Law School Module Details
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Title Law and Gender
Code LAW384
Coordinator Professor A Carline
Law
A.Carline@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2023-24 Level 6 FHEQ Second Semester 15

Aims

The primary aim of this module is to create a gender awareness in students’ understanding of and approach to law. Through new critical thinking and analysis skills, students will be able to identify how individuals from disadvantaged groups in terms of their gender and sexuality as well as other characteristics, such as race, class, migration and minority status, can face inequalities and be in a disadvantaged position before the law even when the law is designed in a seemingly impartial way. We expect students to engage in research before seminars and critically argue their position during seminars. Students will also be expected to do a group presentation and write a coursework on a subject chosen in the light of the guidance provided by lecturers. As a result, the module will also contribute to students’ research, critical writing and argumentation, communication, group work and presentation skills.

Learning Outcomes

(LO1) To be able to engage in critical legal analysis using gender and equality related tools and concepts

(LO2) To be able to see how different inequalities intersect in an individuals relationship with law and society (intersectionality analysis)

(LO3) To be able to combine gender related tools and concepts from law, politics and economics (interdisciplinary thinking and analysis)

(LO4) To be able to understand and research into complex societal structures that underpin inequality

(S1) Critical analysis skills

(S2) Critical argumentation and communication skills

(S3) Research skills

(S4) Team work skills

(S5) Presentation skills

Syllabus
 

A more detailed syllabus will be made available nearer to the start of the module and this will be shared with students using the readinglists@livlibrary as well as the module handbook. The introductory lectures to this module will cover the following subjects:
Schools of feminism
History of feminism
Intersectionality
Feminist institutionalism
Gender and law
Gender and democracy

Teaching and Learning Strategies

1)Lectures: 4 x 2 hour lectures
2)Seminars: 4 x 1,5 hour seminars
3) Drop in: 1 x 2 hour drop-in
4) Revision lecture: 1 x 2 hours

Teaching Schedule
  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours 11

 6

       2

 19
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 131.5
TOTAL HOURS 150.5

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
Students must submit written seminar preparation the day before each seminar. The coursework marks are equally divided at 2.5% for each of the 4 seminars.  20    10       
3000 word (excluding footnotes) individual essay type coursework written by individual students.  0    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 SF Singh Law Sarah.Singh@liverpool.ac.uk

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