Law School Module Details
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Title ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION LAW
Code LAW335
Coordinator Dr EW Drywood
Law
E.W.Drywood@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2021-22 Level 6 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Aims

This module explores the rapidly evolving law on asylum and immigration in the UK, with an emphasis on the law's interaction with wider contemporary debates on migration.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) To demonstrate and understanding of, and an ability to critically analyse, the law on asylum and immigration in the UK;

(LO2) To show an appreciation of the interrelationship between provisions at international, EU and domestic level;

(LO3) To understand the practical implications of this legal framework on the lived experiences of a range of migrants in the UK;

(LO4) To situate the law on immigration and asylum within its broader sociological, political and historical context;

(LO5) To use an appropriate range of legal resources (including electronic) to carry out independent research into asylum and immigration law.

(S1) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis

(S2) Critical thinking and problem solving - Synthesis

(S3) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing (inc. referencing skills)

(S4) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Report writing

Syllabus
 

Possible topics to be covered include:

Introduction to asylum and immigration law.

Refugee and asylum law.

Work-based migration.

Detention and deportation.

Trafficking in human persons

Border security and enforcement in the UK.


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Pattern
Learning and teaching on this module will be structured in accordance with the principles of Hybrid Active Learning with asynchronous materials and synchronous seminar sessions. Asynchronous recordings provide material previously addressed in physical lectures, suitably broken down (‘chunking’) and augmented (e.g. quizzes etc) so as to enhance student engagement. Synchronous sessions will run on a fortnightly pattern across the semester (i.e. 6 in total) and will each have a duration of 2 hours.

Module Delivery
This module is moving to a system of. Hybrid Active Learning.
Specifically, this means it will be taught via 6 units, each lasting a fortnight, and comprising:
Approx. 1.5 hours of asynchronous content delivered via a bundle of recorded lectures released at the start of the fortnight.
A 2hr synchronous seminar that can be delivered face-to-face socially distant or online, reading and questions set in advance.
An add itional online exercise to support understanding of the module content and skills development.

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 18

 12

         30
Timetable (if known) 120 mins X 1.5 totaling 18
  		120 mins X 1 totaling 12
  		         
Private Study 120
TOTAL HOURS 150

Assessment
EXAM Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)		 % of
final
mark		 Resit/resubmission
opportunity		 Penalty for late
submission		 Notes
Multiple-choice test There is a resit opportunity. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester 1  10 questions; 60 min    5       
Multiple-choice test There is a resit opportunity. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester 1  10 questions; 60 min    5       
Essay There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester 1  3000 Words    90       

Recommended Texts
Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module.

Other Staff Teaching on this Module
Dr SJ Currie Law Samantha.Currie@liverpool.ac.uk

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