LAW7066

Forced migration and human rights ( 6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL)

Leader: Associate Professor Susan Kneebone

Offered:
Not offered in 2006.

Synopsis: This unit will introduce students to current issues about forced migration and human rights. Topics to be discussed include: * Causes of forced migration and human rights abuse, including development induced displacement, environmental degradation, decolonisation, conflict and war, globalisation of market economies, including trafficking in humans. * Legal categories and consequences: refugees, internally displaced persons, victims of trafficking, smuggled migrants, victims of torture, stateless people. The overlap between international human rights law, refugee law and international migration law.

Objectives: A student who has completed this unit will have the following outcomes: 1An understanding of the causes of forced migration and the links with human rights abuse. 2Knowledge about the legal categories of forced migrants. 3Knowledge of the significance and consequences of attributing legal status to the different categories of forced migrants. 4The ability to critically evaluate the role of law in defining the rights of forced migrants. 5Knowledge about the institutional arrangements for protecting the rights of the different categories of forced migrants. 6The ability to critically evaluate the role of institutions in providing protection and solutions to forced migrants. 7Knowledge about the various options and solutions for dealing with forced migration, and the ability to critically evaluate them. 8Enhanced oral and written communication skills, including the ability to conduct research and to devise a research project.

Assessment: Option A: Research Paper 7,500 words 100% Option B: Research Paper 3,750 words 50% and take home examination 3,750 words 50%

Contact Hours: Intensive