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SCQF level:	11:
SCQF credit value:	20.00
ECTS credit value:	10
Module code:	LAW11114
Module leader:	MRS LESLEY-ANNE BARNES MACFARLANE
School	Accounting Financial Services and Law
Subject area group:	Law

Prerequisites

There are no pre-requisites for this module to be added

Timetables

What you will learn and what this module is about:

In this module you will learn about the law relating to child welfare in a private and public context. You will analyse practical and theoretical aspects of civil and criminal law. The child's position within the family unit, the wider community and the state will be explored and there will be some comparative analysis with the approach adopted in other jurisdictions.

Description of module content:

The tension between welfare and rights; the impact of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; welfare within the family unit; issues facing young persons (health and safety, education, personal capacity); state intervention and welfare; child protection (civil and criminal aspects); theory and practice.

Learning Outcomes for module:

LO1: Critically evaluate the principles, sources and vocabulary of child welfare, rights and protection;
LO2: Critically analyse practical and theoretical legal issues associated with the rights and obligations surrounding children and young persons;
LO3: Identify and apply arguments concerning the welfare, rights and wider obligations owed to vulnerable children in specific situations;
LO4: Analyse and construct legal argument both orally and in writing;
LO5: Apply expertise in legal research and the use of traditional and electronic retrieval resources in relevant areas of law and work to deadlines.

Indicative References and Reading List - URL:

1. Child abuse, child protection and the law, A Cleland, Thomson/Green, 2008
2. Social Work Law in Scotland, Fabb & Guthrie (2nd ed), Tolleys, 2006
3. Social Work Law in Scotland (annotated statutes), L Gibbon - Wood, Thomson/Green, 2008
4. Child and Family Law, E Sutherland, (2nd ed), Thomson/Green, 2008
5. Scottish Social Work Legilsation (loose leaf 2 volume edition), R Mays, Thomson/Green
6. Butterworths Scottish Family Law Service (loose leaf edition), J Fotheringham, Butterworths
7. Avizandum Family Law Statutes 2008-09 (or relevant annual edition)

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