International Human Rights Law (15cr)
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| LAWW4172 | Law | 4 | 15 | Autumn UK |
- Code
- LAWW4172
- School
- Law
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 15
- Semesters
- Autumn UK
Summary
This module introduces students to the conceptual, institutional and substantive aspects of international human rights law. Students will gain an in-depth understanding of the foundations of international human rights law, including, recognising the main sources of human rights law and identifying the scope of human rights obligations. Moreover, students will become conversed with certain of the oversight mechanisms and international courts entrusted with monitoring specific human rights treaties. Moreover, specific human rights will be examined and contemporary challenges to human rights protection will be critically discussed.
Target Students
Only available to PGT students within the School of Law and exchange students hosted by the School of Law.
Classes
The module is taught in seminar format.
Assessment
- 100% Coursework 1: Coursework - 15 pages (100%)
Assessed by end of autumn semester
Educational Aims
This module introduces students to the essential elements of international human rights law - conceptual, institutional and substantive. There will be a focus on enabling students to acquire or develop the skills of identifying, evaluating and using international human rights law material.Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
By completing this module, students will have acquired an in-depth understanding of the foundations of international human rights law (e.g., recognising the main sources of human rights law, identifying the scope of human rights obligations) and of the oversight mechanisms and international courts entrusted with monitoring specific human rights treaties.
Intellectual Skills
By completing this module, students will be able to differentiate and critique how different human rights treaties protect certain rights as well as the different approaches of oversight mechanisms and international courts in interpreting and applying human rights law.
Intellectual Skills
By completing this module, students will become well-conversed with human rights law reasoning and will be able to apply certain human rights to specific scenarios.
Professional Skills
By completing this module, students will be able to develop legal research and writing skills on human rights law.
Transferable Skills
By completing this module, students will be able to apply their knowledge to contemporary challenges and assess the potential, and limitations, of existing human rights law.