- Course Code
- LS 2526
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- TBA
Pre-requisites
Legal System; Legal Method
Available only to LLB students in Programme year 2 or above and graduates on the 2 year degree, except with permission of the Head of School. It is not open to any students on any other degree programme.
Overview
This level 2 course covers key aspects of current Scots Family Law including the creation, consequences and termination of marriage and civil partnerships under the Civil Partnership Act 2004; the rights, responsibilities and obligations arising from cohabitation with particular reference to the Family Law (Scotland) Act 2006; the question of who are a child's parents'; legal consequences of the parent and child relationship: parental responsibilities and rights, and children's rights; child protection, taking particular account of the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011; adoption; family mediation as an alternative mode of dispute resolution; and the significance of the European Convention on Human Rights for Scots family law.
Structure
35 one-hour lectures and 3 one-hour tutorials.
Assessment
1st Attempt: 1 two-hour examination (100%).
Resit: 1 two-hour examination (100%).
Formative Assessment
1. Two quizzes on preliminaries to a marriage and the forbidden degrees of marriage to be found in the course handout.
2. A 750-word essay based on one of the tutorials. [Note; this para. goes into the Course Catalogue, but not para. 1 supra.
Feedback
The quizzes in para. 1 are gone over in a lecture after the students have had time to prepare their answers.
The assessment in para. 2 above is marked by the student's tutor and returned with detailed written comments within 3 weeks of submission.
On a less formal basis, verbal feedback is given by tutors during tutorial discussions.
Students who fail the examination at first attempt have an opportunity to seek verbal feedback prior to the resit diet.