Faculty of Law, The University of West Indies at Mona

LA37A Commonwealth Caribbean Human Rights Law
	1. General This course and its companion course International Law of Human Rights, are intended to replace The Law of Human Rights. 2. Course Content i. Fundamental Rights and Freedoms in the context of the West Indian constitutions and constitutional law ii. Some theoretical problems of Rights and Freedoms iii. The Law of Specific rights under the Caribbean Bill of Rights (a) Expression (b) Association and Assembly (c) Liberty and Security of Person 79 (d) Privacy/Freedom from Unlawful Search/Movement (e) Life (f) Property (g) Non-Discrimination (h) The Rights to a Fair Trial - Rights of Accused Persons (i) The Existing Law Issue (j) Redress for Breach of Fundamental Right iv. The State Action Doctrine v. The Structuring and Limitations on the Rights vi. Derogation from Rights in Periods of Emergency 3. Method of Teaching This course will be taught by a combination of lectures and seminars. There will be two lectures each of one hour duration and one seminar per week. For the purposes of the seminar and depending on the number of registered students, the class may be divided into one or more seminar groups. 4. Method of Assessment This course will be assessed by way of one "take home" assignment and one two hour examination at the end of the Semester in which it is taught. Students will be required to answer two questions from a total of six questions. The "take home" assignment will account for 30% of the final marks and shall be submitted on or before the noon of the Monday which falls three weeks before the end of the semester in which it is taught.