Introduction to the ELS: Compare the differences between legal rules and other and social norms. norms of behaviour Identify the different Week 2 Watch . Take notes. sources of law sources of law. rule of law. Explain and analyse the concept of the rule of law. Parliamentary law making: Identify and evaluate the different influences Go onto the to look at influences on on Parliament. pressure groups as an Parliament Describe the stages of influence on Parliament. You Week 3 legislative process enactment of can complete the test at the legislation. Parliamentary bottom of the information. supremacy. Explain and illustrate Parliamentary supremacy. Delegated legislation: Discuss the types of, and reasons for, of delegated delegated legislation. legislation Explain the different Activity: follow this . reasons why controls on delegated delegated legislation is legislation. Find a bylaw that applies to used your local area. Analyse advantages Parliamentary and and disadvantages of judicial controls on using delegated delegated legislation. legislation. Statutory interpretation: Describe the different rules of statutory rules of statutory interpretation. interpretation Identify the different internal and external internal and external aids to statutory aids to statutory Question: Analyse the interpretation interpretation. effectiveness of the Week 4 Impact of the Read the following . different approaches to European Convention How is this an statutory interpretation. on Human Rights example of the golden (ECoHR) and EU law. rule? Complete the following to consolidate your knowledge of the rules. Judicial precedent: Identify the different courts and their hierarchy of the courts positions in the Referring to Question hierarchy. elements of precedent 6 of the , students to stare decisis, ratio Illustrate the different – consider potential decidendi and law elements of precedent. difficulties in Week 5 reports establishing the ratio Evaluate the of a case eg the operating precedent effectiveness of – difficulties in overruling and precedent as a source distinguishing. Donoghue v of law. Stevenson. Complete this . You can read a lecture on judicial precedent and
Week 2 Introduction to the ELS: legal rules and other norms of behaviour sources of law rule of law. Compare the differences between and social norms. Identify the different sources of law. Explain and analyse the concept of the rule of law. Watch . Take notes. Week 3 Parliamentary law making: influences on Parliament legislative process Parliamentary supremacy. Identify and evaluate the different influences on Parliament. Describe the stages of enactment of legislation. Explain and illustrate Parliamentary supremacy. Go onto the to look at pressure groups as an influence on Parliament. You can complete the test at the bottom of the information. Delegated legislation: of delegated legislation reasons why delegated legislation is used Parliamentary and judicial controls on delegated legislation. Discuss the types of, and reasons for, delegated legislation. Explain the different controls on delegated legislation. Analyse advantages and disadvantages of using delegated legislation. Activity: follow this . Find a bylaw that applies to your local area. Week 4 Statutory interpretation: rules of statutory interpretation internal and external aids to statutory interpretation Impact of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECoHR) and EU law. Describe the different rules of statutory interpretation. Identify the different internal and external aids to statutory interpretation. Read the following . How is this an example of the golden rule? Complete the following to consolidate your knowledge of the rules. Question: Analyse the effectiveness of the different approaches to statutory interpretation. Week 5 Judicial precedent: hierarchy of the courts elements of precedent – stare decisis, ratio decidendi and law reports operating precedent – overruling and distinguishing. Identify the different courts and their positions in the hierarchy. Illustrate the different elements of precedent. Evaluate the effectiveness of precedent as a source of law. Complete this . You can read a lecture on judicial precedent and Referring to Question 6 of the , students to consider potential difficulties in establishing the ratio of a case eg the difficulties in Donoghue v Stevenson.