CourseLAW404

Week2 of 16

SemesterII

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This week’s topics

Federal, unitary, republican and monarchical constitutions; constitutional conventions

Federal, unitary, republican and monarchical constitutions
Constitutional conventions

What you will be able to do

1.2 Analyse various types of constitution and constitutional conventions.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: analyse various types of constitution and constitutional conventions.

Study materials

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Course plan

Week 1: What is a constitution? Written and unwritten, rigid and fl…
Week 2: Federal, unitary, republican and monarchical constitutions;…
Week 3: The three branches of state
Week 4: Parliament as legislature: House of Commons and House of Lo…
Week 5: The executive and prerogative powers
Week 6: Parliamentary sovereignty, devolution, the ECHR and the Hum…
Week 7: The judiciary: independence, impartiality and its place in …
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: The judiciary as a check on government: administrative law,…
Week 10: Nature and purpose of judicial review
Week 11: Grounds of judicial review: procedural unfairness, legitima…
Week 12: Applying Public Law in practice: case studies
Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
Week 15: Review and coursework completion
Final: Final assessment and submission

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