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Undergraduate Handbook 2025-2026 (archived)
Module LAW1081: THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE STATE
Department: Law
LAW1081: THE INDIVIDUAL AND THE STATE
| Type | Level | Credits | Availability | Module Cap | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tied | 1 | 20 | Available in 2025/2026 | Durham |
Tied To
Pre-requisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combinations
- None
Aims
- To provide a general understanding of the basic institutions, concepts and principles relating to the relationship between the individual and the State.
Content
- The European Convention on Human Rights; Human Rights Act 1998; and judicial review of administrative action.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge
- Students should be able to demonstrate a thorough knowledge of the law relating to the relationship between the individual and the state.
Subject-specific Skills
- Students should be able to ability to apply the law of the United Kingdom relating to the relationship between the individual and the state and analyse and understand its development.
Key Skills
- Students should be able to demonstrate basic analytical and writing skills, including the ability to work independently and for the student to take responsibility for his/her own learning
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
- Lectures are used primarily to impart knowledge - and also to suggest approaches to evaluation and critical analysis;
- Tutorials will be used to develop and enhance students capacity for legal-problem solving in a particular factual situation, evaluative critical analysis and their appreciation of laws' linkage with broader fields of enquiry;
- Formative work will be used to develop various skills, such as the ability to engage in sustained evaluation of proposed schemes of reforms, and the ability to evaluate the law in a critical and contextual way;
- The summative assessments will test students' ability to focus on relevant legal issues and organise knowledge and argument appropriate to questions raised and will provide the means for students to demonstrate the acquisition of subject knowledge and the development of their problem-solving skills.
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total Hours | Attendance Monitored |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 20 | Weekly | 1 hour | 20 | |
| Tutorials | 5 | Normally: two in Michaelmas; three in Epiphany | 1 hour | 5 | Yes |
| Preparation and Reading | 175 | ||||
| Total | 200 | ||||
Summative Assessment
| Component | Component Weighting | Element | Length/Duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examination | 70% | written examination | 2 hours | 100% | |
| Summative Essay | 30% | summative essay | 1500 words | 100% |
Formative Assessment
One essay of about 1500 words.
Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods
and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative
assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress
procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be
required to leave the University.