This module is intended to provide students with an understanding of international human rights law and international human rights mechanisms. There is an explicit focus on how human rights apply during times of armed conflict and acute crisis, and the module is structured to ensure that students are exposed to the issues arising when human rights are applied in practice.
A key objective of this module is to ensure that students have a foundational understanding of the core principles of international human rights law, and an ability to apply human rights law in the context of conflict and acute crisis.