Well stocked library
Computer facilities with internet access

This module will be strongly student centred. It will be delivered through a series of 5x 2 hour seminars supported by student research and personal study and there will be an additional five hours of student guidance, supervision and support. Students will follow a set pattern contained in the module handbook. A formative assessment will be used to encourage research on the subject area.

This module will cover the legal regimes of the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights, the European Convention on Human Rights, and the Human Rights Act 1998.

1. Post-war revival in human rights: the UN Declaration. Civil, political, economic and social rights.
2. ECHR: the European Court at Strasbourg, and key doctrines, eg Margin of appreciation, derogation; absolute and qualified rights.
3. Human Rights Act 1998: key doctrines eg declaration of incompatibility. Evolving judicial, Parliamentary and executive attitudes.

One piece of formative assessment consisting of a written description of the human rights regimes of the UN, the ECHR and the Human Rights Act 1998 .
One summative assessment consisting of an essay of 3,000 words counting for 100% (learning outcomes 1- 3)

Fenwick, Helen (2007) Civil Liberties and Human Rights. Cavendish