Postgraduate Programme and Module Handbook 2008-2009 (archived)
Module LAW52915: Rights of the Child
Department: Law
LAW52915: Rights of the Child
| Type | Open | Level | 4 | Credits | 15 | Availability | Available in 2008/09 | Module Cap |
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Prerequisites
- None
Corequisites
- None
Excluded Combination of Modules
- None
Aims
- This course aims to provide the student with an in-depth understanding of human rights issues as they affect children, and the particular problems raised by the idea of human rights for children.
Content
- theoretical issues relating to children's rights: children as legal subjects; cultural relativism; children in the context of families and other relationships;
- overview of the Convention on the Rights of the Child and other main legal instruments for the protection of children's rights, including methods of implementation and enforcement;
- issues relating ti children and their families;
- civil and political rights issues, such as children in the criminal justice system; violence against children;
- economic and social rights issues, such as child labour; the right to education.
Learning Outcomes
Subject-specific Knowledge:
- students will gain an in-depth knowledge of the relevant international treaties, judicial decisions and programmes developed by international organisations in relation to children's rights;
- students will develop a critical understanding of the theoretical, political, cultural and economic issues underlying questions of childrens's rights.
Subject-specific Skills:
Key Skills:
Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module
Teaching Methods and Learning Hours
| Activity | Number | Frequency | Duration | Total/Hours | Attendance Monitored |
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| Seminars | 8 | Week with a few reading weeks | 2 | 16 | Yes ■ |
| Preparation and Reading | 134 | ||||
| Total | 150 |
Summative Assessment
| Component: Essay | Component Weighting: 100% | ||
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| Element | Length / duration | Element Weighting | Resit Opportunity |
| Essay | 4000 word | 100% | |
Formative Assessment:
The outline for the summative assessment will be marked as formative assessment.
■ Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.