Course Details in 2023/24 Session

Module Title	LC Introduction to French Law I
School	Birmingham Law School
Department	Law
Module Code	08 33833
Module Lead	Sophie Boyron / Catherine Vincent
Level	Certificate Level
Credits	10
Semester	Semester 1
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites	Introduction to French Law B - (08 08663)
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-18 hours Seminar-4 hours Guided independent study-78 hours Total: 100 hours
Exclusions
Description	The module will be delivered by way of two-hours interactive lectures per week and four one-hour seminars. Most of the information students need to know will be provided during the lectures. However, we expect students to complete their lecture notes by readings included on the seminar handouts. Each seminar will provide students with reading materials in French (cases, articles, and book chapters) regarding important topics that have been introduced in lectures. The aim of seminars is: • To check that students have understood the material covered in lectures • To improve students’ analysis of this material • To acquire the necessary French legal methods skills to understand French legal reasoning and write French style two-part essays Lectures and seminars are all conducted in French. Lectures will be recorded, and recordings will be available on the module’s Canvas page. The objective of this module is to introduce students to the French Constitution and the institutions of the French Republic. The following topics are studied: Past constitutional regimes since 1789. The Parliament. The Executive. The hierarchy of norms. The Conseil constitutionnel and the hierarchy of norms.
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: Demonstrate an understanding of the French Constitution and of its founding principles; Demonstrate an understanding of the main differences between codified Constitution (French law tradition) and an uncodified Constitution (English law tradition); Read and show understanding of French cases and French academic writings; Draft essays using French drafting methods; Discuss general rules of French legal system using the adequate French legal concepts.
Assessment	33833-01 : Exam : Exam (Centrally Timetabled) - Written Unseen (80%) 33833-02 : MCT : Exam (School Arranged) - MCQ (Multiple Choice Questions) (20%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	The assessment for modules 33833 & 33835 are linked Assessment: 2 hours closed book in person examination (80%) [normally in semester 2] (FOR CMT: This is centrally timetabled in the summer assessment period) Multiple Choice Test 30 Minutes (20%) [normally in semester 2] FOR CMT: locally timetabled Reassessment: Resit failed component(s). FOR CMT: Not available for overseas resits
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