We are delighted to offer a new opportunity this year to join undergraduate students in their Law lectures and get a real flavour of what studying is like as an undergraduate student. The classes have been adapted for Open Campus students so there are no exams, assessments or tutorials. They provide intellectually stimulating opportunities to undertake non-accredited learning in collaboration with the Strathclyde Law School. 

The primary academic aim of this class is to provide students with an understanding of how human rights are legally conceptualised and protected, primarily at the European level. The class considers the historical and philosophical background of modern human rights law and thus links well with debates in legal theory. Students with interests in public international law should also find much to interest them in considerations of the relationship between statehood and the individual. Moving on from the theoretical dimensions of human rights discourse, the class considers the complex issues raised by enforcement mechanisms and jurisdictional competency. To this end, the class complements much of the syllabus of the Public Law class and its discussion of constitutional arrangements. The class then proceeds to discuss the key substantive rights with which the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms is focussed. The class then concludes with the conditions under which the provisions of the ECHR may allow for derogation and considers the issues raised by state-led counter-terrorism measures.

A full induction session will be held on Tuesday 12 January at 1pm in GH752, level 7, Graham Hills Building, 40 George Street, after which all students will have access to class materials and will attend class on campus each week. A full timetable will be provided at the induction session. This module is taught by two lectures a week over 10 weeks. Lectures will be held on Tuesdays 1-2pm and Thursdays 1-2pm. Please note the dates and times may alter.