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Human rights and law

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Provider

OpenLearn
Pricing

Free Certificate
Languages

English
Certificate

Certificate Available
Duration & workload

20 hours
Sessions

On-Demand

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Human rights now seem to take precedent over many areas of our lives, but where do these rights come from and how did they develop? This free course, Human rights and the law, looks at the impact of the European Convention on Human Rights and its influence on law in the UK and examines the Human Rights Act 1998.

Syllabus

Introduction
Learning outcomes
1 Course overview
1 Course overview
2 Part A: The growth of international human rights and humanitarian law
2 Part A: The growth of international human rights and humanitarian law
2.1 Treaties, conventions and constitutions
2.2 Slavery reform
2.3 The Red Cross
2.4 Summary of Part A
3 Part B: The European Convention on Human Rights
3 Part B: The European Convention on Human Rights
3.1 Part B overview
3.2 What is the European Convention on Human Rights?
3.3 What were the fundamental human rights which required protection?
3.4 The development of the European Convention on Human Rights
3.5 The European Court of Human Rights
3.6 The terms of the European Convention on Human Rights
3.7 The growth of the ECHR
3.8 Summary of Part B
4 Part C: The English courts and human rights
4 Part C: The English courts and human rights
4.1 An overview of the UK perspective
4.2 Effect of the ECHR on English law prior to the Human Rights Act 1998
4.3 Summary of Part C
Conclusion
References
Acknowledgements

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