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The primary aim of this module is to introduce students to the principal legal provisions protecting the human rights of British citizens and other persons resident in the UK.
The primary focus will therefore be fourfold: first, the general rights-protective function performed by 鈥榦rdinary鈥� legislation; secondly, the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the provisions of the Human Rights Act 1998; thirdly, the residual and fading impact of EU law and Brexit; and fourthly the relevance of common law rights and principles. By the end of the course, the students should be familiar with and able to apply the relevant provisions of domestic law, residual EU law as currently relevant, and the ECHR to practical issues concerning the fundamental rights and liberties of persons living in the UK and elsewhere. The students should also have a sound understanding of the jurisprudential basis of human rights theorising, and how rights are embedded within the legal, political and constitutional framework of the U.K. They should also be able to conduct independent research at an appropriate level into a complex issue of civil liberties and human rights law.
During the module, you听will be required to apply the various legal provisions to practical problems, to discuss the content and significance of the relevant legal principles and their rationales, and to discover the relationship between British and international law in this context. You will also be required to conduct research and submit at least two formative, non-assessed, written assignments, on approved topics from within the syllabus.
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