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.
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. |
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
R White, C A Robin and C Ovey, Jacobs, White & Ovey The European Convention on Human Rights, Sixth Edition, Oxford University Press, 2014 (Or latest edition as available).
D J Harris,M O'Boyle and C Warbrick et al, Harris, O'Boyle & Warbrick, Law of the European Convention on Human Rights, Third Edition, Oxford: OUP, 2014 (Or latest edition as available).
Janis, Kay and Bradley, European Human Rights Law, 3rd ed, OUP 2008 (Or latest edition as available).
A Mowbray, Cases and Materials on the European Convention on Human Rights, Third Edition, OUP, 2012 (Or latest edition as available).
E Bates, The Evolution of the ECHR, OUP, 2010 (Or latest edition as available).
Keller and Stone (eds), A Europe of Rights, The Impact of the ECHR on National Legal Systems, OUP, 2008 (Or latest edition as available).
S Greer, ECHR, Achievements, Problems and Prospects, CUP, 2008 (Or latest edition as available).
G Letsas, A Theory of Interpretation of the ECHR, OUP, 2007 (Or latest edition as available).
C Grabenwarter (ed), The ECHR, A Commentary, Hart Publishing, 2013 (Or latest edition as available).
P Halstead, Unlocking Human Rights, 2nd edition Routledge, 2014
