Summary of content

This module provides the student with an advanced understanding of the concept of human rights law. Issues to be explored include civil and political rights, economic social and cultural rights, and contemporary issues in human rights theory, law and practice.

The module explores human rights within international, regional and domestic legal systems. This module provides a focus on developments at Scottish, European and International levels to enable the student to obtain a holistic approach to understanding human rights law. The syllabus is covered in a manner ensuring global issues are related to a local context, dealing with elements from a range of areas of human rights law.
The role of lawyers in society is changing - lawyers are increasingly expected to be pro-active in the prediction and prevention of unethical as well as unlawful behaviour across all areas of society. The delivery of the module will embed PRME principles including: developing graduates who care about social responsibility developing learning and teaching which enables graduates to become responsible leaders and practitioners and developing graduates who will advise businesses and other stakeholders to explore mutually beneficial responses to social and legal challenges.

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