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LancasterUniversityLawSchoolisoneofthecountrystop 20lawschools,withanoutstandingreputationforitsresearch, whichrangesfromtraditionalblackletterlawtocritical, socio-legalandinterdisciplinaryresearch.Inthe2008Research AssessmentExercise90%ofLancasterUniversityLaw Schoolsresearchwasratedasofinternationalstanding. KeytoSymbols
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OurmainresearchareasareLawand Society,InternationalandEuropean Law,BusinessLaw,andHumanRights Lawistaughtatundergraduatelevelin theUnitedKingdomandthe LancasterLawDepartmentisfully accredited bythelegalprofessionalbodies.

Faculty
ProfessorDMilman,(Head), RAusten-Baker,SBeresford,,IBryan, IButler,MButler,BChatterjee,FDavis, MDoupe,AFijalkowski,GFirth, SFovargue,PLawton,AMacCulloch, BMauthe,ProfessorSPicciotto, ProfessorPRowe,DSeymour, ProfessorSSkogly,Professor DSugarman,JSummers.

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PostgraduateOpportunities
LLMsinEuropeanLegalStudies, InternationalBusinessandCorporate Law,InternationalHumanRightsand HumanitarianLaw,LawinHistory, Socio-LegalStudies;LLM/MAin InternationalLawandInternational Relations. Furtherinformationcanbefoundat: www.lancs.ac.uk/fass/law

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Additionalsyllabusinformationcan befoundatwww.lusi.lancs.ac.uk/ OnlineCoursesHandbook/ ModuleCatalogue/Default.aspx

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LAW206 CompanyLaw
+ Terms taught: FY + Credits: 8 semester credits or 16 ECTS credits Thecompanylawcoursecovers thekeyareasofcompanylawfrom incorporationtoinsolvencyincluding corporatepersonalityandpiercing thecorporateveil,thecompanys constitution,contractsand companies,directorsdutiesand minorityshareholderprotection. Alsocoveredisthelawrelating toshareandloancapitaland companychargesleadingintothe administrationprocedureandother insolvencyregimes.Relevanttheories relatingtothecorporationanditsrole insocietygenerallyareconsidered.

anddiscrimination).Youwillbe introducedtosomeofthetheoretical basisregardingthesocio-legal constructionofgender(asdistinct fromthatofsex).Thecourseexplores legalrulesandpracticesthatmake classi cationsbothonanindividuals sex(whetheroneisamanorwoman) andalsoonthesocialconsequences ofsexandgender. Thesyllabusislikelytoinclude IntroductiontoGenderStudies; FeministJurisprudence;Introduction toMichaelFoucault;Introduction toQueerTheory;Exploringthe di erence(s)betweensexand gender;Anorexia;Pornography; Discriminationintheworkplace. (Topicsaresubjecttotheguest lecturersonthecourse).

LAW257 InternationalLawI
+ Terms taught: M + Credits: 4 semester credits or 8 ECTS credits Thiscourseisanintroductionto internationallaw,andtosome currentinternationallegaltopics. Itwillcoverthenatureandsources ofinternationallaw,itsrelationship tonationalandtransnationallaw, statehood,self-determinationand independence,sovereigntyand jurisdiction;andtwosubstantive topics:thelawoftheseaand internationalenvironmentallaw.

LAW213c PublicLaw
+ Terms taught: M + Credits: 4 semester credits or 8 ECTS credits Thecoursecoversthefollowing topics:constitutionallaw,theHuman RightsActandanintroductionto judicialreview.Throughoutthecourse acontextualapproachisadopted whichentailsdrawinguponhistorical, political,comparativeand jurisprudentialmaterials.

LAW251 InternationalHumanRights
+ Terms taught: L + Credits: 4 semester credits or 8 ECTS credits Thecourseaimstointroduceyou tothecontentofhumanrightsas protectedbyinternationalhuman rightslaw,andthestructuresand proceduresinplacetomonitortheir implementation.Itwillfocusona widerEuropeancontext,andthe internationalcontextthroughthe UnitedNationssystem.Itwillbebased onaninterdisciplinaryapproachand discussavarietyofsubstantivetopics intermsofcurrenthumanrights standards.Thiswillpartlybeastudy ofinternationaltreaties,suchasthe InternationalCovenantonCiviland PoliticalRights,andtheInternational CovenantonEconomic,Socialand CulturalRights,andpartlyonthe studyofspeci cprotectionfor vulnerablegroups,suchas minoritiesandchildren. Youshouldattheendofthecoursebe abletoidentifyingeneraltermswhat isaconsideredahumanright,whatis consideredviolationsofhumanrights, therelevantobligationholdersand structuresavailabletoseekremedies forhumanrightsviolations.

LAW297 Introductionto ComparativeLaw

+ Terms taught: M + Credits: 4 semester or 8 ECTS credits Thecourseprovidesanintroduction tothecomparativeanalysisoflegal phenomena,suchaslaw,lawyersand courts,andquestionstheextentto whichnationallegalculturesare converging. Youwillbeintroducedtothecommon lawandcivillawtraditions.Inorder toassistcomparison,youwillexamine keyfeaturesofacivillawsystem anditslegalculture.Apriorbasic understandingoftheEnglishlegal systemisrequiredandwillbeassumed duringthecourse.Thisisimportant, aswewillseehowthesystems considereddi erfromorresemble oneanother.Youwillbeencouragedto thinkaboutthereasonsofpolicyand principlethatliebehindspeci clegal institutionsandpractices.

LAW250 GenderandtheLaw
+ Terms taught: L + Credits: 4 semester credits or 8 ECTS credits Thiscourseseekstoexplain,analyse andevaluatethelegalrules,concepts andvaluesgoverningandregulating genderandthelaw.Itwilltakelawasan objectofstudyandseektoexamine therelationshipbetweengenderand thelaw.Itwillexplorethenotionthat lawisarepresentationofaworldthat hasverydistinctiveandidiosyncratic characteristics(suchasbigotry

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LAW307 Courts,LawandPoliticsin ComparativePerspective

+ Terms taught: L + Credits: 4 semester credits or 8 ECTS credits + Prerequisites: some prior pre-law study advisable. Thiscoursecomparesandcontrasts thecrossingpointsbetweencourts, lawandpoliticsinseveralcountries. Itcoversdevelopmentsintheformer SovietUnion,drawingoncomparisons withpost-Sovietstates,Spain, andNorthAmerica.Thecourse investigatestherespectivecountries legalsystems,howtheadjudicationof criminaljusticeandtheprocessingof civildisputesconnectthelegalsystem topolitics,andhowordinarycitizens usethecourts.Whereappropriate, thecourseconsidersthesimilarities andthedramaticdi erencesas betweenAmerican,English,and Continentallegalsystemsandthe extenttowhichthesediverse systemsareconverging.

LAW316 ImmigrationandAsylumLaw
+ Terms taught: M + Credits: 4 semester credits or 8 ECTS credits + Prerequisites: some prior pre-law study advisable. Thiscourseaimstointroduceyou tosomeofthecoreconceptsof ImmigrationandAsylumlaw.Topics coveredwillincludethehistoryand natureofimmigrationlaw,asylum claimsandlimitationsongrantsof asylum,humanrightsandimmigration lawandappealsanddeportation.

LAW321 PrinciplesofEULabourLaw
+ Terms taught: L + Credits: 4 semester credits or 8 ECTS credits Thiscoursestudiestheemployment rightsintheUKthathaveemanated fromEuropeaninitiatives.Itis concernedwiththerightsthathave beendirectlytransposedintotheUK legalsystemasaconsequenceofEU legislation,inparticularEUDirectives. Itadoptsacriticalapproachtothe subjectinanattempttounravelthe extentand/orthelimitationsofthe protectionsastheyhavebeen reproducedinthenationalcontext. Thecourseexaminesvariousaspects ofEUsocialpolicy,inparticularthe protectionagainstdiscriminationon variousgrounds,therightsofworkers toparticipateinemployerdecisions andprotectionofhealthandsafety.

LAW320 Principlesof EmploymentLaw

+ Terms taught: M + Credits: 4 semester credits or 8 ECTS credits Thiscourseaimstogivean understandingofhowthelaw regulatesemploymentrelationships withinthecontextoftheBritish industrialrelationssystem.The syllabusmayinclude,butnotbe limitedto:thedevelopmentof EmploymentLaw;sourcesand institutionsofEmploymentLaw; EmploymentLawandHumanRights; theEmploymentRelationship;the roleofthecontractofemployment; formationoftherelationship; disciplineandterminationof Employment;statutoryprotection fromdismissal;redundancy; unfairdismissal.

LAW328 CivilLibertiesandHuman Rights

+ Terms taught: FY + Credits: 8 semester credits or 16 ECTS credits Thecourseadoptsacriticaland contextualapproachtothesubject ofcivillibertiesandhumanrights.It exploresthetheoreticalfoundations fortheexistenceoffreedomsand rights;thelegalmechanismsthrough whichfreedomsandrightsare securedandprotected;andthe justi ablelimitationsonfreedomsand rights.Itexaminesthelegalprotection o eredbydomesticlaw,theEuropean ConventiononHumanRights,and, whereappropriate,othersourcesof law.Speci ctopicswillbediscussed, suchasthefreedomofexpression, therighttolife,andtheexerciseof policepowers.Considerationofcivil libertiesunderpressure,followingthe eventsof11September2001and July2005,willbeconsidered.

LAW311 ResponsestoMassive HumanRightsViolations

+ Terms taught: L + Credits: 4 semester credits or 8 ECTS credits Thiscourseassessesthelegal, practical,politicalandmoralissues involvedinusingnationalcourts andtruthcommissionstopursue accountabilityformassivehuman rightsviolations.