International and European Human Rights Law (LW0037)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 11 ? Acronym : LAW-P-LW0037

The objective of the course is to enable students primarily through research, presentation, discussion and writing, to acquire a thorough knowledge of, and an ability to critically analyze, the theory and the law of human rights protection at the regional and international levels.

Entry Requirements

none

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 20 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
25/09/2008	09:00	10:50	Lorimer Room, Old College	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Thursday	09:00	10:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course students should have (1) overall awareness of the history and theory of human rights in law and more generally, (2) detailed knowledge of the law of the European Convention on Human Rights and its enforcement mechanism as well as other European human rights instruments (3) detailed knowledge of the enforcement mechanisms of general public international law and of selected topics of subtantive law, (4) familiarity with the specialised tools and resources for research into human rights law. The course contains a general introduction to theories of human rights, categories of human rights and methods of enforcement; close examination and analysis of substantive rights and will also look at a number of selected issues in contemporary European and International Human Rights Law.

Assessment Information

The course is assessed by way of two essays (40% and 60% of total marks respectively) of not more than the specified length to be submitted no later than the due date.