If you are given too much change by a shop assistant, can you keep it If you trespass on someone elses land and get injured, can you sue the land owner for compensation What are your rights if you buy goods that turn out to be faulty Can a murderer inherit money from the victim that they killed Law is a vital part of our society and affects all our lives. Find answers to these types of questions and develop your knowledge and skills in a very challenging academic subject. This course provides an introduction to law, a taster for study at degree level and will enable you to explore an exciting and challenging new subject. These will include the ability to analyse hypothetical scenarios and apply legal rules and principles to solve problems. You will become adept at critically evaluating legal arguments and the legal system by formulating reasoned and persuasive arguments supported by evidence. Topic areas include: The Nature of Law and the English Legal System This unit considers the rule of law, the sources of law and the different ways that laws are made and how these are interpreted by the courts. You will also learn about the courts and tribunals, alternative methods of dispute resolution, access to justice and funding and the role of legal personnel and lay people. You will investigate the role that law plays in society and the relationship that it has with justice, fault and morality and the way the law balances conflicting interests. Contract Law Contracts are entered all the time, e.g. when you go shopping or eat out with family or friends. If a problem arises, the law of contract helps people to resolve the dispute by providing rules to decide where the blame lies and what potential solutions are available. You will learn about the theory of contract law, the essential requirements of a contract, contract terms, vitiating factors that may spoil a contract, how contracts may be discharged and remedies. And many more!