In year three you will take the final core module in the Law of Trusts, as well as optional law modules and/or modules from outside the school.
If selected to transfer to one of our four-year degrees, you will spend your third year at a partner law school in another country. After this, you will return to Nottingham to complete your fourth and final year of study (as described below).
Dissertation
You will explore a topic of your choice under the supervision of a member of staff. The nature and topic of the dissertation will be decided by you and the proposed supervisor. The dissertation will normally be an essay of 46 pages, exclusive of bibliography.
Intellectual Property
The module examines the rationale for intellectual property rights and their commercial importance; the national, European and wider international dimensions of the legal regulation of intellectual property rights; and the law governing the acquisition, exploitation and infringement of copyright and allied rights, including the application of copyright law in the context of modern information technology developments.
International Humanitarian Law
The module will examine the essential elements of international humanitarian law (the law of armed conflict): conceptual, institutional and substantive.
The module will develop from an introduction and historical overview of international humanitarian law to an examination of the sources of the law. You will then examine the form of armed conflicts in which these laws operate, namely international and non-international armed conflict.
The remainder of the module will explore substantive rules of armed conflict, including the classification of combatants and the treatment of prisoners of war; the law of targeting and the rules relating to the use of weapons. The module will end with discussion of the implementation of enforcement of the law. Examples from the practice of armed conflicts will be considered throughout.
Issues in Company Law
This module seeks to deal with fundamental and complex issues of corporate law. In the beginning we will set 'the scene' by looking at various business mediums available while focusing on the distinction between private and public companies.
We will examine how companies are formed, and the consequences of formation - discussing concepts such as the corporate legal personality and the corporate 'veil', and the phenomenon of the corporate group. We will also examine contractual and non-contractual liability of companies and those dealing with them; and finally we will consider various issues relating to shareholding and the share capital of companies.
Mental Health Law and Policy
This module concerns the law relating to people in the psychiatric system. Issues - including hospital admissions, treatment, competency and guardianship, and advocacy on behalf of the mad - are discussed from a variety of perspectives including patient rights, social control, and medical humanitarianism.
Underlying the module is the question of what madness is, how it is to be responded to, and whether the existing legal provisions are sufficient or appropriate.
Principles of Corporate Insolvency Law
Corporate insolvency gives rise to a number of fascinating and complex questions. Which assets can be claimed by the company's creditors? What should be done with them? How should the proceeds raised be distributed amongst the creditors? How should those responsible for the losses be dealt with?
The module seeks to develop an understanding of the ways these issues are resolved by the current law. You will be expected to analyse and evaluate the law, and consideration will be paid to the real-world context in which insolvency disputes arise.
Principles of Criminal Evidence
An introduction to the major principles of criminal evidence, including:
- relevance and factual reasoning in criminal adjudication
- discretionary exclusion and the concept of a fair trial
- confessions
- character evidence
- hearsay
- presumption of innocence and burdens of proof
- witness evidence
- examination-in-chief and cross-examination
- special measures for vulnerable witnesses
- privilege against self-incrimination
- expert witnesses and scientific evidence
Social Welfare and the Law
This module will examine the law governing care in the community, welfare benefits and housing provision.
It will have a particular focus upon the ways in which social welfare law affects the lives of specific groups of individuals such as disabled adults, adults with mental health needs and adults who have been in contact with the criminal justice system.
The object of the module will be to place legislation and case law in their social, historical and theoretical contexts. This module does not cover children's services.
Tax Law A
This module will begin with a brief consideration of how tax law is derived and applied. The module will then consider the basic charging provisions of income tax with a particular emphasis on businesses and their employees.
Tax Law B
This module will consider the basic charging provisions of two capital taxes: capital gains tax and inheritance tax.
Instead of optional law modules, you may take up to 20 credits of modules from outside the school.
The above is a sample of the typical modules we offer but is not intended to be construed and/or relied upon as a definitive list of the modules that will be available in any given year. Modules (including methods of assessment) may change or be updated, or modules may be cancelled, over the duration of the course due to a number of reasons such as curriculum developments or staffing changes. Please refer to the
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