society, the module aims to help students in development of the UL graduate attributes. Particularly, students will become more articulate and knowledgeable by learning about the impact of the law upon a specific unit group of society (i.e. children). Recent developments in the area of child law, along with research findings are incorporated into the module via the recommended reading and study resources. Primary Texts Kilkelly (2008) Rights in Ireland: Law, Policy and Practice, Children’s Tottel Publishing Shannon (2005) Thomson Round Hall Child Law, Other Relevant Texts Crowley (2013) Round Hall Family Law, Nestor (2011) 4th edn, Gill & An Introduction to Irish Family Law, Macmillan Forde and Leonard (2013) 3rd edn, Constitutional Law of Ireland, Bloomsbury Professional Shannon (2011) Round Hall Adoption Law, Shannon (2011) Round Hall Child Care Law, Walsh (2005) Round Hall Juvenile Justice, Semester & Year to be First Offered Autumn 2015 Academic Instruments 30% continuous assessment during term and 70% end of term examination (1.5 hours, students will be required to answer two out of four questions).
society, the module aims to help students in development of the UL graduate attributes. Particularly, students will become more articulate and knowledgeable by learning about the impact of the law upon a specific unit group of society (i.e. children). Recent developments in the area of child law, along with research findings are incorporated into the module via the recommended reading and study resources. Primary Texts Kilkelly (2008) Children’s Rights in Ireland: Law, Policy and Practice, Tottel Publishing Shannon (2005) Child Law, Thomson Round Hall Other Relevant Texts Crowley (2013) Family Law, Round Hall Nestor (2011) An Introduction to Irish Family Law, 4th edn, Gill & Macmillan Forde and Leonard (2013) Constitutional Law of Ireland, 3rd edn, Bloomsbury Professional Shannon (2011) Adoption Law, Round Hall Shannon (2011) Child Care Law, Round Hall Walsh (2005) Juvenile Justice, Round Hall Semester & Year to be First Offered Autumn 2015 Academic Instruments 30% continuous assessment during term and 70% end of term examination (1.5 hours, students will be required to answer two out of four questions).