LAW10300

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module, diligent students should: 1. have gained an accurate knowledge of French Constitutional Law and Political System 2. be able to relate Irish constitutional and political experience to a better understanding of the specificity of French Constitutional Law and Political System 3. have acquired basic research techniques in French Constitutional Law 4. have reached a satisfactory knowledge of French terminology through the study of primary materials in French Constitutional Law 5. have developed the ability to express themselves in French on French constitutional, political and current issues through the writing and presenting of a note de synthèse using the methodology of the plan (oral/written presentation) 6. have developed the ability to work individually and in small groups in person or remotely using appropriate technology.

**Please note: Penultimate and Final year Law students are not permitted to register to this module as their In-Programme or Horizons elective.

Indicative Module Content:

Substantively, the course falls into three sections (3/2/6 weeks): General Issues which include the study of several key notions (i.e., State, Constitution, Democracy and Separation of Powers); Overview of the Main Foreign Political Systems (e.g., US, UK, Germany, Chinese); The French Constitution of the Fifth Republic.

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Approaches to Teaching and Learning:

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

For students on the French Law programmes, at least B+ Honours French at Leaving Certificate (or equivalent - eg. A or B in A-Levels) is required.

This module is taught in French. Explanations through English are commonly used by the lecturer to ease the transition from Leaving Certificate level of French to level of legal French required for third-level law.

For elective students, see Recommended Prior Learning.

For elective students, a strong level of French language competence is required, that is at least B+ Honours French at Leaving Certificate (or equivalent - eg. A or B in A-Levels).

This module is taught in French. Explanations through English are commonly used by the lecturer to ease the transition from Leaving Certificate level of French to level of legal French required for third-level law.

Module Requisites and Incompatibles

Assessment Strategy

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, on an activity or draft prior to summative assessment
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Feedback will be given on three occasions during T1 to students in LAW10300 French Public Law 1: - Prior to their Oral/Written Presentation (at least one week before their presentation date), students will be given individual feedback on the relevance of their chosen topic, their proposed 'plan' and preliminary bibliography. - After the delivery of their Oral/Written Presentation (no later than one week before T1 examination period), students will be given individual feedback on their 'plan', content, level of French (oral and written) with corrections of their most serious mistakes. - Post-examination, class feedback will be posted on Brightspace (indicative, not full model answers).