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2009/10 Taught Postgraduate Module Catalogue
LAW5925M Disability Rights and Law
30 creditsClass Size: 100
Module manager: Anna Lawson
Email: a.m.m.lawson@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2009/10
Module replaces
LAW5935M Disability Rights & Law (15 credits)This module is approved as an Elective
Objectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to:- demonstrate an understanding of issues surrounding the meaning and statutory definitions of disability;
- demonstrate an understanding of the issues surrounding the definition of unlawful discrimination on grounds of disability;
- demonstrate awareness of national and international legislation conferring rights and its implications for disabled people;
- demonstrate an ability to critically evaluate the role of the law in promoting equality and inclusion;
- demonstrate awareness of approaches taken in other countries and an ability to make effective comparisons;
- demonstrate an awareness of international disability law and policy;
- demonstrate an understanding of the interrelationship between national and international regimes in the context of disability and the impact of the international regime on national law and policy;
- demonstrate an ability to engage with relevant concepts and debates at an advanced level appropriate to a postgraduate module.
Syllabus
This module will explore the extent to which disabled people may use legally enforceable rights to secure fuller participation in society. It possesses both a national and an international dimension. The focus of the national dimension will be the UK but comparisons will be made with approaches adopted elsewhere - the USA and Australia in particular. It will examine the meaning of disability and statutory definitions of that term; the definition discrimination in the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 and other anti-discrimination statutes; the range of areas (employment, education etc) covered by anti-discrimination legislation; statutory defences; legislation which is not primarily anti-discrimination in focus but rights-conferring (including the Human Rights Act 1998); the mechanisms by which rights to non-discrimination and to participation may be enforced. The international dimension will explore the potential afforded by the international arena to advance disability law and policy at national level, focussing on the EU, the Council of Europe and the UN.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Seminar | 1 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| Seminar | 8 | 2.00 | 16.00 |
| Private study hours | 283.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 17.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 300.00 | ||
Private study
15 hours preparation per seminar,76.5 hours preparation for each assessed essay.
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Performance in seminars. Comments on first assessed essay.Methods of assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
| Essay | 1 x 4,500 word essay - to be completed by the end of the eigth week of the semester | 50.00 |
| Essay | 1 x 4,500 word essay - to be completed by the end of the examination period for that semester | 50.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 100.00 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 03/08/2010
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