? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : LAW-3-PL0024

This course examines socio-legal and anthropological perspectives on aspects of legal process. The first half of the course focuses primarily on the UK and the second half of the course on developing countries, particularly in Africa. Topics will include: the legal profession, legal aid and the provision of services, problems of law and dispute, courts, tribunals, administrative procedures, informal dispute processing, legal pluralism, informal justice, law in the colonial context, the role of race and gender in the legal process, and the nature of socio-legal studies and social anthropology.

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Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 19 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Friday 11:10 13:00 Central

? Additional Class Information : The session above is for Semester 1 ONLY. In Semester 2 the class is on a Tuesday, 1400 - 1550.

As in Course Guide

Essay and exam

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 3 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Rozanne Luty
Tel : (0131 6)50 2056
Email : Rozanne.Luty@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Anne Griffiths
Tel : (0131 6)50 2057
Email : anne.griffiths@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/