| Unit name | Human Rights in Law, Politics and Society |
|---|---|
| Unit code | LAWDM0089 |
| Credit points | 30 |
| Level of study | M/7 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 4 (weeks 1-24) |
| Unit director | Dr. Duffy |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
None |
| Co-requisites |
None |
| School/department | University of Bristol Law School |
| Faculty | Faculty of Social Sciences and Law |
This unit covers the following topics: the origins and history of the human rights ideal and its contested status in western debates about law, politics and society; the internationalization and globalization of human rights; arguments about the universality and limits of human rights particularly with respect toa range of value systems, and multicultural societies; attempts to sanction human rights violations through legal and especially judicial processes, particularly by the European Court of Human Rights and the International Criminal Court; and some sharp contemporary debates, including but not limited to the profile of human rights in processes of democratization, in relation to poverty and economic development, and in response to terrorism.
The unit is designed to cultivate and encourage reflective and creative engagement with the issues rather than simply knowledge acquisition and transfer. By the end of the unit a successful student will be able to:
Students should be able to state the various arguments and positions in key debates accurately, to assess them critically and to come to reasoned provisional conclusions about how challenging issues might best be understood and problems resolved.
This unit is also intended to improve the following benchmark skills – critical analysis of written texts and written argumentation.
Teaching will be delivered through a variety of asynchronous and synchronous activities
2 x summative assessments: 1x coursework and 1 x Timed Open Book Assessment with a specified word count
The assessment will assess all of the intended learning outcomes for this unit.
If this unit has a Resource List, you will normally find a link to it in the Blackboard area for the unit. Sometimes there will be a separate link for each weekly topic.
If you are unable to access a list through Blackboard, you can also find it via the Resource Lists homepage. Search for the list by the unit name or code (e.g. LAWDM0089).
How much time the unit requires
Each credit equates to 10 hours of total student input. For example a 20 credit unit will take you 200 hours
of study to complete. Your total learning time is made up of contact time, directed learning tasks,
independent learning and assessment activity.
See the Faculty workload statement relating to this unit for more information.
Assessment
The Board of Examiners will consider all cases where students have failed or not completed the assessments required for credit.
The Board considers each student's outcomes across all the units which contribute to each year's programme of study. If you have self-certificated your absence from an
assessment, you will normally be required to complete it the next time it runs (this is usually in the next assessment period).
The Board of Examiners will take into account any extenuating circumstances and operates
within the Regulations and Code of Practice for Taught Programmes.
