Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Law
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Module Offerings
7128LAWPL-JAN-MTP
Aims
1. To provide students with the opportunity to examine contemporary issues within the broader context of international law discourse.
2. To provide students with an understanding of, and the ability to critically analyse, key themes of democracy, the rule of law, and human rights within domestic and international law.
3. To provide students with the opportunity to appreciate the relationship between key theoretical concepts studied in the module.
Learning Outcomes
1.
Discuss in general terms the theory of democracy and its development in international law.
2.
Analyse these developments both in terms of doctrine and practice.
3.
Present critical and well-informed argument relating to the interpretation of relevant sources.
4.
Scrutinise and evaluate the relevance of historical and contemporary sources that are key to the development of democracy and human rights in international law.
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:1. Democracy and its Theories
2. Democratic Institutions and Practices
3. Membership/Recognition –democracy as an international legal principle
4. Human Rights and Democracy
5. Democracy and the United Nations
6. Election monitoring and involvement
7. Democracy and the Use of Force
8. Democracy and the practice of self-determination
9. A Right to Democracy in International Law
Module Overview:
This module:
This module:
- presents the opportunity to examine contemporary issues within the broader context of human rights discourse
- provides an understanding of, and the ability to critically analyse, key themes of democracy, the rule of law, and human rights within domestic and international law
- provides the opportunity to appreciate the relationship between key theoretical concepts
Additional Information:This is an Option Module.