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At the end of this module, a student, who has attended lectures and engaged with directed readings, will be able to:
(a) Describe and evaluate procedural requirements for bringing a rights complaint to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR).
(b) Engage with debates on the challenges facing the ECtHR, from legitimacy, scope, over-reach and a range of other critiques.
(c) Critically analyse the jurisprudence of the ECtHR in relation to a range of substantive rights and topics, focusing on issues of evolution, limitations and future potentials for rights interpretation under the ECHR.
(d) Appreciate the interactions between the ECHR and European Union law.
(e) Assess the status of the ECHR in Irish law.
(f) Distinguish, apply and critique the jurisprudence of the ECtHR and domestic courts in interpreting the ECHR.
Substantive topics for 2024 will be (subject to any amendment):
(1) The European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), and institutional competencies;
(2) the right to life;
(3) freedom from torture, inhuman and degrading treatment;
(4) the ECHR and criminal law;
(5) the ECHR and LGBTQ+ rights;
(6) the ECHR's relationship with European Union law;
(7) the application of the ECHR to armed conflict situations and other emergencies ‘threatening the life of the nation’;
(8) the right to privacy (Art.8) - surveillance aspects;
(9) the ECHR and asylum seekers; and,
(10) the ECHR in Irish law.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 20 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 105 |
Total | 125 |
Not applicable to this module.
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Self-assessment activities
Utilise student consultation hours: Should students require feedback on their learning for this module, then students are encouraged to self-assess their learning, and seek clarification from the relevant lecturer who delivered that topic, by arranging to meet the lecturer during their student office hours. Group Feedback: Class feedback will be provided on the examination in June 2024, once UCD releases student grades. Individual feedback on a student's examination script will be offered once final grades are published by UCD, and students follow UCD School of Law requirements for requesting a script viewing/meeting with module coordinator. This will occur in June/July 2024. Further details will be sent to you on Brightspace. Individual feedback outside the School of Law process cannot be facilitated.
Name | Role |
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Ms Stephanie FitzPatrick | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |
Dr Amrei Muller | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |