Present an argument either FOR or AGAINST:
‘The concept of Wednesbury unreasonableness has served its purpose, and should now be discarded’
Additional guidance:
• You are to start the first paragraph of your essay with “This essay will be arguing FOR/AGAINST [delete as applicable] the following proposition: [insert as appropriate].”
• Having set out the focus of your essay (as above), you should then provide a short summary of the key points of your argument (max 5/6 points) in your first paragraph.
• Your essay should then develop each of your key points, making appropriate use of authority and explaining how each point supports your argument.
• Your essay should contain a short conclusion drawing your key points together.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:
Subject-Specific Knowledge, Understanding & Application
a) Assess and evaluate law both as a mechanism for regulating the actions of government and public authorities and as a tool to protect human rights, as well as its limitations
b) Identify and explain the relevance and significance of the factors which continue to shape law as a regulatory mechanism and a tool to protect human rights
c) Present appropriately structured legal arguments supported by a range of integrated and effectively referenced sources to propose solutions to questions set
Employability & Changemaker Skills
d) Apply principles and arguments to factual situations (real and hypothetical), to suggest and justify solutions and/or evaluate alternative courses of action
e) Clearly, accurately and appropriately communicate viewpoints, ideas, arguments and analysis in written English
Your grade will depend on the extent to which you meet these learning outcomes in the way relevant for this assessment. Please see the grading rubric on NILE for further details of the criteria against which you will be assessed.
Word Limits
The maximum word limit for this assessment is 2,000 words
In accordance with the Assessment and Feedback Policy, where a submission exceeds the stipulated word limit by more than 10%, the submission will only be marked up to and including the additional 10%. Anything over this will not be included in the final grade for the assessment item. Abstracts, bibliographies, reference lists, appendices and footnotes are excluded from any word limit requirements.
In line with the same Policy, where a submission is notably under the word limit, the full submission will be marked on the extent to which the learning objectives have been met.
