Objectives of Programme's Learning Outcomes

• Use language as a tool of legal thinking to understand the concepts, techniques and terminology to express a rigorous legal thought
• Choose appropriate and accurate legal terminology according to the context
• Express thoughts constructively and rigorously
• Understand referencing rules for documentary sources
• Transform a legal issue in order to apply a pragmatic approach of the law to resolve specific issues
• Understand legal research tools and techniques for effective reading
• Identify and define the sources of law to consider the facts and determine the areas of work to be developed

Learning Outcomes of UE

Upon completion of this teaching unit, students will be able to work their way through a law Library, look for sources and write references that are compliant to current standards. They will be able to process information from legal texts, extract the main ideas, organize them, and properly define concepts of Law or in link with legal sciences. They will also be able to clearly state facts and properly synthesize in writing the information that they accessed.

Content of UE

First term: Part 1: introduction to the operation of a Library and to referencing tools for sources of Law. Part 2:developing methodological Tools in link with the legal and judicial worlds; information handling, texts analysis, awareness of legal terms accuracy. Second term: Part 1: introduction to databases and search engines Part 2: texts analysis and step-by-step development of a practical case, resulting in the writing of writing of pleadings and to the making of a moot court (role play)

Prior Experience

Nothing

Type of Assessment for UE in Q1

• Presentation and/or works
• Written examination

Q1 UE Assessment Comments

An oral presentation and a written piece of work will be done over the course of Q1 and will be assessed in January (20% of Q1 assessment. A written integrated assessment will take place in January (80% of Q1 assessment). Q1 assessment = 60% of the final grade.

Type of Assessment for UE in Q2

• Presentation and/or works
• Oral Examination
• Written examination

Q2 UE Assessment Comments

Assessment of moot court written pleadings  Role play assessment (in group)  (50% Q2) -Written examination (50% Q2)  Q2 assessment = 50% of the final grade.

Type of Assessment for UE in Q3

• Written examination

Q3 UE Assessment Comments

The written assessment will relate to both part 1 and part 2 (Q1 and Q2)

Type of Resit Assessment for UE in Q1 (BAB1)

• Written examination

Q1 UE Resit Assessment Comments (BAB1)

for students not scoring an average of 10/20 at the January assessment.