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Introduction to English Common Law
Beginner
Online
2 Weeks
Free Quick Facts
| Medium Of Instructions | Mode Of Learning | Mode Of Delivery |
|---|---|---|
| English | Self Study | Video and Text Based |
Courses and Certificate Fees
| Certificate Availability | Certificate Providing Authority |
|---|---|
| yes | Coursera |
The Syllabus
Videos
- Welcome to the course!
- Welcome to Week 1
- Key features of English law
- The origins of common law
- Common law and equity
- Themes in common law
- End of Week Summary
Readings
- Terminology Explainer
- A note about Community Mentors, Role and Responsibilities
- What is law?
- The Magna Carta
- Recent legal history
- Historical traditions
- Common law and civil law systems
- Types of law and classifications
Practice Exercises
- Key dates in legal history
- End of Week 1 Quiz
Videos
- What is a constitution?
- The sources of the British constitution
- Rule of Law
- Separation of Powers
- End of Week Summary
Readings
- Parliamentary Sovereignty
- Optional activity: Lord Bingham and the Rule of Law
- Entick v Carrington and the principle of legality
- Optional Activity: Professor Jowell and the Rule of Law
- Optional further reading
Practice Exercises
- The British constitution
- End of Week 2 Quiz
Videos
- Welcome to Week 3
- The structure of the courts
- The civil courts
- The criminal courts
- Online courts: The courts of the future?
- End of Week Summary
Readings
- Structure of the courts diagram
- The Supreme Court
- More on the civil courts
- More on the criminal courts
- Tribunals
- Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
- Mediation
- Optional further reading
Practice Exercises
- Name the ADR method
- End of Week 3 Quiz
Videos
- Welcome to Week 4
- What is a statute?
- The problem of language
- The traditional approach of the courts
- The modern approach of the courts (1)
- End of Week Summary
Readings
- Constitutional statutes
- How are statutes made?
- More on how statutes are made
- The modern approach of the courts (2)
- Making statutes simpler
- Optional further reading
Practice Exercises
- Name the type of legislation
- Name the approach to statutory interpretation
- End of Week 4 Quiz
Videos
- Welcome to Week 5
- What is case law?
- Advantages and disadvantages of precedent
- Judges and the law
- End of Week Summary
Readings
- What is judicial precedent ?
- Reading case law
- Top tips
- Optional further reading
Practice Exercise
- End of Week 5 Quiz
Videos
- Welcome to Week 6
- Background of the European Union
- The nature of the European Union: a unique legal order
- The European Union’s institutions
- The impact of EU Law on English law
- Leaving the European Union
- Overview of the ECHR and the HRA
- Human Rights Act 1998
- End of Week Summary
- Conclusion
Readings
- A note on Brexit
- Activity: European Union institutions
- Direct participation in the European Union?
- Activity on EU Member States
- Sources of law in the European Union
- The supremacy of EU law
- Activity: Triggering Article 50
- Brexit: the transition period
- What are Human Rights?
- Optional further reading
Practice Exercises
- European Citizens' Initiatives
- EEC/EU Membership
- End of Week 6 Quiz