Module LAWM129 for 2022/3
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
LAWM129: Human Rights and Modern Technologies
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
I. Foundations
- Introduction to technology and human rights law
- Privacy in the digital age
- Freedom of expression online
- Comparative approaches to data protection
- Non-discrimination and due process
II. Practical application & current challenges
- Technological companies and the protection of human rights
- Digital identity, blockchain and human rights protection
- Cybersecurity and international human rights law
- Big data and the protection of vulnerable groups
Artificial intelligence and international human rights law
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 33 | 267 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 30 | 10 x 3 hour seminars. Students are expected to deliver at least one presentation supported by a written essay during the seminars. |
| Guided Independent Learning | 3 | Attendance at events hosted by relevant Law School research centres / networks, namely: Exeter Centre for International Law Science, Culture and the Law at Exeter (SCuLE) Human Rights and Democracy Forum |
| Guided Independent Learning | 147 | Preparation for scheduled learning and teaching sessions (including pre-reading and the completion of learning activities) |
| Guided Independent Learning | 120 | Assessments preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
- ELE
Other Learning Resources
Other resources:
European Convention of Human Rights: http://www.echr.coe.int/
Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights: https://hudoc.echr.coe.int/sites/eng/
Council of Europe website: http://www.echr.coe.int
Court of Justice of the European Union: https://curia.europa.eu/
Ana Beduschi et al., ‘Building Digital Identities: the Challenges, Risks and Opportunities of Collecting Behavioural Attributes for New Digital Identity Systems’ (2017) available at http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/media/universityofexeter/collegeofsocialsciencesandinternationalstudies/lawimages/research/Buiding_Digital_Identities_with_Behavioural_Attributes.pdf
