Module LAW3085C for 2021/2
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3085C: Human Rights Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
This module aims to enable you to develop:
- an understanding of the philosophical, political and legal aspects of human rights within a wider international context;
- an understanding of international (eg United Nations), regional (eg Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights) and national human rights systems, and the interplay between them;
- an understanding of the European Convention on Human Rights and the European Court of Human Rights;
- an understanding of the balance created between the UK’s constitutional arrangements, common law rights, and the Human Rights Act 1998.;
- an understanding of the provisions of human rights, and developing case law;
- an understanding of the different types and categories of rights, and their scopes;
- an ability to critically analyse the human rights protection in the UK;
- an ability to begin to use, analyse and critique materials and texts; and
- an ability to articulate and discuss issues relating to human rights law in their philosophical, social, political and legal context.
| On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
|---|---|
| Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate sound knowledge of human rights law and a range of major concepts, principles and values relevant to their application; 2. identify and discuss the application of human rights law within their philosophical, social, political and context and their national and international application; |
| Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. apply relevant law in real-life context 4. explain andapply legal concepts and their contextual, philosophical, social, political implications. |
| Personal and Key Skills | 5. identify, retrieve and efficiently use a range of primary and secondary resources with some guidance; 6. demonstrate effective and accurate written communication skills in a manner appropriate to the discipline/different contexts; 7. work independently, communicate your knowledge in writing within a given 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mock in-class exam | 750 words | 1-7 | Written tutor feedback |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exam | 100 | 2000 words | 1-7 | Individual written feedback, with supplementary oral feedback available. General comments given in a lecture or on ELE. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exam | Exam (2000 words) | 1-7 | 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.
Amos,M (2014) Human Rights Law (2nd edn Hart Publishing).
Davis H (2021) Human Rights Directions(5th edn OUP).
Smith R.K.M (2017) International Human Rights Law (9th edn OUP).
Rainey B,McCormick P and Ovey C (2020) The European Convention on Human Rights (8th edn OUP).
Pateman C (1988) The Sexual Contract(Polity Press).
Mills C (1997) The Racial Contract (Cornell University Press).
Douzinas C (2000) The End of Human Rights (Hart Publishing).
