Module Descriptors
HUMAN RIGHTS: EXPRESSION, PRIVACY, PROTEST AND ORDER (BLOCK TEACHING)
LAWS60811
Key Facts
Faculty of Business, Education and Law
Level 6
15 credits
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 16
Independent Study Hours: 134
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
The module is designed to provide students with an understanding of the theoretical basis and practical application of human rights law relating to freedom of expression, and to privacy, the relationship between those two rights, and the scope of the protection for protest in the light of public order considerations. The module also confirms and extends generic and specific skills to facilitate current and future study of law. The module requires an understanding both of the law of the European Convention on Human Rights and of human rights law in the United Kingdom (in particular, in England and Wales).
- Substantive law of the European Convention on Human Rights, in particular, Articles 8, 10 and 11.
- The incorporation of the rights guaranteed by the above Articles of the European Convention on Human Rights into law in the United Kingdom.
- The scope of the protection of human rights within the United Kingdom, including relevant restrictions and limitations, in relation to:
- Freedom of expression (including protest, and public order limitations)
- Privacy
- Substantive law of the European Convention on Human Rights, in particular, Articles 8, 10 and 11.
- The incorporation of the rights guaranteed by the above Articles of the European Convention on Human Rights into law in the United Kingdom.
- The scope of the protection of human rights within the United Kingdom, including relevant restrictions and limitations, in relation to:
- Freedom of expression (including protest, and public order limitations)
- Privacy
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% Examination (2 hours) will assess Learning outcomes 1-6
Module Texts
Civil Liberties and Human Rights Fenwick (Cavendish Publishing, 4th ed, 2007)
European Convention on Human Rights Jacobs & White (Oxford University Press, 4th ed 2006)
European Convention on Human Rights Jacobs & White (Oxford University Press, 4th ed 2006)
Module Resources
Appropriate texts, journals, legislation and case law.
Module Study Guide.
Preparatory lecture materials.
Computing facilities to access material available on the web and specialist on-line databases
Module Study Guide.
Preparatory lecture materials.
Computing facilities to access material available on the web and specialist on-line databases
Module Learning Strategies
WHOLE GROUP/LECTURE AND WORKSHOP SESSIONS -these will be used to introduce new topics in the programme and to disseminate general information as well as providing guidance for small group sessions. New topics introduced in these sessions will be developed further in the discussions and in the work undertaken in small group sessions.
12 HOURS
SMALLER GROUP SESSIONS - will be used as a forum in which specific topics and the results of preparatory study can be discussed , although they will also include other learning activities designed to improve research, presentational, and communication skills. The emphasis in these sessions is on student interaction.
4 HOURS
DIRECTED STUDY & SELF-MANAGED STUDY - this will play an important part in this module, and participants will be asked to undertake reading and study tasks prior to the small-group sessions, and to reflect on work done in those sessions as a major part of their preparation for the assessment.
134 HOURS
TOTAL LEARNING TIME 150 hours
12 HOURS
SMALLER GROUP SESSIONS - will be used as a forum in which specific topics and the results of preparatory study can be discussed , although they will also include other learning activities designed to improve research, presentational, and communication skills. The emphasis in these sessions is on student interaction.
4 HOURS
DIRECTED STUDY & SELF-MANAGED STUDY - this will play an important part in this module, and participants will be asked to undertake reading and study tasks prior to the small-group sessions, and to reflect on work done in those sessions as a major part of their preparation for the assessment.
134 HOURS
TOTAL LEARNING TIME 150 hours