Law LLB- public law portfolio
Public Law Portfolio 20_21 resit
Portfolio task 1
On a single line in the heading section of word place you
onto of a word (doc.x) file. Take one screenshot of one of your PebblePad content types that you have filled in (as explained in Canvas).
You can use any template on Canvas e.g. Ability, Achievement, Activity, Meeting, Structured reflection to create content that relates to this module in some way.
1 page only. Use Ariel 12 point font. Standard margins. 1.5 line spacing.
Portfolio task 2
Provide 10 instances of feedback on the following students work relating to Peter the Plagiarist. (Further information and guidance on Canvas)
Student A: Peter the plagiarist
As during a lecture Peter was told the work he submitted was fully plagiarized and he was asked to leave the room and to not return to university until he was contacted by the Dean and later through a meeting he was expelled and told that he should not return to the university.
The needs to follow some steps before they can come up with a conclusion for exclusion of a student.
An investigation needs to take place as to the consequences of the student’s actions which has over led for the decision of an exclusion to be considered.
As regards to the university setting out an exclusion process, the procedure has to be fair and dean of the student needs to make sure they use the correct steps adhering to the university rules and regulations.
At there is one regulation which the dean needs to look at which is the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities Act 2006. In this act it shows who in charge for the conduct of the affairs at .
This means that the person has an authority over handling an affair because they are in charge of managing the matter and they have the powers of leading. This act shows that the dean is in charge of collecting
the information and evidence to conclude as to or not exclude Peter.
As well as this the dean needs to look at the exclusion checklist. Within this checklist it has rules and regulations which the dean needs to follow before concluding an exclusion.
The advantage to the university for having this checklist is that it is a fair procedure for a student. Also, so that no one has been misled to a false accusation so that step by step are taken carefully.
The dean needs to make sure that Peter’s parents or guardian are also aware that he has plagiarized a student work from the previous year. As well as informing them about his action which has caused them to this point, they should also let them know about the hearing. Moreover, the dean should also make sure that the main information at the hearing is recorded for evidence and future purposes.
The university needs to make sure that the investigation and the hearing process takes place and should not conclude against Peter without taking accurate steps and measure before conducting the hearing.
2 pages maximum length. Use Ariel 12 point font. Standard margins. 1.5 line spacing
Portfolio task 3
What issues are addressed by the following statutes and what makes them ‘constitutional’?
Act of Union with Ireland 1800
The Parliament Act 1911
The Public Order Act 1986
The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
The Human Rights Act 1998
2 pages maximum length. Use Ariel 12 point font. Standard margins. 1.5 line spacing
Portfolio task 4
The Constitutional Reform Act 2005 provides, in section 1, that the Act does not adversely affect “the existing constitutional principle of the rule of law” or “the Lord Chancellor’s existing constitutional role in relation to that principle”.
This provision, the Attorney-General has suggested, illustrates the importance attached to the rule of law in the modern age, which is further reflected in the oath to be taken by Lord Chancellors under section 17(1) of the Act, to respect the rule of law and defend the independence of the judiciary.
But the Act does not define the existing constitutional principle of the rule of law
How would you define the constitutional principle of the Rule of Law?
2 pages maximum length. Use Ariel 12 point font. Standard margins. 1.5 line spacing
Portfolio submission 5
1. What is meant by the term ‘constitutional convention’?
2. What are the differences between conventions and the statute and common law authorities?
3. What would be the advantages and disadvantages of replacing conventions with statutory provisions?
2 pages maximum length. Use Ariel 12 point font. Standard margins. 1.5 line spacing.
Portfolio submission 6
1. Describe the operation of Prime Minister’s Questions (PMQs)?
2. How effective is this as a mechanism for scrutiny?
1 page only. Use Ariel 12 point font. Standard margins. 1.5 line spacing.
