LAW6053 - Human Rights and Social Justice

Objectives:

Assessment tasks are designed to enable students to demonstrate the Learning and Employability outcomes for the relevant level of study. Level Learning Outcomes are embedded in the assessment task(s) at that level. This enables a more integrated view of overall student performance at each level.

Content:

This module enables you to explore human rights through consideration of key theories and texts and then encourages you to apply and test your findings within current debates about issues of justice and equality. Issues of race, gender and economic injustice that reflect tension between universal principle, and regional and national application, will be integral, but there should be scope to enable consideration of relevant topical issues.

In covering the module content, the workshops will also provide training and support for key transferable skills: to carry out independent tasks and research to a reasonable level as a basis for further development in subsequent study; to consider how legal principles can be applied to both actual and hypothetical facts, and to enhance relevant Employability skills in the context of the subject area.

Learning and Teaching Information:

This module is to be delivered using a series of workshops and guided activities as per the published timetable. Pre-activities will be supported by face to face 3-hour workshops which will be devoted to a discussion of legal theory, core corporate processes and procedures, as well as a consideration of simulated real-world issues in company law. Students will work in groups to discuss, prepare and then present solutions to complex problem-based scenarios. Finally, face to face workshops will be supported further by the provision of weekly post activities for each session.
Workshops will serve multiple purposes. They introduce students to new legal topics, deepen their understanding of complex concepts, and enhance their practical skills relevant to the legal profession. Workshops will involve a combination of presentations, discussions, case studies, simulations, and group activities to create an engaging and immersive learning environment.
Workshops
Hours: 60
Intended group size: 60

Guided independent study
Hours: 240

Further details relating to assessment
Poster Presentation: This takes the form of a case study of a chosen country’s human rights contenxt. You will be required to research, based on workshop content and your own work, the relevant human rights framework and consider how it applies to your chosen country. You will then be required to present your findings in poster format. All posters will be displayed together on a specified date and assessed based on your ability to present a clear and coherent argument in an engaging way and answer questions about your poster.

Formative assessment will be integrated into sessions. For example, in workshops, student groups provide structured input/feedback on each other’s work, set in the context of tutor and peer input. Students can then use this feedback and the critiques to inform their submission of final assessment.

The policy briefing require you to write a persuasive briefing report on an area of human rights and social justice that is aimed at policy and law makers. You will be required to present coherent arguments that are based on their knowledge and critical analysis of Human Rights and Social Justice.

Assessment:

001 Poster Presentation; 1,000 word equivalent; semester 1 50%
002 Policy Briefing (coursework); 3,000 words; end of semester 2 50%

Fact File

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Level - 6
Credit Value - 30
Pre-Requisites - NONE
Semester(s) Offered - 6YL

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