Sexuality and the Law LAW-36603 assessment

Coursework Exercise Briefing

Name of School: Nottingham Law School

Course Title: LLB (Honours) Courses

Module Code: LAW_36603

Module Title: Sexuality and the Law

Coursework Weighting: 100%

Coursework Release Date & Time: 6th February 2025, 9am

Coursework Submission Deadline: 24th April 2025, 4pm

Coursework Word Limit: 3000 words

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

1. Your coursework must be submitted electronically as a Microsoft Word document as asingle Word document including your bibliography.

2. Your work must be submitted to the Module Dropbox which is located in the module learning room on NOW; it should be uploaded no later than the coursework submission date and time given above.


3. Email submissions will not be accepted in any


4. The coursework will automatically be assessed by the web-based text-match tool,Turnitin UK.

5. You can check your Turnitin score using the self-assessment Dropbox on the NLS Central Learning Room.

PRESENTATION REQUIREMENTS

• The coursework must be typed; a professional (Arial, Times New Roman ) minimum 10-point font should be used throughout for the main body of the work.


• Line spacing must be double-


• Make sure you proofread and spell check your work. Remember that spell checkers will not identify an incorrect but correctly spelt word.


• The coursework submission must not include your name, just your student number in the header margin.

WARNING: Academic Integrity

When completing this assessment, you must ensure that your answer complies with the Regulations of Nottingham Trent University and Nottingham Law School with regard to academic integrity in relation to courseworks (see NTU Quality Handbook, Section 17C).

In no circumstances should an answer, or any part of an answer to this coursework exercise, be agreed or shared with another person. This means that you should not discuss the answer, share any notes, drafts or final scripts with another person. You should not present the work or words of another person as your own under any circumstances.

You may use primary and secondary sources to inform your research, but the work you submit for assessment should be your own personal response to the assessment, expressed in your own words. Your work should not contain any work that has been copied from another source (including Generative AI).

This is a coursework and special rules apply. If you are found to have breached the rules set out above, you may be brought before the School's Serious Academic Misconduct Panel (SAMP) accused of "collusion" or plagiarism on a coursework. If you are found to have committed Academic Misconduct, you may be subject to severe penalties, including, but not limited to:

• module capped at 0%;


• level capped at pass; or


• your exclusion from the

In addition to this, Professional Bodies such as the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) can be informed, and this may cause further difficulties later in your career. If you are in any doubt about what is permitted, please speak with your tutor.

ASSESSMENT INFORMATION

ASSESSMENT QUESTIONS

Please choose an essay title for your project from one of the six below.

These titles are there to guide your discussion and you are to decide how best to address the essay title you have chosen.

Please ensure you refer to the marking matrix and the information in the learning room before creating a project plan (see further information in the learning room regarding the plan).

1. An offence of causing sexual activity by deception needs to be urgently introduced to tackle offending behaviour that does not fall within the narrow interpretations of deceptions that vitiate consent under ss.74 and 76.

Critically discuss.

2. The Sexual Offences Act 2003 is now Despite several

amendments made to update the Act, some of its offences are no longer fit for purpose.

Critically discuss the statement above with reference to an offence or offences in the Sexual Offences Act 2003

3. In any modern society it is inappropriate for the state to intrude into the private lives of its Consequently, the law should not intervene when adults engage in consensual activities.

Critically discuss the statement above with reference to an area from the syllabus.

4. We need to strengthen the law to tackle the threats posed to society by image-based offending. The current offences do not adequately protect those at risk of victimisation.

Critically discuss the statement above with reference to image-based offending

5. How effective is the law in England and Wales in protecting children from online sexual offending?

Discuss the strengths and limitations of the existing legal framework with a focus on how we could enhance child protection in the digital age.

6. Is our current legal framework fit to address the dangers posed by non-contact sexual offending?

Critically discuss.

ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

Your assessment will be assessed with reference to the Level 6 Grade Based Marking Descriptors on the ability to demonstrate the following criteria:

1. Demonstration of a strong knowledge and understanding of the subject


2. Clear and concise use of English language including sentences, paragraphs and appropriate vocabulary


3. Identification of relevant normative issues


4. A logical structure (including an introduction, main body, conclusion) and development of the arguments


5. Use of appropriate information in support of the argument


6. Sophistication of argument


7. Appropriateness of reasoning (e.g. the use of logic rather than rhetoric)


8. Use of personal reflection which is backed by evidence from a range of sources


9. Correct use of juristic and / or philosophical language


10. Engagement with various approaches


11. Evidence of familiarity with the primary sources


12. Evidence of familiarity with relevant secondary sources


13. Reference conventions observed

Specific guidance on how these criteria are assessed and weighted can be found on the Assessment Marking Matrix on the Module Learning Room.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS.

REFERENCING REQUIREMENTS

• Your coursework must be referenced in accordance with OSCOLA Referencing

• A footnote must be included whenever you are citing information from another

source, even if presented in your own words or paraphrased, indicating the source where you have drawn this information.

• You must include a bibliography of all

WORD COUNT REQUIREMENTS

• The maximum word count for this coursework is 3000 words

• Work that is over the word limit (there is no 10 per cent rule) will be capped at a Low

• There is no de minimis rule at the Law School. Every word (however small) counts towards the word If you exceed the word limit by 1 word, you are still liable to the penalty of a low third maximum mark.

• Abbreviations count towards the word limit, for example, i.e. counts as two words, 40% counts as two words, Lawson LJ counts as 3 words, etc

• Quotations from cases, statutes or any other source all count towards the word

• No appendices, other than a bibliography, are

• Footnotes should only be used for citations and Any additional material included in footnotes will count towards the word limit.

• The only exceptions to the rule that every word counts are that case names (e.g.

Donoghue v Stevenson), case citations (eg. [1932] AC 562) and statutory references (e.g. Occupiers Liability Act 1957 section 2(2)) do not count towards the word limit.

Where students have referred to sources within the body of the text, those

references will not count towards the word limit. The bibliography does not count towards the word limit.

IMPACT OF NON-SUBMISSION/LATE SUBMISSION

Coursework assessments have a strict submission deadline. (NTU Quality Handbook Section 16A para 8)

• If you submit your work after the submission deadline and do not have an upheld NEC (see below) your grade will be capped.

• If this is within five working days, you will be given a maximum grade of a Low Third for this piece of work.

• If you submit more than five working days after the deadline you will be given a grade of Zero for this piece of work.

• If you do not submit you will fail this

• Failure to hand in a first sit assessment will lead to your grade for the referral being capped at a Low Third.

• Failure to submit the referred coursework by the deadline will result in it automatically being given a grade of Zero.

NOTIFICATION OF EXTENUATING CIRCUMSTANCES

If you have personal circumstances that mean you cannot submit your assessment on time you must apply for a Notification of Extenuating Circumstances.

• Notification of Extenuating Circumstances can only be submitted online through the NEC/Academic Appeals Portal.

• Information on how and when an NEC may be suitable can be found on the NTU Student Hub.

• Your Module Leader and Seminar Tutor cannot provide you with an extension or authorise an NEC.

• Your Personal Tutor cannot provide you with an extension or authorise an NEC, however they will be able to offer you advice and guidance on whether you may consider applying for one.