Module Specifications.
Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025
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Date posted: September 2024
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Description This module has two aims: to equip students with the law regulating familial and inter-personal relationships and challenge students to critically assess the role of this law in Irish society. Students will learn to:- identify the sources & principles of family law; understand the extent to which this family law regulates familial and inter-personal relationships; and apply family law to hypothetical and actual case studies. Students are expected to attend lectures and to engage in online learning activities. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Learning Outcomes 1. Define the concept of the family and identify different sources of family law 2. Evaluate the State's interest in the legal regulation of interpersonal relationships 3. Apply family law to hypothetical and real scenarios 4. Determine what reforms are necessary and feasible for Irish family law 5. Appreciate how this module relates to other modules such as the Foundations of Constitutional Law 6. Research and write an essay on a family law topic which addresses the role of family law | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml |
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Indicative Content and Learning Activities
Adult relationshipsLegal regulation of familial relationships of adults: Marriage, same sex unions and cohabitationMarriageMarriage: Nullity, Separation Agreements, Judicial Separation and DivorceNon-marital relationshipsCivil Partnership and CohabitationChild relationshipsLegal regulation of familial relationship between child and his or her “parents”: Marital child, non-marital child, adopted child, child born through donated gamete(s) or embryo and step-childGuardianship and CustodyLegal regulation of guardianship, adoption, custody, access and abductionSupportMaintenance of dependant child, spouse, cohabitee or partnerProtectionDomestic ViolenceInternational and ComparativeInternational, Comparative and European Union family law | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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