Module LAW3148 for 2018/9
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3148: European Convention on Human Rights: Theory and Practice
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Aims
With this 30 credit module, you will develop a solid knowledge of ECHR law as well as critical analysis of human rights case law and systems of protection in Europe. It will also give you a valuable insight into the complexity of how European law develops and the ability to form an overall and critical understanding of this system of protection unique in the world as well as a detailed knowledge of some of the most fundamental human rights for the twenty-first century. In terms of employment opportunities, the module is addressed to:
- Any student who wishes to open up new intellectual and career horizons;
- Students who wish to work for international organisations, non-governmental organisations or public bodies;
- Future barristers and solicitors who wish to practice in the field of human rights or are thinking of working on pro-bono missions;
- And students who wish to embrace an academic career.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. Demonstrate detailed understanding of the nature and practice of ECHR human rights norms and mechanisms of protection; 2. Demonstrate solid understanding and critical awareness of the relationships between the European and (selected) Member States systems of protection of human rights; 3. Demonstrate detailed and critical understanding of techniques and strategies of human rights argumentation and judicial reasoning); 4. Demonstrate ability to identify, explain, critically evaluate, and compare key issues in ECHR law; 5. Demonstrate ability to critically assess the content and practice of ECHR human rights norms, by reference to standards of democracy; |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 6. Demonstrate ability to select, synthesise and critically assess human rights normative provisions and their application by courts; 7. Demonstrate ability to apply legal knowledge to a problem question or case study and to suggest a conclusion supported by relevant arguments; |
| Personal and Key Skills | 8. Demonstrate ability to present, coherently and reflectively, orally and in writing, relevant legal and theoretical arguments; and 9. Demonstrate ability to work independently and in team, and to manage time efficiently in preparing for scheduled learning activities, exercises and assessments. 10. Demonstrate the ability to work independently, within a limited time frame, and without access to external sources, to complete a specified task. |
How this Module is Assessed
In the tables below, you will see reference to 'ILO's. An ILO is an Intended Learning Outcome - see Aims and Learning Outcomes for details of the ILOs for this module.
Formative Assessment
A formative assessment is designed to give you feedback on your understanding of the module content but it will not count towards your mark for the module.
| Form of assessment | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Workshop presentations based on team work | About 5 minutes/presentation | 1-10 | Oral feedback from the tutor in class |
| Voluntary individual mock examination | One hour students will be given an essay question or similar exercise to answer in self-imposed examination conditions | 1-10 | Oral feedback with the whole group and written comments on individual draft introduction submitted to tutor |
Summative Assessment
A summative assessment counts towards your mark for the module. The table below tells you what percentage of your mark will come from which type of assessment.
| Coursework | Written exams | Practical exams |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | 100 | 0 |
...and this table provides further details on the summative assessments for this module.
| Form of assessment | % of credit | Size of the assessment (eg length / duration) | ILOs assessed | Feedback method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Examination | 100 | 3 hours | 1-10 | Written comments on exam papers and possibility of face to face meeting with tutor. General written feedback to the whole class posted on ELE. |
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Re-assessment
Re-assessment takes place when the summative assessment has not been completed by the original deadline, and the student has been allowed to refer or defer it to a later date (this only happens following certain criteria and is always subject to exam board approval). For obvious reasons, re-assessments cannot be the same as the original assessment and so these alternatives are set. In cases where the form of assessment is the same, the content will nevertheless be different.
| Original form of assessment | Form of re-assessment | ILOs re-assessed | Timescale for re-assessment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 hour Examination | 3 hour Examination | 1-10 | At the standard period of re-assessment, i.e. August. |
