? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : SPS-3-SPLAW

The main aims of the course are:

• To alert students to the different meanings of ‘access to justice’ and the different ways in which the concept has been used

• To explore how social policies with respect to socio-legal issues, and especially dispute resolution, are initiated and implemented

• To consider what further measures are required to promote “access to justice”

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Home subject area

Social Policy, (School of Social and Political Studies, Schedule J)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 21/09/2007 11:10 13:00 room 122 Adam Ferguson Building

All of the following classes

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

tba

1 essay (3000 words) 50%, 1 two hour exam 50%.

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST December 1 - 2 hour(s)

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

Course Secretary

Mrs Louise Angus
Tel : (0131 6)50 3923
Email : L.Angus@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Ms Elaine Samuel
Tel : (0131 6)50 4049
Email : Elaine.Samuel@ed.ac.uk

Course Website : http://www.ed.ac.uk/social_policy/

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

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