Functional Legal Knowledge 1

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Business Law and Practice 23 Topics

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Core institutions of the state 24 Topics

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Core institutions of the state and how they interrelate

Lecture: core institutions of the state

Parliament: what it does

Parliament – what it is (composition)

Parliament – duration

2. Parliamentary sovereignty

An exception to the Enrolled Act rule for bills passed under the Parliament Act 1949?

Sovereignty in practice

Express and implied repeal of statute

Limitations on parliamentary sovereignty?

3. Central government and accountability

4. Devolved institutions: status & relationship with Westminster

British devolution

The Sewel Convention

Northern Ireland

Intergovernmental relations

Legal disputes and the UK Supreme Court

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Criminal law and litigation 27 Topics

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Basic principles

Key offences: assaults and offences against the person

Key offences: Murder and Homicide

Key offences: Theft Act

Key offences: criminal damage

Key offences: Fraud Act

Police station: introduction

Police station: before arrival

Police station: on arrival

Police station: interviews

Police station: identification procedure

Police station: advising and supporting juveniles

Hearings: first appearances

Hearings: Plea and Trial Preparation Hearing (PTPH)

Evidence and admissibility

Trial procedure in magistrates’ court and Crown Court

Trials in the Magistrates’ Court

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Dispute resolution 24 Topics

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