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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW2171: Human Rights and Human Dignity
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
1. Introduction to the concept of human dignity: Historical and philosophical origins, post-1945 context, key questions and problems
2. Human dignity and human rights: human dignity as foundation of human rights, selected jurisdictions (e.g. Germany, ECHR, EU and UK), significance of human dignity as foundation of human rights; unresolved questions
3. Specific human dignity and human rights tensions and synergies, e.g. human dignity and equality, human dignity and privacy – human dignity and life – human dignity and prohibition of torture
4. Human dignity conundrums, crises and potentials, e.g. human dignity v autonomy; ‘illiberal’ models of human dignity; human dignity, time and environmental justice; dignity of the non-humans.
Learning and Teaching
This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | Guided independent study | Placement / study abroad |
|---|---|---|
| 26.5 | 123.5 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 22 | 11 X 2 hour lectures |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 4.5 | 3 X 1.5 hours workshops |
| Guided independent study | 50 | Lecture preparation |
| Guided independent study | 18 | Workshop preparation |
| Guided independent study | 55.5 | Independent reading and research |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).