HUMAN RIGHTS

HUMAN RIGHTS COURSEWORK ASSIGNMENT 2015-16 In McCann and others v UK the ECtHR noted (at para 147) that: “The Court's approach to the interpretation of Article 2 must be guided by the fact that the object and purpose of the Convention as an instrument for the protection of individual human beings requires that its provisions be interpreted and applied so as to make its safeguards practical and effective.” Critically evaluate the UK approach to protecting the Art 2 rights of citizens. Your answer should include an explanation of the scope and meaning of Art 2 and make use of relevant case law, both domestic and from the ECtHR. Insufficient details of relevant law Some basic detail of relevant law Good statement of relevant law Clear statement of relevant law Excellent statement of relevant law a) Discipline Skills Appropriate identification, application and analysis of legal issues at this level Fails to identify key issues, poor or no attempt at application Identifies obvious issues only, weak application of law Good coverage of obvious issues, reasonable application of law Obvious and subtle issues dealt with, good application of law Excellent coverage of issues, excellent application of law b) Discipline Skills Appropriate problem-solving, criticism and evaluation at this level Poor/no attempt at evaluation, critical judgment, or problem solving Weak evaluation, critical judgment and problem solving Reasonable evaluation, critical judgment, and problem solving Good evaluation, critical judgment, and problem solving Excellent evaluation, critical judgment, and problem solving c) Discipline Skills Appropriate research, referencing and legal terminology Very poor referencing, no research apparent Weak referencing, evidence of basic research only Adequate referencing, evidence of some further research Clear referencing, evidence of some detailed research Excellent footnote referencing, bibliography, and research Personal Transferable Skills Appropriate written communication and overall presentation Inadequate spelling, grammar, messy and careless presentation Significant errors in spelling, grammar, careless structure Reasonable spelling and grammar, satisfactory presentation Good spelling and grammar, well organised structure Excellent spelling, grammar, structure, and presentation Positive comments: • • • • Areas for improvement: • • • • Grade (subject to approval): Other general comments: students have 4 weeks from the date of the marks being released to pick up their feedback sheet.