Module LAWM129 for 2019/0
- 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 2019/0 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 |
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30 | 270 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 30 | 10 Lecturer-led seminars of 3 hours each. Students are expected to make at least one presentation supported by a written essay during the seminars. |
Guided Independent Learning | 70 | Reading assignments |
Guided Independent Learning | 100 | Preparation for formative assessments |
Guided Independent Learning | 100 | Preparation for the summative assessments |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
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