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This course will explore the Equality Act 2010 in its European and human rights context and will consider its application in various settings, including in employment, education and service provision. Students will engage closely with the legislation and related case law and will learn how the law is applied in practice.

10 x 2-hour seminars

This course is only available to LLB students (and visiting law students).

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The summative assessment will comprise two written assignments.

1. Case Law Review 30%

1,500 words

2. Counsel's Opinion 70%

3,500 words

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. Where, exceptionally, reassessment on Honours courses is required to satisfy professional/accreditation requirements, only the overall course grade achieved at the first attempt will contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

This course aims to offer students an in-depth doctrinal study of British equality law which explores the background, scope and application in practice of British equality law and encourages the acquisition of independent research, analytical, communication and problem-solving skills.  

By the end of this course students will be able to:

1. evaluate the importance of equality law

2. analyse the scope and application of British equality law

3. analyse the relevance of British equality law's European and international human rights contexts 

4. apply statutory law and case law authority to factual scenarios to identify potential breaches of equality law.

5. predict outcomes of legal argumentation in the application of equality law to factual scenarios to assess the prospects of success of complaints pertaining to alleged breaches of equality law; and

6. critique legal reasoning in equality law contexts.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.