LLB (Hons) Law Bachelor's degree at Liverpool Hope University

This module examines the rules, conventions, and principles governing the institutions of the United Kingdom, such as Parliament and the Cabinet, and the legal framework regulating the relationship between citizens and public administration.

This module covers the rules that govern binding agreements between natural and legal persons, essential to the functioning of communities and society. Topics include the formation of contracts, capacity to contract, breach of contract, and remedies for breach.

This module introduces the general principles of criminal law and explores the legal requirements for main criminal offences. Topics include the basis of criminal responsibility, modes of participation, capacity, inchoate offences, and a range of specific offences from theft and robbery to non-fatal offences and homicide.

This module introduces the legal system, procedures, and key principles such as binding precedent and judicial interpretation. It also develops legal study skills, including reading and accessing the law, legal referencing, and practical skills such as advocacy, drafting, client interviewing, negotiation, and mediation. The course covers the legal professions, routes into legal careers, and principles of ethics and professional conduct.

This module builds on the skills developed in Year One, using cases and legal disputes from other Year Two modules to develop problem-solving and procedural skills. It also prepares students for the Law Clinic elective in the final year.

This module examines the principles governing legal and equitable interests in property and the interplay between equity and common law. Topics include the creation and extinction of legally binding trusts, duties of trustees, and remedies available in equity for breaches of trust.

This module examines the EU as a constitutional system of conferred powers, key principles and doctrines of EU law, and the rules governing the relationship between the UK and the EU following Brexit.

This module explores the various interests that can exist in land, including principles governing the creation, ownership, use, transfer, and extinction of these interests.

This module covers the rules governing civil liabilities. It examines how individual and group responsibilities are determined for acts that may infringe the rights of others, essentially, the law that governs civil wrongs and duties to others.

This module examines the development, nature, and enforcement of international Human Rights law. It covers international institutions with jurisdiction to interpret, protect, and enforce human rights, as well as key protected rights.

This module explores the internal workings of companies and how they operate in the marketplace, including company formation, legal obligations, mergers and acquisitions, and shareholder rights.

Students plan and undertake an independent research project under supervision, producing a major piece of written work. This allows them to develop advanced knowledge and expertise in a legal topic of their choice.

Examines the rules governing the birth, recognition, continuity, obligations, jurisdiction, and sovereign rights of states within the international legal order. It considers the distinction between customary and treaty-based rules and explores the challenges of enforcement.

This elective explores marriage and legal protections provided by the State, as well as laws regulating conception, adoption, child abuse, juvenile crime, child rights, residence, and the legal relationship between parents and children.

Provides an analytical and critical understanding of the law of evidence in England and Wales. Covers the process of gathering evidence and rules of admissibility in the courtroom, drawing on relevant statutes and case law.

Examines the law regulating employment in the UK, including key principles and frameworks. The course also explores political and social issues surrounding employment law.

Focuses on the law governing the multilateral trading system under the World Trade Organisation. Explores specialised areas such as public health and environmental regulations in international trade.

Investigates the legal norms and principles governing environmental controls, addressing policy concerns and offering understanding of substantive UK, EU, and international environmental law.

Introduces students to legal practice. Under the supervision of qualified solicitors, students provide pro-bono legal advice to fellow students and members of the public.