LLB (Hons) Law Foundation Year

This module provides you with the integrated skills required for academic success. It will enhance your knowledge and understanding of the terminology and expectations associated with higher education study and you will learn to identify, understand and demonstrate academic research, writing and referencing techniques.

Module topics will likely (but not wholly) include the following:

• Higher Education terminology and expectations
• Sourcing appropriate academic reading and resources
• Independent learning skills
• Academic Reading skills
• Writing skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Referencing skills
• Digital competency skills

This module will provide you with the necessary skills to develop a Liverpool focussed research project from your subject perspective. You will identify and locate relevant source material; outline how this source material can be used as a foundation for your research project and write a coherent piece of academic work which evidences understanding of Liverpool. The module will help you to develop an independent approach to learning and is likely (but not wholly)  to address the following:

• Scouse exceptionalism and the portrayal of scousers
• Hillsborough
• Slavery
• Migrant Liverpool
• Liverpool riots
• Liverpool culture
• Educating Liverpool
• Policing Liverpool
• Media representations of Liverpool

This module aims to raise your awareness of the different social factors which can impact on how crime is committed and against whom. The module also builds knowledge of the impact of social factors on crime and victimisation and how these impact on the lived experience of criminalisation, justice and harm. Module topics are likely (but not wholly) to include the following:

• Social Justice
• Age
• Class
• Gender
• Race
• Ability/disability
• Sexuality
• Mental illness
• Homelessness
• Nationality and Citizenship
• Social Harm

This module seeks to provide students with a basic introduction to English Law. It introduces them to its principal
sources, institutions and personnel, before considering its interaction with other principles and contexts. Students
then have an opportunity to familiarise themselves with the starting points of civil and criminal liability.

This module will allow you to understand the basic concepts, values, principles and rules of tort. You will evaluate principles of the law of tort and should be able to apply legal knowledge to complex problems and present informed conclusions. After completing this module you should be able to present an argument in a way that is comprehensible to others and which addresses their particular concerns or questions. 

This module introduces you to the underpinning principles of criminal liability and defences to a crime.  You will learn to explain, illustrate and demonstrate legal knowledge of the main offences and defences in a succinct, coherent and logical structure, alongside the ability to apply your legal knowledge to a specific criminal law problem.

The module introduces students to the basic concepts, structures and mechanisms through which English Law develops. Students will gain an understanding of the importance of judicial law-making and the significance of international law and the issues surrounding law and morality and law and justice. 

Within this module you will gain an appreciation of both the constitutional arrangements of the UK and the theoretical framework underpinning them. This module also facilitates a contextual and critical appreciation of the relationship between law and politics relating to the administration and governance of the British state. 

Within this module, you will examine employability and personal development through personal development planning (PDP) and work-related learning (WRL). The module will provide opportunities to observe and engage in a variety of learning activities within a number of different settings. 

This module provides a basis for knowledge, understanding, analysis and application of the principles of contract law. You will be able to recognise the basic concepts, values and principles of contract law, alongside the ability to evaluate and apply knowledge and understanding of contract law to complex legal problems. 

This module enables you to develop a firm understanding of both Equity and Trusts. You will learn to apply legal knowledge to a problem question, drawing logical conclusions which are substantiated by legal authority. You will also learn to demonstrate critical awareness of the historical, socio legal and political context of equity and trusts. 

In this module we will explore the principle methods of controlling executive action in the United Kingdom by means of administrative law and human rights. The module builds on Constitutional Law at Level 4 and serves as a gateway into a number of related public law modules. 

In this module you will consider estates and interests in land and other contemporary issues in land. It enables you to demonstrate a firm understanding of Land Law and allows you to apply the core principles of Land Law to a range of problems and essays in a centralised exam setting, and to multiple choice questions. 

After completing the module the student should be able to discuss the roles of EU institutions in making and developing law; critique the constitutional structure of the EU; review the significance and application of EU legal principles; consider the scope of application of the four freedoms of the single market. 

This module seeks to provide students with an opportunity to develop key skills related to the provision of legal advice to clients. Students will apply these skills within actual real world situations through the Legal Advice Centre.

The module provides a detailed analysis of various laws relevant to commercial transactions involving contracts for the sale of goods. It will further equip students with knowledge of various remedies available to buyers and sellers.

Nationality, immigration and asylum is about rules on British citizenship, rights and obligations of British citizens in the EU after Brexit; legal and unlawful immigration in the UK and contemporary international issues concerning human trafficking and people smuggling.  The subject focuses on the status of refugees and on international protection of different categories of third country nationals who are in a position of vulnerability (victims of human trafficking and slavery). 

To provide an opportunity for students to acquire knowledge and skills relevant to advising clients being detained at a police station, and to prepare for trial, and sentence and to advocate on behalf of persons at stages in the criminal justice process.

This module provides you with an understanding of the law relating to wills, intestacy, the administration of estates of deceased persons and the practical and technical application of that law. 

In this module you will explore the vast world and history of international human rights law, considering what we mean by ‘human rights’, how their protection has been developed and reflecting on how rights are protected across a variety of regions. We will consider how rights apply to and are meaningful for us, whether individually, as part of groups or, potentially, as minorities. The module invites students to engage with a range of issues affecting millions of people around the world and to consider how effectively, if at all, human rights can be enforced by those who rely on their protection.  

This module introduces you to the basic principles of international trade drawing on an understanding of the motivations for nations to engage in international trade and a review of the general principles which underpin the legal regulation of international trade. Key to this is an overview and understanding of the working of the GATT and the WTO and their role in the regulation of international trade. 

This module introduces the main principles of maritime law and the fundamentals of the shipping and commodity markets. You will explore contemporary issues in marine and maritime affairs and assess the laws and principles that address these issues from both international and national perspectives within the context of the maritime industry. 

This module seeks to develop your understanding of the sociological and practical foundations of the law relating to the environment and the creatures that populate it. It asks fundamental questions relating to Environmental Law and the existential risks to humankind posed by issues such as global warming and the loss of habitats. 

We examine difficult questions such as how environmental law regulates the tensions between short-term economic development and long-term environmental protection. This includes developing an understanding of environmental law’s relationship with other disciplines, including politics, sociology, economics, science and mass media communication. The teaching approach allows you to develop your research abilities by exploring specific areas and current trends of environmental law. For example, what are the social consequences of including ecological rights in political constitutions? How has the gradual juridification of animal rights influenced legal decision-making? How has the expanding conceptualisation of ecological damages created new learning pressures for governments? 

The aim is to provide students with an additional year of study at an approved overseas partner that will complement their programme at LJMU. This is an additional year of full-time study at an approved higher education institution. The modules to be studied must be agreed in advance, and must be appropriate for the student's programme of study. Assuming successful completion of this year, mark-bearing credit will be awarded by the Faculty Recognition Group. The grade conversion scale to be used will be made available in advance of the year abroad.

The aim is to provide students with an extended period of work experience at an approved partner that will complement their programme of study at LJMU. This will give students the opportunity to develop professional skills relevant to their programme of study as well as the attitude and behaviours necessary for employment in a diverse and changing environment. This extended placement forms a key part of a sandwich degree. All placements need to be assessed and approved prior to commencement in line with the LJMU Placement Learning Code of Practice. The Code of Practice requires students to conduct themselves in a professional and responsible manner during the placement - failure to do so may lead to the placement being terminated prematurely. Placements are normally for one calendar year on a full-time basis. Split placements of a shorter duration may be permissible. There is an expectation that a minimum of 1200 hours will be spent in the workplace.

The module is designed to examine issues of relevance to the most important form of business in operation in the UK, namely, the registered or incorporated company. It examines the regulatory measures that apply in relation to the nature, functions, management, operation and the process of closing the company. 

This module will introduce you to the core legal and ethical principles that shape the doctor-patient relationship. This area of law is dynamic, and advances in medical science continue to give rise to new medico-legal problems. You will have the opportunity to consider the role that law should play in healthcare, and you will learn to apply ethical and legal principles to both real-world and hypothetical issues in healthcare. 

Analytical Jurisprudence - examining the key thinkers in the debate about the nature and concept of law.

Normative Jurisprudence - Examining a range of contemporary challenges facing the law and how concepts of justice, equality and legality shape our understanding of how law should be deployed.

This module aims to give students an introduction to American constitutional and criminal law. 

This module aims to develop the knowledge and practical experience of the skills required in negotiation and the mediation of disputes. It is a practical module so students will practice role plays based on case studies of current areas of legal practice with an aim of reaching settlement. It also puts mediation and negotiation in their broader context for instance considering their role in Alternative Dispute Resolution. The module enables you to develop valuable transferable skills such as professional communication, influencing, problem solving, planning and strategizing.  

This module combines philosophical and theoretical insights with practical application to explore a range of issues in the field of media law. It covers both historically important as well as contemporary and emerging issues. 

This module enables you to understand the principles, procedures and processes involved in Civil Dispute Resolution, and to apply those principles from the start of a case to its conclusion. The module is intended primarily for students wishing to pursue a professional legal qualification.

This module provides students with the knowledge and critical understanding of the law relating to family and child in England and Wales as well as with reference to other jurisdictions/International Law.

This module introduces students to legal advocacy in a formal court setting. They will be required to prepare and present legal arguments supported by legal concepts, statutes and common law and present informed conclusions. Students must also be prepared to defend their legal arguments in a way that is comprehensible to others, and which addressed concerns or questions. 

The module is designed to provide a comprehension of contemporary world affairs through the lens of an international lawyer. It provides understanding of the role played by international law in the resolution of contemporary conflicts and disputes, as well as the challenges faced by international law in the current geopolitical climate. The module is likely to be of special appeal to those with interests in international affairs, politics or history. 

This module enables you to demonstrate a firm understanding of conveyancing transactions in both domestic and commercial transactions. You will examine the sequential series of steps in a property transaction and develop skills of fact analysis, identifying legal issues, client goals, transactional procedures, problem solving, advising, writing and drafting within a property context. 

This module explores the content of the main intellectual property rights, as well as the most topical issues facing intellectual property law.

This module explores the rights and obligations that arise from employment relationships. It also examines the influence of social, technological, political and economic issues in employment law.

This module introduces you to the important principles of criminal litigation.  Here you will study the important general principles of admissible evidence (relevance, admissibility and weight) as well as a range of contemporary challenges in the applicability of evidence law to varying types of evidence.

If you wish to go on to further study for the Irish Bar then evidence is a necessity of the Irish QLD.

This module considers some of the legal and ethical challenges posed by the growth in use of AI and considers how the law seeks to respond to these in selected areas.

The dissertation module allows you to undertake an extended examination of a legal subject of interest to you.  You will be asked to locate your work within an existing body of literature, conduct independent research into the topic and produce written argument in a sustained 8,000-word dissertation.

You will provide a draft research proposal in September and a research supervisor will be allocated.

Please note you may NOT combine this module with 6433LAWSQ - Legal Practice and Service.

This module builds upon 5401LAWSQ and can only be taken by students who have completed and passed that module. It provides students with an opportunity to develop at an advanced level those skills related to the provision of legal advice to clients through the Legal Advice Centre, taking place over a full academic year and involving students undertaking placements in professional legal settings.