Module Code - Title:
LA4038
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FAMILY LAW
Year Last Offered:
2023/4
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
The aim of the course is to familiarise students with the core concepts of Irish family law.
Syllabus:
The module will examine the following: nullity; domestic violence; child custody and access disputes; maintenance, separation agreements; judicial separation; divorce; preliminary and ancillary relief in judicial separation and divorce proceedings; and the non-marital family.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
On successful completion of this module, students will be able to:
- Identify the differing concepts of the family unit both at constitutional and legislative levels.
- Specify the criteria for creating the marital relationship and the necessary consents and mental elements and the protections and obligations owed within the marriage relationship.
- Outline the key ways in which a marriage may be dissolved or terminated and the consequences of such dissolution or termination.
- Differentiate between the rights of married and unmarried parents and their children.
- Distinguish remedies available during a subsisting marriage compared with those arising on the dissolution or termination of such marriage.
- Critique the treatments of the family unit within the Irish legal system.
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
n/a
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
n/a
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
The module can be taught through traditional instruction in the classroom but it may also be taught on-line.
Research Findings Incorporated in to the Syllabus (If Relevant):
Prime Texts:
Nestor (2011)
An Introduction to Irish Family Law
, Gill and MacMillan
Crowley (2013)
Family Law
, Round Hall
Other Relevant Texts:
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
BLLAPLUFA - LAW PLUS
Semester - Year to be First Offered:
Spring
Module Leader:
Kathryn.OSullivan@ul.ie