International Human Rights Law - BML0119

Assessment 1: Other

Formative assessment encapsulates a wide range of activities that vary from module to module and students will be given formative feedback on this module as part of the learning journey.                                          

Other

Assessment 1: Written Assignment

Written Assignment
The assignment will consist of a written exercise which may be an essay, topic briefing, report writing, reflective learning journal, article critique, case note, statutory interpretation, or judgement 

Written Assignment

In this module, you will explore not only legal standards for human rights protection but also the various mechanisms established under international human rights law. You will study the conceptual, historical, and normative developments within this field since the creation of the UN. Besides focusing on the core human rights treaties and their corresponding human rights obligations imposed on States Parties, you will examine the way in which human rights are being understood and monitored by UN treaty bodies as well as the Human Rights Council and Special Rapporteurs. You will not only have the opportunity to apply knowledge of international human rights law to concrete situations of human rights violations but also engage in key debates in the field of international human rights law in light of on-going discussions on improvements and reform

Huddersfield Business School

https://library.hud.ac.uk/readinglists/BML0119

Essential
Bantekas, I. and Oette, L., International Human Rights Law and Practice (Cambridge University Press 2016).
Clapham, A. Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction (Oxford University Press 2007).
De Schutter, O., International Human Rights Law (Cambridge University Press 2014).
Recommended
Krause, K. and Scheinin, M., International Protection of Human Rights: A Textbook (Åbo Akademi University 2009).
Moeckli, D., Shah, S., Sivakumaran, S. and Harris, D., International Human Rights Law (Oxford University Press 2014).
Rehman, J., International Human Rights Law (Pearson 2010).
Background
Shelton, D., The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law (Oxford University Press 2013).
Steiner, H. and Alston, P., International Human Rights in Context: Law, Politics, Morals (Oxford University Press 2012).

BML0119 - International Human Rights Law

International Human Rights Law

Recognise and debate current problems and new insights in International Human Rights Law.

Apply learned knowledge within academic and/or professional contexts, make sound judgements in the absence of complete data and communicate their conclusions clearly to a specialist and/or non-specialist audience.

Appraise current research and advanced scholarship in International Human Rights Law, critically evaluate approaches and arguments and develop critiques of them and where appropriate, propose new hypothesis

Demonstrate a systematic understanding of core legal theory relating to International Human Rights Law. 

Demonstrate an independent learning ability for continuing professional development and competency in initiative-taking, personal responsibility, and decision-making. 