SHE level 9 SCQF credit points 20 ECTS credit points 10 Module code M3M230383 Module Leader Rachel Ferguson School Glasgow School for Business and Society Subject Law Trimester A (September start), B (January start)
Summary of content This advanced optional module delves deeper into the law of evidence in Scotland, including the principal legal rules regulating the relevance, admissibility and competence of evidence in legal proceedings. In addition, this module examines contemporary criminological issues in the law of evidence which impinge on the application of the rules relating to the proof of facts in both civil and criminal cases in Scotland, including the doctrine of corroboration, rape shield legislation, legal provision for vulnerable witnesses and the regulation of the use of covert surveillance technologies in the context of criminal investigations and prosecutions. This module will also put the Scots law of evidence in its international context, by considering the approaches taken to the law of evidence by other jurisdictions and in international criminal proceedings including the International Criminal Court, and other international criminal tribunals.
Module details Syllabus arrow_forward Key issues considered in this advanced module include:
Learning outcomes arrow_forward On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Teaching / learning strategy arrow_forward In line with Strategy for Learning 2030, this module is taught through a combination of lectures and seminars. The lecture component of the module focuses mainly on explaining and exploring substantive legal concepts, case law and statutory sources of the law of evidence in Scotland. Seminars will consist of group discussion of case-law, policy development in the law of evidence, and the application of the law of evidence to hypothetical facts in legal problem-solving.
Transferrable skills arrow_forward Analysis, Synthesis, Critical Judgement and Evaluation
Module structure Activity Total hours Lectures 22 Tutorials 0 Practicals 0 Seminars 11 Independent Learning 117 Assessment 50 Placement 0
Assessment methods Component Duration Weighting Threshold Description Course Work001 100 40 Portfolio 3000 words
