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Title MINORITY GROUPS, INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS & THE COURTS
Code LAW569
Coordinator Prof G Pentassuglia
Law
G.Pentassuglia@liverpool.ac.uk
Year CATS Level Semester CATS Value
Session 2021-22 Level 7 FHEQ Second Semester 20

Aims

To provide a thorough grounding in the application of international law standards to minorities and indigenous peoples primarily (though by no means exclusively) from a judicial and quasi-judicial perspective;

To enhance knowledge and understanding of the political and legal values which inform the rights of minorities and of indigenous peoples;

To provide knowledge and understanding of the history, definition and development of the rights of minorities and of indigenous peoples;

To develop knowledge and understanding of the means (judicial and extra-judicial) by which members of minorities and indigenous peoples can assert their right;

To offer an opportunity to develop and enhance legal skills including the ability to undertake independent research and to analyse and synthesise a wide range of legal and other materials.


Learning Outcomes

(LO1) To demonstrate a critical understanding and knowledge of the principles that form the basis of the law governing the protection of minorities and indigenous peoples.

(LO2) To show an ability to identify complex international human rights issues and problems including those suitable for further advanced research

(LO3) To develop an ability to work effectively with all relevant primary and secondary international legal sources, including complex materials, and to inform and develop understanding of a given topic in the field of minority protection

(LO4) To demonstrate an awareness of the interaction of political and legal factors in the field of minorities and indigenous peoples

(LO5) To demonstrate an ability to construct coherent legal arguments orally and in writing

(LO6) To develop an ability to undertake independent research, and to think critically about International legal issues regarding minorities and indigenous peoples.

(LO7) To demonstrate an ability to understand the relevant social, economic, political, historical, philosophical, ethical, scientific and cultural contexts within which the protection of minorities and indigenous peoples operates

(LO8) To show an ability to apply legal knowledge to a practical situation and draw reasoned conclusions supported by legal authority

(S1) Critical analysis of complex theoretical and practical contexts

(S2) Verbal communication and legal reasoning

(S3) Problem Solving


Syllabus

 

History, Definitions, and Non-discrimination;

UN Minority Law;

The European Convention on Human Rights;

Pluralism, Identity and Equality: The Role of the European Court of Human Rights;

Minorities and European Institutions: Council of Europe and the EU;

Indigenous Rights: Global Standards;

The Inter-American Human Rights System;

The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights;

Monitoring, Litigation, Conflict Prevention.


Teaching and Learning Strategies

Teaching Method 1 - Seminar
Description: The seminars are designed to reflect on central areas of discourse regarding minority and indigenous rights law. They include, for example, theories of multiculturalism and human rights, non-discrimination standards, cultural rights, the role of courts, land rights, as well as the impact of global and regional regimes in the field.
Attendance Recorded: Yes

Module Delivery
Synchronous sessions (FTF and/or via Zoom, depending on final numbers and safety requirements)
Asynchronous materials (revised reading lists/handbook; seminar questions for consideration; one question/problem to be worked through by students at home and then discussed at the end of the synchronous session)

Self-Directed Learning Description: Self directed learning hours may be spent: following directed reading, independent study, and preparation for seminar tasks.


Teaching Schedule

  Lectures Seminars Tutorials Lab Practicals Fieldwork Placement Other TOTAL
Study Hours   24

        24
Timetable (if known)              
Private Study 176
TOTAL HOURS 200

Assessment

EXAM Duration Timing
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% of
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Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
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Notes
             
CONTINUOUS Duration Timing
(Semester)
% of
final
mark
Resit/resubmission
opportunity
Penalty for late
submission
Notes
Coursework There is a resit opportunity. Standard UoL penalty applies for late submission. This is an anonymous assessment. Assessment Schedule (When) :Semester 2  3,500 words    75       
Source Analysis : a piece of 1,000 words, identifying the legal issues involved in a specific primary or secondary source  -1000 words    25       

Recommended Texts

Reading lists are managed at readinglists.liverpool.ac.uk. Click here to access the reading lists for this module.

Other Staff Teaching on this Module

Dr A Chalabi Law A.Chalabi@liverpool.ac.uk

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