Teaching Responsibility
LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:
Justice Studies
Learning Methods
Lecture
Seminar
Module Offerings
4029LAWCJ-JAN-MTP
Aims
To raise awareness of different definitions of justice
To understand different concepts of human rights on a national and international level
To understand how human rights influence English law and criminal justice
To understand how human rights and social justice principle work together and against each other in ideas about how to make English law and criminal justice fairer and more effective
Learning Outcomes
1.
Understand the different definitions of human rights
2.
Understand different definitions of social justice
3.
Understand how ideas around human rights and social justice influence English criminal law and criminal justice currently
- Organisation
4.
Understand how human rights and social justice could be used more proactively to improve fairness and equality in English society
- Problem solving
Module Content
Outline Syllabus:
Different definitions of human rights
The historical development of human rights, nationally and internationally
How frameworks of human rights impact upon English criminal law currently
How frameworks of human rights impact upon English criminal justice currently
Different definitions of social justice
The historical development of the values and principles of social justice
How concepts of social justice impact upon English criminal law currently
How concepts of social justice impact upon English criminal justice currently
Bringing human rights and social justice together to improve English criminal law and criminal justice
Different definitions of human rights
The historical development of human rights, nationally and internationally
How frameworks of human rights impact upon English criminal law currently
How frameworks of human rights impact upon English criminal justice currently
Different definitions of social justice
The historical development of the values and principles of social justice
How concepts of social justice impact upon English criminal law currently
How concepts of social justice impact upon English criminal justice currently
Bringing human rights and social justice together to improve English criminal law and criminal justice
Module Overview:
This module aims to raise student awareness of concepts, values and definitions relating to both human rights and social justice. After looking at competing definitions of human rights and social justice, the module considers how both frameworks influence English criminal law and English criminal justice, and how both could be used side-by-side to use criminal law and criminal justice as tools for building a better and fairer society.
This module aims to raise student awareness of concepts, values and definitions relating to both human rights and social justice. After looking at competing definitions of human rights and social justice, the module considers how both frameworks influence English criminal law and English criminal justice, and how both could be used side-by-side to use criminal law and criminal justice as tools for building a better and fairer society.