The aim of the course is to enable students to function at a basic everyday survival level (basic vocabulary, grammar, morphology, syntax and phonetics).  Students should be able to communicate in and understand Japanese on practical everyday matters. The aim of the course then is to give students an opportunity to revise their survival skills and acquire more sophisticated ways of dealing with practical matters. This includes revision and consolidation of vocabulary, grammar, morphology, syntax and phonetics. Students should be able to communicate in and understand Japanese on practical everyday matters related to aspects of Japanese culture. Cultural awareness will be developed. Language learning skills, including autonomous learning and how to approach authentic material, will be enhanced. Some transferable skills will also be covered.

 For full module details please see the CLIE language modules site at https://www.ucl.ac.uk/languages-international-education/study/modules

EU law is a fast-moving, expanding, and highly relevant field of law, much influenced by economic and political developments in Europe and beyond.  It has...

EU law is a fast-moving, expanding, and highly relevant field of law, much influenced by economic and political developments in Europe and beyond.  It has developed its own jurisprudential foundations, making it a unique legal system shared between now 28 sovereign European countries.  Most importantly, it determines directly, what the law is and what rights persons or companies have in many different walks of life. 

The overall objective to build on the grounding in the foundational doctrines of EU law acquired during the first-year Public Law module: on the democratic deficit, division of competences, supremacy and direct effect of EU law.  The module then introduces the substantive law of the EU, in particular the free movement of goods; the concept of EU citizenship; and the protection of human rights in and by the EU. It concludes with a critical overview of a number of key law and policy topics, such as the 'democratic deficit' debate and the economic governance of the EU. One of the aims of the module is to equip you with the legal skills and knowledge to study EU law further, or identify a specific area for future research or practice. We encourage a critically informed approach to studying EU law.

On 23 June 2016, around 53% of the UK electorate voted for the UK to leave the EU (Brexit). The Brexit question is integrated into the study of EU law, including in relation to the constitutional aspects and the substantive aspects of EU law.

Reading lists and other materials will be provided for students registered on the module via online Moodle information pages.