Module: Property Law 2

Module Specifications..

Current Academic Year 2023 - 2024

Please note that this information is subject to change.

Module Title	Property Law 2
Module Code	LG379
School	School of Law & Government
Module Co-ordinator	Semester 1: Kevin O'Sullivan Semester 2: Kevin O'Sullivan Autumn: Kevin O'Sullivan
Module Teachers	Kevin O'Sullivan
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

Repeat examination

Description

This module delivers the content of the substantive rules of real property law that were not covered in Foundations of Property Law within their modern and historical context. It will introduce important recent reforming measures aimed at updating and simplifying archaic elements of the Irish system of land law. The module also introduces to the role and functions generally attributed to property law and property rights within the liberal state.

Learning Outcomes

1. trace and appreciate the historical features and influences on Irish property law
2. identify the principles and doctrines relating to key topics within Irish property law
3. consider and interpret complex statutory provisions
4. apply the principles and rules to hypothetical factual scenarios
5. appreciate the significance of property law and property rights to the organisation of the liberal state

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	24	No Description
Independent Study	101	No Description
Total Workload: 125

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

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Covenants

Licences

Landlord and Tenant

Statutory Control of Tenancies

Introduction to Conveyancing

The Role of Property Rights in the Liberal State

The Public Dimension of Private Property

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	0%	Examination Weight	100%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; 1 = A resit is available for all components of the module 2 = No resit is available for 100% continuous assessment module 3 = No resit is available for the continuous assessment component
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Wylie: 0, Irish Land Law, 4th, Bloomsbury Professional,
Maddox: 0, Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009: A Commentary, Thomson Roundall,
Wylie: 2009, The Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009: Annotations and Commentary, Bloomsbury Professional,
O'Riordain: 2007, Consolidated Landlord and Tenant,
Ring and Cassidy: 2010, Landlord and Tenant Law - The Residential Sector, Thomson Roundhall,
Singer: 2000, Entitlement: The Paradoxes of Property, Yale University Press,
Bottomley and Lim: 2007, Feminist Perspectives on Land Law, Routledge Cavendish,
Maclean (ed): 1999, Property and the Constitution, Hart,

Other Resources

None

Programme or List of Programmes

BCL	Bachelor of Civil Law (Law & Society)
BCLN	BCL (Clinical)
BCLYA	BCL (International)
EPL	BA in Economics, Politics and Law
EPLN	BA in Economics, Politics and Law
EPLYA	BA in Economics, Politics and Law (Int)

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