UCL Laws Semester in London
Where modules run over two terms as a 30 credit module, SIL students will attend and be assessed on the contents of term 1. Please note that some modules reflect this with an additional "A" in their module code, but this is not the case for all of them due to special assessment arrangements for SIL students.
All assessments are graded on a pass/fail basis.
JURISPRUDENCE AND LEGAL THEORY (LAWSG025A)
Credit value: 15 credits (6 ECTS) |
Module Convenor:
Prof John Tasioulas
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Other teachers:
Professor Stephen Guest
Professor James Penner
Dr Prince Saprai
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| Intercollegiate teaching: No |
| Teaching Method: 10 x two-hour seminars |
| Who may enrol: LLM students, SIL students, other UCL Masters students |
Prerequisites:
No module pre-requisites, though previous study of legal philosophy is recommended. |
| Barred module combinations: LAWSG025 |
| Core module for specialism: Jurisprudence and Legal Theory |
| Assessment |
| Practice Assessment: 2.000 word practice essay on the material covered in term 1, to be submitted on the first day of term 2. |
| Assessment method for Masters students: 3,000 word coursework essay |
| Assessment method for SIL students: 3,000 word coursework essay |
| Module Overview |
Module summary
The first half of the module will cover certain fundamental topics in political and legal philosophy, including: ethical objectivity, utilitarianism, justice, rights, punishment, the authority and nature of law. The second half of the module will cover questions in the philosophical foundations of private law and of public international law. |
Module syllabus
- Ethical objectivity;
- utilitarianism;
- rights;
- justice;
- equality;
- punishment;
- authority;
- legal positivism;
- law as integrity.
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Recommended materials
- HLA Hart, The Concept of Law 2nd. ed. (OUP);
- RM Dworkin, Law’s Empire (Harvard)
- JM Finnis, Natural Law and Natural Rights 2nd ed. (OUP)
- S Besson and J Tasioulas (eds.), The Philosophy of International Law (OUP).
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Preliminary reading
- HLA Hart, The Concept of Law 2nd. ed. (OUP);
- RM Dworkin, Law’s Empire (Harvard)
- JM Finnis, Natural Law and Natural Rights 2nd ed. (OUP)
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| Other information: N/A |
| Prizes for this module: There are currently no prizes available for this module. |
