Royal Holloway, University of London
- Start Date: 21 Feb, 2022
- 2 weeks
- Study Content: Videos
Explore the role of the UK Supreme Court, hear from its Justices and staff, and learn about some of the Court’s landmark rulings.
Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility
Course Description
This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.
Delve into the UK Supreme Court and its inner workings
If you’d like to learn more about the UK Supreme Court, what it does, and what it’s like to work there, then this Royal Holloway course, produced in collaboration with the Supreme Court, is for you.
Over the two weeks of the course, you’ll get to explore the current workings and history of the UK Supreme Court and wider aspects of the law. You’ll also get to take a closer look at routes into the legal profession.
Whether you want to practice law or just understand it as a citizen, you’ll gain a fascinating insight into this key institution’s legal role.
Compare Courts from across the globe
This course starts with an introduction to the functions and history of the UK Supreme Court, before moving onto the role of its Justices as members of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
You will also discover how the UK Supreme Court works in relation to the European Court of Human Rights and how it compares to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Step into the shoes of a Justice
After you’ve got a clearer idea of how the UK Supreme Court is structured and how it operates, you’ll explore six landmark cases, covering a wide range of legal issues, from human rights and employment law to public law and criminal law.
Once you’ve heard the background to each case and a selection of the arguments made in Court, you can then vote on what you would have ruled as a Justice before you discover the outcome of the case.
Learn from Justices, Judicial Assistants, and academic experts
On this course, you’ll be learning from academic experts from Royal Holloway, as well as hearing from a wide range of people who work at the Court, from Justices and Judicial Assistants to members of the Executive team.
This course is designed for anyone considering a career in law, as well as those interested in learning more about the law.
Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.
Royal Holloway, University of London
Queen Victoria presided over the grand opening of Royal Holloway on 30 June 1886.
Since then the College has continued to grow in size and status to become one of the top research-led institutions in the UK.
Today, Her Royal Highness, The Princess Royal, is regularly welcomed as a distinguished guest in her role as the present Chancellor of the University of London.
Royal Holloway was ranked first in the UK and fifth in the world for international outlook in the 2013 Times Higher Education World University Rankings.
This ranking recognises the college’s global research impact and collaborations as well as our student and staff diversity.
This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.
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