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Undergraduate Course: Justice, Ethics and Law (LAWS10062)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Course typeStandard AvailabilityAvailable to all students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) Credits40
Home subject areaLaw Other subject areaNone
Course website None Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionThe course is concerned with theories and problems of justice, the right and the good in relation to law. The course will consist of three elements (any two of which may be stressed in a given year); the nature of moral values and their relevance to law (whether providing an intrinsic element of law, or a critical standard for its appraisal); theories of justice with special reference to legal problems; ethics in the legal process.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesPlease 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?Yes
Course Delivery Information
Delivery period: 2011/12 Full Year, Available to all students (SV1) WebCT enabled:  No Quota:  31
Location Activity Description Weeks Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
CentralSeminar1-27 16:10 - 18:00
First Class Week 1, Tuesday, 16:10 - 18:00, Zone: Central. Room 2.12 Appleton Tower
Exam Information
Exam Diet Paper Name Hours:Minutes
Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May)3:00
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The Course is concerned with the relation of law to ethics and justice. With how, if at all, it is possible to live a good life under the law. It has these learning objectives:
1) To develop knowledge and understanding of some key ethical theories;
2) To enable students critically to discuss and evaluate for themselves value positions in relation to law and legal practice.
Assessment Information
Essay and exam
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsNot entered
Contacts
Course organiserDr Claudio Michelon
Tel:
Email: c.michelon@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Heather Haig
Tel: (0131 6)50 2053
Email: Heather.Haig@ed.ac.uk
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