BA LAW Year 2 (Level 5) Option Module Information October 2015 Please note that all these modules are subject to revalidation and there may be changes in the mode of assessment. Year 2 BA LAW Option Module Information Learning Framework Module Code Barred with LAW2050 Consumers and the Law (30 credits) LAW2114 This module aims to explain the general principles which underlie the protection given to consumers, the context within which protection is provided and the many ways in which those principles are applied. It provides an up-to-date background to the subject. Topics of central importance are those of consumer redress, product quality, product safety, consumer services law, holidays, consumer insurance and consumer finance. There is also discussion of the various methods by which advertising, sales promotion practices (including distance selling) and misleading claims are regulated. Domestic law is related to the general principles and policies of European Union law, which have increasingly regulated consumer rights and interests. Consideration is also given to the relevant merits and disadvantages of business self-regulation under both trade association codes of practice and manufacturers' guarantees LAW2464 This module aims to provide students with an understanding of current debates about human rights. The focus is on the European Convention on Human Rights and its impact in the United Kingdom, in particular issues arising from the incorporation of the ECHR through the Human Rights Act 1998. The module explores the historical and philosophical origins of human rights and the comparative context in which the Convention system operates. Lectures and seminars explore how the Convention system works and examines specific rights and themes in depth. Students will be encouraged to debate contemporary legal (and political) topics such as the protection of human rights in the context of counter-terrorism; the right to die; the right to protest; hate speech; the headscarf and face veil debate in Europe; and the legitimacy of a supranational court to adjudicate on domestic democratic affairs. The module will equip students with the ability to debate controversial topics, drawing both on legal cases and arguments and wider normative arguments about the role of human rights in a modern democracy. Coursework 1- 50% Coursework 2- 50% Tutor: Caryl Bryant LAW2465 UK and European Human Rights Law(30 credits) Coursework 1- literature review: 25% Coursework 2- essay: 50% Portfolio- 25% Tutor: Dr, Alice Donald LAW 2334 Jurisprudence (30 credits) Coursework- 50% Portfolio- 50% Tutor: Dr Amanda Loumansky This module aims to provide a comprehensive introduction to a range of legal theorists and jurisprudential schools of thought ranging from the work of the ancient Greeks through to postmodernism. Students will be provided with an overview of the central thinking of various philosophers and will examine both the historical and cultural context within which these theories were developed and their relevance to the legal issues of our own time. Throughout the module students will consider law's relationship to questions of power, violence, ethics and justice.