human condition, such as who we are and how we become who we are, to what extent we are made by society and to what extent we are born to become who we are – the age old question of crime as destiny or social construct.

Finally, you will explore some of the implications of criminological theories for the development of law and policies aimed at crime control. This will provide a solid platform from which to critically examine the legitimacy and effectiveness of historical and contemporary penal practices.

Course outline:

  • Introduction to the history of ideas and ways of thinking about crime
  • Introduction to significant concepts concerning crime and its explanation
  • The facts? What we know about the incidence and patterns of crime
  • Student workshop on interpretation of the “facts of crime” – case study on murder.
  • Classical School of Criminology: free will, situational and opportunity theories
  • Individual pathology: physiological and biological explanations
  • Individual pathology: personality

Social explanation: Durkheim on Suicide: the beginnings of sociological method

The Chicago School and social ecology

Strain theory: The American dream

Social learning: Sutherland and differential association, Emile Durkheim, and G.H Mead

Subcultural theories: social strain and cultural transmission

Control theory

Symbolic interactionism: social reaction and labelling theories

Critical explanations: American conflict theory and Marxist explanation

Critical explanations: feminism, masculinities and post-modernism

The application of criminological theory to particular types of crime, for example gang crime and/or expanding the traditional field of criminology: terrorism, state crime and genocide.

Revision class: examination questions and brief evaluation of the field: Is there any point in seeking a general explanation of crime?

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. Katherine Williams (2012) ‘Textbook on Criminology’, (7th or latest edition) OUP, Oxford.
  2. Pearson, G. (1983) Hooligan: A History of Respectable Fears (Macmillan p/b reprinted in 1994)
  3. Campbell, B. (1993) Goliath: Britain’s Dangerous Places (Methuen) (optional)
  4. Students will also be expected to read additional articles and extracts from academic books and literary texts as examples of the development of ideas and various approaches to the explanation of crime and criminality. All the academic journals and book extracts are digitalised or available online via the library e-journals link.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%,

  • Assignments 10%, 2 x formative essays

  • Final Examination 50%, 100% Unseen 3-hour written examination

Attendance 95 % compulsory.

 

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Course Code : LAW 425

Course Title : Criminal Processes

Weekly Teaching Hour: 1 (2-hour) seminar per week

Who may enrol : Optional course for year 4 (Senior) LLB students.

Prerequisites : Previously studied and passed the year 1 Criminal Law LAW 207 course.

Lecturer : To be announced on August 2020

Description : This course is meant for students with a continuing interest in the criminal law. It introduces students to the organising principles of the law of evidence and the rules of sentencing, and it reinforces and builds upon the fundamentals of substantive criminal law as discussed in the 2nd year undergraduate LAW 207

In this course, you will have the opportunity to refresh your knowledge of the substantive criminal law, and to develop it further by studying criminal offences, defences and modes of liability you have not previously studied at MTU Laws. In addition, you will be introduced to the rules of evidence and sentencing, with a view to helping you develop an instinct for how some of the various moving parts of the criminal justice system work, and interact with each other.

The course does not aim for comprehensiveness in coverage – instead, it aims at giving you a flavour of the criminal justice system as a whole. By the end of the course, you should be familiar enough with the subject matter to have a holistic sense of the criminal justice system. Additionally, you should feel comfortable with conducting your own research relating to the criminal justice system, including in relation to matters not directly addressed in the course. 

The course will prepare students with an interest in practice to develop their knowledge of these topics further during the BPTC, LPC, or national bar qualification studies. It will also equip students with academic interests in the criminal justice system to explore their particular areas of interests in greater theoretical and practical depth. 

Recommended Textbook (s) and Supplementary Books :

  1. and Materials on the Criminal Justice Process, 5th Edition, By Nicola PadfieldJonathan Bild, publisher: Routledge, 9781138918344
  2. Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the course via online by lecturer.

Course Assessment:

  • Class Participation 10%,

  • Mid-term Examination 30%, 1 x formative essay, 1 x plan for summative

essay

  • Assignments 10%,

  • Final Examination 50%, 50% Open-book 2-hour written examination,

50% Coursework (5,000 words)

Attendance 95 % compulsory.