FAMILY LAW
- Course
- ILAW212 - FAMILY LAW
- Department
- International Law - English - Undergraduate
- Course Type
- Course
- Status
- Required
- Language
- English
- Credit
- 3
- ECTS
- 5
- T+P+L
- 2 + 2 + 0
- Course Coordinator(s)
- -
- Prerequisite
- -
- Keywords
Course Description
Family Law introduces students to basic legal concepts of family and family justice debating issues such as lack of legal aid for family litigations, human rights aspects of family disputes and availability of mediation. The course, also, teaches legal aspects of marriage, civil partnership, and cohabitation, and covers disputes in relation to family property, divorce, and private disputes over children. The second part of the course focuses upon issues of domestic violence, and child protection. After studying parents' and children's rights, the course considers issues of adoption and children in care. The course concludes with a focus upon families and older people.
FAMILY LAW
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Course Syllabus
| Week | Topic |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction to family law |
| Week 2 | Marriage |
| Week 3 | Civil partnership and co-habitation |
| Week 4 | Divorce: irretrievable break down, understanding the single ground divorce |
| Week 5 | Divorce: five facts which can establish irretrievable break down, other legal limits and conditions for divorce |
| Week 6 | Grounds for Voidable Marriage |
| Week 7 | Tutorial |
| Week 8 | Midterm Exam |
| Week 9 | Understanding Family Property |
| Week 10 | Property in case of divorce and separation |
| Week 11 | Property on separation: child support |
| Week 12 | Property on separation: orders available under Matrimonial Causes Act 1973 |
| Week 13 | Property on separation: Clean Break Orders and factors to consider |
| Week 14 | Property on separation: actions available under equity |
| Week 15 | Tutorial |
Reference Books & Course Materials
- 01 Herring, J Family Law (Pearson: 2017, 8th ed.)
Learning Outcomes
- L01 Recognize the institution of family and distinguish its sociological, psychological and legal meaning. SOLO 3
- L02 List the subjects of family law and outline different forms of families and their status in law SOLO 3
- L03 Explain who can get married and apply legal formalities surrounding marriage SOLO 4
- L04 Distinguish between marriage, civil partnership and cohabitation and assess advantages and disadvantages of each status. SOLO 4.5
- L05 Describe legal routes available for dissolution of marriages and civil partnerships. SOLO 3
- L06 Examine the property regime within and at the end of marriage. SOLO 3
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