To promote the key characteristics of the “Liverpool Law Graduate” - a student who is distinctively engaged, empowered and employable - particularly a critical awareness of the role of law in facilitating and hindering social change;
To engage students directly with the research activities of staff within the Liverpool Law School by exploring live issues and methods;
To promote the development of key legal and transferable skills, particularly as regards research, critical thinking and team work;
To provide students with an introduction to some of the key optional choices available in their final year of study on the law degree. 

(LO1) To demonstrate a critical awareness and understanding of the role of law in promoting (or inhibiting) values such as justice, fairness, equality, citizenship, inclusion and social responsibility; and of how such values are themselves constructed and critiqued;

(LO2) To work effectively as part of a project team to deliver a research-based presentation;

(LO3) To demonstrate awareness of the nature of academic legal research, particularly from among the main fields of research undertaken within the Law School.

(S1) Critical thinking and problem solving - Critical analysis

(S2) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Presentation skills – oral

(S3) Working in groups and teams - Group action planning

(S4) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Academic writing (inc. referencing skills)

(S5) Research skills - All Information skills

(S6) Global citizenship - Ethical awareness

(S7) Time and project management - Project planning

(S8) Communication (oral, written and visual) - Influencing skills – persuading

This module explores the role of law in promoting (or inhibiting) values such as justice, fairness, equality, citizenship, inclusion and social responsibility – as well as considering how such values are themselves constructed and critiqued.

Students will explore those issues through a choice of research-based case-studies, the precise details of which will vary from year to year.  However, all case-studies will address the module’s core themes – such as access to justice; the protection of vulnerable interests; citizenship, rights and responsibilities; and civil action, dialogue and participation.  Those core themes may be understood in their domestic, European and/or international contexts.

6 hours of Introductory Lectures
6 hours of Pathway Lectures
5 x 90 minute seminars = 7.5 hours