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This module introduces human rights history and theory, and examines United Kingdom and European law and practice

Origins and influence of human rights law; introduction to human rights in a regional and international context; historical development of human rights; rights theory; The European Convention and Court of Human Rights and the application of the Convention to the United Kingdom

A student passing this module should be able to:

1. demonstrate comprehensive and accurate knowledge and understanding of those aspects of human rights law identified in the indicative syllabus above and form a critical judgement on areas of controversy within the topics studied;

2. demonstrate comprehensive and accurate knowledge and understanding of the social and political policy considerations which underpin the development, philosophy and processes of human rights law;

3. critically analyse complex problems in the law of human rights, apply the legal principles studied to these problems, evaluate competing arguments and present well supported conclusions, both orally and in writing;

4. read and study primary and secondary domestic and international sources of human rights law with minimal tutor guidance; critically analyse, interpret, evaluate and synthesise information from a variety of sources

5. identify sources for research and further develop a strategy for research using standard and electronic research tools

The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide.