LAW0701 Literature for Social Sciences and the Law Assignment Brief 2025/2026

1100 words: the following rules apply to the word limit:

(a)  All coursework must state the word count.

(b)  The word count excludes the bibliography and footnotes. Footnotes must contain citations only and not text. Any text contained in the footnotes will not be marked.

(c)  All work which exceeds the word limit, fails to state the word count or states the word count incorrectly will be subject to penalties.

(d) Coursework which fails to state the word count or states the word count incorrectly will be penalised by the deduction of 2%.

(e) Coursework which exceeds the word limit will be penalised by the deduction of 1% for every 2% that the word limit is exceeded.

The coursework must be submitted through Turnitin in a word document using 12- point font.

A bibliography should be included at the end of the coursework.

Please note that work which is not properly referenced, will not achieve a good grade. You should use OSCOLA referencing. A quick guide to OSCOLA can be found at the end of this general part of the handbook.

The Word count must be recorded. You must fully attribute any judicial quotations or passages taken from articles or textbooks. Failure to do so may result in your work being referred to the Academic Registry for plagiarism. 

Assessed learning outcome (s)

Knowledge

1.Recognise the breadth of issues that fall within the ambit of the Social Sciences and Law.

2.Describe how literature might help investigate the societal challenges.

3.Identify the communication skills that underpin good writing.

Skills

4.Use reliable sources of information.

5.Discuss and compare complex texts and different sources.

6.Illustrate coherent arguments in an effective manner.

Module weighting %

40% Marking rubric can be found in your module handbook

Key reading and learning resources