LW206-5-SP-CO:
French Administrative Law
2021/22
Essex Law School
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Monday 17 January 2022
Friday 25 March 2022
15
15 November 2021
Requisites for this module
LW106 and LW112
LW208
(none)
(none)
LW208
LLB M122 English and French Law (Maitrise),
LLB M123 Licence English and French Law (Double Degree)
You will receive an overview of French administrative law, including the elements of EU law that influences and shapes the current development of French administrative law.
You will focus on the legal methods specific to French law and will become familiar with French legal culture.
Compulsory for students of the LLB English and French laws with Maitrise, it gives an overview of the French administrative law and of the balance between its two constitutive imperatives.
On the one hand, French administrative law limits the powers of the State to protect citizens` interests. On the other, it empowers the State and its administration in order to ensure the appropriate functioning of society.
This module also focuses on the legal methods specific to French law (especially dissertation and commentaire de decision).
On successful completion of the module students will be able to:
1. Identify and explain the key principles and rules of French administrative law
2. Critically assess the evolution of French administrative law, taking into consideration its relationship with other legal fields
3. Analyse the role of the administrative courts in the French legal order
4. Develop a solid legal culture in light of contemporary debates
5. Apply the French methods of the commentaire de decision and of the dissertation
The syllabus includes:
1. Le Service public et son évolution (notamment au regard de l`Union europeenne)
2. Police administrative et droits fondamentaux
3. Les principes structurant de l`action administrative
4. Le juge administratif et son action
This module is taught through10 weekly 50-minute small group tutorials. Each week before your tutorials, the module teaching team will make available on Moodle two or more pre-recorded video lectures that they have prepared and produced. In total, the duration of each week’s video lectures will be approximately 50 minutes.
You will be expected to have watched these lectures before the tutorials.The module will also incorporate fortnightly 40-minute large group seminars. These seminars will provide an opportunity for you to ask questions about the material covered in the module and to seek guidance on your progress.The module teaching team will also produce and make available on Moodle short guidance notes for each weekly tutorial. These notes will introduce the readings that must be completed in advance of each tutorial and will contain tips to help you understand and analyse those texts.
You will be expected to have completed the readings in advance of your tutorials. Your tutorials will enable you to discuss the readings in the context of specific tutorial questions, to obtain feedback on your pre-class preparation and to deepen your understanding of key concepts.To help you prepare in the best possible way for your tutorials, you will be completing regular small assessed activities to enable you to track your progress, understand what you are doing well, and give you clear feedback to help you manage your studies and your progress.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
LW206 - Summative Essay |
|
66.7% |
| Practical |
LW206 - Continuous Assessment |
|
33.3% |
| Written Exam |
LW206 Reassessment |
|
|
| Exam |
Main exam: 24hr during Early Exams
|
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Xavier Aurey, email: xavier.aurey@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Xavier Aurey, Dr Yseult Marique
Law UG Education Administrators: lawschoolug@essex.ac.uk
No
No
Yes
Dr Marie-Luce Paris
University College Dublin
Associate Professor
Available via Moodle
Of 853 hours, 36 (4.2%) hours available to students:
781 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
36 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
Essex Law School
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