International Law, Globalisation and the Individual

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• The historical, political or economic contexts of international and human rights law and their effect on the framework and functioning of these legal regimes;
• The contemporary problems of international law arising across human rights, international refugee law, environmental law, international criminal law and other areas of international law.
• A wide range of core concepts and principles within international and human rights and their application;

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Identify and critically evaluate key legal and policy issues in their social and political contexts.
• Analyse and interpret legal materials, identify key legal principles and issues and, where appropriate, make constructive criticisms of law and practice;
• Engage historical and theoretical inquiries in the development of the positive law;
• Communicate legal arguments and opinions within the context of international and human rights law clearly, accurately and objectively, in light of contemporary problems of international law;

Transferable and Generic Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Construct reasoned arguments based on premises drawn from various theoretical, legal and political sources, demonstrating a competence in problem solving.
• Undertake independent research and access primary and secondary sources effectively;
• Communicate arguments in writing and reference sources appropriately;

The following is an indicative list of topics to be covered in the module:

• The individual in international law;
• Rights, obligations and responsibilities;
• Mechanisms of dispute resolution;
• Enforcement;
• Human rights and other rights.

Teaching and learning methods

The module will be taught by a one 2-hour seminar per week. The seminars will require independent reading and research to be done in advance. Students will then have the opportunity to discuss the law and related social and political issues in a guided discussion.

Reading lists, questions to consider and suggestions for further reading will be made available via Blackboard for each seminar.

Resources & Reading list

Internet Resources

All material will be available online via databases such as Westlaw, LawTrove or accessed through the Library Search..

Formative

This is how we’ll give you feedback as you are learning. It is not a formal test or exam.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.

Referral

This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.

Repeat Information

Repeat type: Internal & External