Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW2137: Lethal Force, the ECHR and Democracy

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.

Module Aims

The aim of the module is to introduce you to the deeper dimensions of human rights law in relation to the specific areas of State killing and deaths in custody under Article 2, ECHR. The module aims to give you the necessary legal, theoretical and contextual background in order to analyse effectively the rationales, application and limits of human rights law in this area, as well as their significance for European democracy. This is relevant for both academic purposes and your ability to engage critically with law in context, which is significant for legal practice and other employment-related applications.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)
This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here – you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills	1. Demonstrate knowledge of the ECHR and related case law on the topics covered on the module, together with a range of major concepts, values and principles relevant to their application; 2. Demonstrate knowledge of a range of social, political and contextual implications of the issues studied; 3. Demonstrate awareness of key elements of related procedural matters;
Discipline-Specific Skills	4. Select and explain relevant information from primary and secondary legal sources using appropriate interpretative techniques; 5. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the methods and rationales for studying human rights law in context, as well as their limits;
Personal and Key Skills	6. Manage relevant resources and information effectively, and to develop your own arguments and opinions with some guidance; 7. Communicate effectively and accurately, orally and in writing, in a manner appropriate to the discipline; 8. Work independently and to manage time well in preparing for scheduled learning activities, and to complete specific tasks, exercises and assessments within a limited time frame.

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
Discursive essay-type question	One hour students will be given an essay question to answer in self-imposed exam conditions but with access to their notes.	1-8	Written/oral

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 - open note	100	Two hours (two questions from choice of five questions)	1-8	Written/ oral
	0
	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
Examination - open note	Examination - open note (Two hours) (two questions from choice of five questions)	1-8	August/September re-assessment period