Law and Development (M3112)

15 credits, Level 6

Spring teaching

This module will cover the role of law and the legal system in human 'development' in 'developing' countries. We will explore how the law can affect the 'development' of a country and how the mode of development affects legal change.

You will first engage with a critical understanding of the history and theory of law and development and engage with postcolonial crirtiques of law. The module will then examine specific topics including:

• access to justice
• human rights in the development process
• governance, democracy and development
• technical legal assistance
• foreign direct investment.

Contact hours and workload

This module is approximately 150 hours of work. This breaks down into about 22 hours of contact time and about 128 hours of independent study. The University may make minor variations to the contact hours for operational reasons, including timetabling requirements.

We regularly review our modules to incorporate student feedback, staff expertise, as well as the latest research and teaching methodology. We’re planning to run these modules in the academic year 2021/22. However, there may be changes to these modules in response to feedback, staff availability, student demand or updates to our curriculum.

We’ll make sure to let you know of any material changes to modules at the earliest opportunity.