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 Content
Syllabus Plan
Although the module’s coverage may vary each year it is envisaged that it will include the following topics:
- Introduction to human rights law and to the ECHR
- Introduction to UK Human Rights Act
- Substantive rights (e.g. the right to life, prohibition of torture or prohibition of slavery, privacy, freedom of expression)
- Procedural rights (e.g. the right to a fair trial, the right to an effective remedy)
- Techniques and problems of rights interpretation (e.g. margin of appreciation, proportionality, living instrument doctrine)
- The ECHR in Europe, its relationships with the European Union and with selected Member States
- Critical issues on the ECHR and European democracy
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | 247 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Learning and Teaching activities | 44 | 22 x 2h Lectures |
| Learning and Teaching activities | 9 | Workshops - 6 x 1.5hr (3 per term) which will involve student-led individual and group work, with guidance and intervention from a tutor |
| Guided independent study | 120 | Individual reading and lecture preparation |
| Guided independent study | 37 | Workshop preparation |
| Guided independent study | 10 | Formative assessment |
| Guided independent study | 80 | Summative assessment |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
ELE – http://vle.exeter.ac.uk/
Web based and electronic resources:
Human rights documents and materials: http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/
European Convention on Human Rights website: http://human-rights-convention.org/
European Court of Human Rights website: http://www.echr.coe.int/
Council of Europe website: http://www.echr.coe.int
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. |
| 0 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| 0 | ||||
| 0 |
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. |
