Module POLM152 for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
POLM152: Post-Conflict Human Rights and Transitional Justice
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seminar discussion questions | Each week you will have to formulate your position to questions provided in the handbook, discuss and debate with colleagues during the seminar. | 1-8 | Verbal |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | 0 | 15 |
...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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Essay | 50 | 5,000 words | 1-8 | Written |
| Policy report | 35 | 3,000 words | 1-3, 7, 8 | Written |
| Presentation | 15 | 15 minutes | 1-5, 7, 8 | Verbal |
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 | Essay (5,000 words) | 1-8 | August/September reassessment period |
| Policy report | Policy Report (3,000 words) | 1-3, 7, 8 | August/September reassessment period |
| Presentation | Written briefing (1,000 words) | 1-5, 7, 8 | August/September reassessment period |
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.
Basic reading:
Chandra Lekha Sriram, Confronting Past Human Rights Violations: Justice v. Peace in Times of Transition, London and New York: Frank Cass, 2004.
Henry J Steiner, Philip Alston, and Ryan Goodman, International Human Rights in Context: Law, Politics, Morals, Third Edition, Oxford University Press, 2007.
Michael Goodhart (ed.), Human Rights: Politics and Practice, Oxford University Press, 2009.
Joanna Quinn, Reconciliation(s): Transitional Justice in Postconflict Societies, Montreal and Kingston: McGillQueen’s University Press, 2009.
Pablo de Grieff, ‘Theorizing Transitional Justice’. In Transitional Justice, Nomos, Volume L. Edited by Melissa Williams, Rosemary Nagy, and Jon Elster, New York, NY: New York University Press, 2012.
Priscilla Hayner, Unspeakable Truths: Confronting State Atrocity and Terror, Routledge, 2001.
Paul Gready and Simon Robins. ‘From Transitional Justice to Transformative Justice: a New Agenda in Practice’, The International Journal for Transitional Justice 8, no. 3, 2014.
Kirsten Ainley, Rebekka Friedman, and Chris Mahony, eds, Evaluating Transitional Justice: Accountability and Peacebuilding in PostConflict Sierra Leone, Palgrave, 2015.
Roht-Arriaza, Naomi and Javier Mariezcurrena (eds), Transitional Justice in the Twenty-First Century: Beyond Truth versus Justice, Cornel University Press, 2006.
United Nations. ‘What is Transitional Justice? A Backgrounder’. (February 20, 2008), available at: http://www.un.org/en/peacebuilding/pdf/doc_wgll/justice_times_transition/26_02_2008_backgrou nd_note.pdf.
