Postgraduate Module Descriptor

LAWM094: Human Dignity and Human Rights in the EU

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

The syllabus below indicates the key themes and issues discussed in this module. It will vary slightly every year to reflect the latest developments in positive law and scholarly discussion on dignity and human rights in the EU.

Human rights in the EU: Antagonism or synergy?
Locating human dignity and human rights
Human dignity as a foundation of human rights in the EU
Protecting human rights and human dignity
Interpreting human rights and human dignity
Taking a critical view of dignity as a foundation
Human rights and dignity without Europe
The EU without human rights and dignity

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	33	Two weekly 1h 30 min interactive workshops. The first workshops will be led by the lecturer and students are expected to become gradually more involved in defining the workshops focus and in leading them.
Guided independent study	110	10 hours per week over 11 weeks for workshop preparation
Guided independent study	55	5 hours per week further reading following on from workshops
Guided independent study	5	Preparation for formative exercise
Guided independent study	97	100 hours for further reading, reflection and writing the assessed essay

Online Resources

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

ECJ case law: http://curia.europa.eu

ECHR case law: http://www.echr.coe.int/

Venice Commission: http://www.venice.coe.int/

Other Learning Resources

Cambridge Law Journal

Oxford Journal of Legal Studies

Columbia Journal of European Law

International Journal of Constitutional Law

European Constitutional Law Review

Public Law

German Law Journal

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
A detailed essay outline and a fully written up introduction, to be submitted on a voluntary and rolling basis for each workshop. Each student is encouraged to do this once during the term.	600 words	1-7	Feedback will be given for one outline per student, with individual feedback on the formative work and general comments to the group where they are relevant to the whole group.

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
100	0	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
An essay on a topic chosen by each student with the lecturers guidance and approval	100	7500 words max	1-7	Written comments on feedback sheet with opportunity for an individual meeting with lecturer for further oral feedback

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
Essay	Same topic as originally agreed	1-7	August/September reassessment period