Undergraduate Course: Legal Process (LAWS10085)
Course Outline
| School |
School of Law |
College |
College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type |
Standard |
Availability |
Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) |
SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits |
40 |
| Home subject area |
Law |
Other subject area |
None |
| Course website |
None
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Taught in Gaelic? |
No |
| Course description |
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. |
Entry Requirements
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites |
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| Prohibited Combinations |
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Other requirements |
None
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| Additional Costs |
None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites |
Please note that you are very unlikely to get a place on an Honours Law course unless you are on a direct exchange with the School of Law (this includes Erasmus law exchange students). |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? |
No |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
As in Course Guide
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Assessment Information
Essay and exam
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
Not entered |
| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords |
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Contacts
| Course organiser |
Dr Anne Griffiths
Tel: (0131 6)50 2057
Email: anne.griffiths@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary |
Ms Krystal Hanley
Tel: (0131 6)50 2056
Email: Krystal.Hanley@ed.ac.uk |
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