Human Rights and Civil Liberties (VS1) (U03105)

? Credit Points : 20 ? SCQF Level : 10 ? Acronym : LAW-3-U00120

This course begins with the conceptual analysis of human rights and civil liberties. Consideration is then given to their protection by general international law and regionally in Europe. One or more subject areas of civil liberties is then studied in depth to demonstrate how domestic law, including the Scotland Act 1998 and the Human Rights Law 1998, protects them.

Entry Requirements

? This course is only available to part year visiting students.

? This course is a variant of the following course : U00120

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Semester 1 (Blocks 1-2)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 10 weeks

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Tuesday	14:00	15:50	Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

The course offers students the opportunity to develop advanced analytical and essay-writing skills; to familiarise themselves with the jurisprudential literature on human rights; to undertake a comparative study of human rights in a number of jurisdictions, and to develop case-analysis skills relevant to each of these jurisdictions. It also offers a thorough grounding in international human rights law and in European regimes of human rights protection.