LC4S189 - Frameworks of International and European Law 01 Sep 2017 - 31 Aug 2023 | Version 1

Associated Module Information

Module Code: LC4S189
Module Title: Frameworks of International and European Law
Faculty: Faculty of Business and Creative Industries
Faculty Group: Law
Faculty Sub Group: Law
Module Leader: Sadaf Shariat
Module Team: Ruth Gaffney-Rhys, Erich Hou, Holly Evans
First Intended Intake: FEB 2017 Final Year of Intake:
Date Closed:
Credit Value: 20 Credit Level: 7
Language: English
Percentage of Module Taught in Welsh: 0
Equivalent Module:
HECOS codes: 100681 - public international law
HECOS Code Weighting: 100

Document Version Information

Version 1
Valid From 01 Sep 2017
Valid To 31 Aug 2023

Module Aims

To enable students to appreciate the principles, sources and jurisdiction of International and European law and the role of key actors.

Content Summary

Public International law –

  • Principles, sources, key actors
  • Enforcement / the resolution of disputes
  • The relationship between national and international law
  • Private international law –
  • Principles, sources, key actors
  • Jurisdiction, Choice of law, Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments
  • European Union law –
  • Institutions, sources
  • The relationship between EU and national law
  • Enforcement of EU law
  • Substantive issues e.g. the four freedoms, competition
  • EFTA and the EEA
  • The Council of Europe –
  • Principles, institutions, sources, enforcement

Learning and Teaching Methods

Activity Type Hours
Seminar 40
Independent Study 160
Total Hours Selected 200

Learning Outcomes

# Learning Outcome
LO1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of International and European laws
LO2 Demonstrate an ability to critically analyse and apply International and European laws
LO3 Demonstrate an ability to produce academic writing to a high standard of scholarship, including writing effectively in the English language and presenting information and ideas in a manner that meets relevant academic conventions

Module Requisites

N/A

Assessment Criteria

Assessment Category Assessment Type Description Duration Word Count Weight (%) Best of? Pass Mark
Written Assignment (CW) Essay (CW) 2 Allow students to critically evaluate a relevant international and European legal issue. 0 3600 60 No 40
Written Assignment (CW) Essay (CW) 1 A written composition which allows the student to sustain a coherent argument based on academic literature and critical analysis on an area of international and European law. 0 2400 40 No 40

Assessment Matrix

Assessment Type Learning Outcomes
LO1 LO2 LO3
Essay (CW) 2
Essay (CW) 1

Reading List

Brownlie, I. Principles of Public International Law, OUP

Fairhurst, J. Law of the European Union, Pearson

Harris, D., O’Boyle, M., Bates, E. and Buckley, C. Harris, O’Boyle and Warbrick Law of the European Convention on Human Rights, OUP

Hill, J. Clarkson & Hill’s Conflict of Laws, OUP