LW808-7-AU-CO:
The Protection of Human Rights in Armed Conflict and Situations of Acute Crisis
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2023/24
Essex Law School
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Postgraduate: Level 7
Inactive
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 15 December 2023
15
31 March 2021
Requisites for this module
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This module is intended to provide students with an understanding of international human rights law and international human rights mechanisms. There is an explicit focus on how human rights apply during times of armed conflict and acute crisis, and the module is structured to ensure that students are exposed to the issues arising when human rights are applied in practice.
This module is intended to provide students with an understanding of international human rights law and international human rights mechanisms. There is an explicit focus on how human rights apply during times of armed conflict and acute crisis, and the module is structured to ensure that students are exposed to the issues arising when human rights are applied in practice.
A key objective of this module is to ensure that students have a foundational understanding of the core principles of international human rights law, and an ability to apply human rights law in the context of conflict and acute crisis.
Indicative Syllabus
Seminar 1 - Introduction to International Human Rights Law
Seminar 2 - The Nature of Human Rights Obligations
Seminar 3 - Jurisdiction
Seminar 4 - Flexibility in Human Rights Law
Seminar 5 - The Right to Health
Seminar 6 - The Use of Force and Right to Life
Seminar 7 - Trials, Detention and Torture
Seminar 8 - Investigations and Remedy
Seminar 9 - Human Rights on the Ground During Times of Conflict and Acute Crisis
This module typically consists of nine two-hour seminars. The seminars are structured so as to provide an opportunity to engage with substantive issues, to explore key challenges arising, and to engage with the application of rights in practice. As such, it is essential that you work through all of the recommended reading prior to the seminar.
These objectives remain the same this year. However, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on in-person teaching, our approach is modified somewhat. We will prepare two shorter videos (approximately 25 minutes each), to be circulated at the start of each week. These will address the core learning objectives for that week. These will then be supplemented by a seminar (either in-person, or online) where we will discuss the key issues arising in relation to that week's material, and provide an opportunity to apply the law to practical examples, for instance through the use of scenarios.
The seminars are where this module comes to life and so it is essential that you are both prepared for the seminars and that you participate fully. It is through questions, discussion, and scenarios that we hope to developed an in-depth and advanced understanding of human rights law as relevant to times of conflict and acute crisis.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Additional coursework information
Formal assessment for this module is broken into two components: a 1,000 word written piece, to be submitted by after Reading Week (20%) and a 3,000 word summative essay, to be completed over the course of the winter break, approximately mid-December to mid-January. Precise dates will be available during the year.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Daragh Murray, email: d.murray@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Daragh Murray, Dr. Gus Waschefort, Dr Antonio Coco
lawpgtadmin@essex.ac.uk
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No external examiner information available for this module.
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Of 23 hours, 22 (95.7%) hours available to students:
1 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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