LAW1027C - LAW3084C Constitutional Law Assessment Brief

1. The Essay Question and the structure of the essay:

Produce a critical comparative analysis between an aspect of the  UK’s constitution with that of another country. You must ensure that you produce a clear argument or particular perspective about the aspect of the constitution you focus on.

You are expected to divide this essay into two sections:

• First section (750 words): a general critical comparison between a country of your choice’s constitution and the UK’s constitution. This section must include a comparison between the general features and principles of both Constitutions.  Your general critical comparison should aim to touch upon all the features and principles covered in this module.
  
  
• Second section: (1250 words) Focusing on one of the aspects of constitutions, produce a critical comparative argument between the country of your choice and the UK Constitution. 

You MUST choose an aspect from the list below. 

The aspect of the Constitution that you will choose to focus on in the second section  of your essay MUST come from this list:

• Separation of powers
• Rule of law
• Parliamentary sovereignty  
• Devolution
• Legal and/or political constitutionalism  
• Constitutional monarchy and democracy  
• EU membership
• Judicial review
• Theoretical approaches to constitutionalism  
• Constitutional crises
• Future of constitutions
  

This assessment is designed to examine your ability to construct legally and theoretically persuasive arguments and present your knowledge and understanding of the module content. These assessments must make reference to primary sources of law (Acts of Parliament, common law, cases) and scholarly literature (academic books, peer-reviewed journal articles, etc). 

All citations should be made in accordance with the Oxford Standard for  Citation of Legal Authorities (OSCOLA). There will be learning activities aiming to improve your research skills (finding sources), referencing (OSCOLA). You can find more information on the assessment in the assessment brief.

2. Anonymity

Every assignment script is marked anonymously. This is to ensure that marking is free from bias or prejudice. Please do not disclose your name on your essay script. 

3. Referencing, Typeface and Font

You are welcome to use any typeface and font that is reasonable and legible.  Where relevant, you must use OSCOLA referencing; for further information, please find it here.