What you will study
The module aims to provide you with the opportunity to explore and develop your interest in land law. It will focus on various aspects of land law, including co-ownership, contested spaces, comparative land law and cohabitation.
This module is comprised of three blocks of study.
Block 1: In this block you'll begin to:
- explore what is property, and how land is defined and divided
- consider the human rights aspects of land law
- discover the foundation concepts of land law
- consider the legal relationship between landlord and tenant.
Block 2: In this block you'll:
- consider how it is possible to have rights over someone else’s property
- discover specialist land law doctrine
- learn about how property issues are litigated, and the skills needed for litigation.
Block 3: In this block you'll:
- reflect on ownership of property where there are more than one person who is a part owner, and what is the legal standing of someone who is not an owner, living in someone else’s property
- explore the legal situation around someone occupying land belonging to someone else without permission
- begin to discover that concepts of land and its legal regulation differs widely around the world.
By the end of this module you should be able to explain and analyse the law in relation to a wide variety of areas of land law, whilst also demonstrating numerous skills which will be of benefit to your future employability, including problem solving, communication and initiative.
You'll be able to discuss and debate what the law is in the areas studied, consider how it affects you on an individual basis as well as wider society, potential flaws in the law and possible areas of reform. You'll also be able to identify how the law affects others, recognising where the law is failing to protect the vulnerable or to enable social justice, fairness or equal opportunities in society.
Professional recognition
The Foundations of Legal Knowledge (FLK) route of the Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (LLB) will be accredited by the Council of Legal Education (Northern Ireland) as a recognised law degree, subject to time limits, exempting you from the academic stage of legal training to become a barrister or solicitors in Northern Ireland.
Completing the FLK route within the specified time limits will enable you to self certify that you have fulfilled the requirements set by the Bar Standards Board to be exempt from the academic stage of training if you wish to become a barrister in England and Wales.