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LAW-40056 - Module Specification
School of Law
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2022/23 Last Updated: 19 January 2023

LAW-40056 - Global Health Law
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Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733218

Programme/Approved Electives for 2022/23

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2022/23

Students who select this module will be introduced to the key aspects of the growing field of global health law. Included within this may be discussions around the themes of: infectious diseases; public health regulation; non-communicable diseases; the right to health; a rights based approach to health; pandemic management; and access to medicines.
The assessment for this module is innovative and practice-led. It requires students to generate an individual research paper in the style of an academic journal, focussing on an issue of their choice, under supervision.
A module in Global Health Law would compliment the suite of elective and compulsory modules available on the LLM in International Law - as well as offering students a novel and unique option in the area of international law.

Aims
This module aims to introduce students to the growing area of global health law. Included within this is: the global institutions in the area; a rights based approach to global health; pandemic management and response; non-communicable diseases and public health; and the ethical dilemmas in global health law.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/law-40056/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically evaluate the theoretical debates and issues surrounding global health law: 1
Analyse the nature and functions of the legal frameworks regulating international health including its development from a historical and contemporary perspective: 1
Critically evaluate the role of international health law in improving health outcomes, with particular reference to health outcomes in developing states: 1
Formulate and communicate solutions in the context of Global Health Law: 1


1

Study hours

11 x 2 hour weekly blended learning sessions.
73 hours - assessment preparation and writing
55 hours - independent reading and seminar preparations

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Coursework weighted 100%
Coursework - 4,000 word research paper
Students will be expected to produce a piece of coursework (4,000 words) in the style of an academic journal research paper. Therefore, a high level of critical analysis is required, as well as sufficient descriptive elements that appropriately contextualise the subject content. Students also chose (subject to approval) the area of Global Health Law they wish to research and write their assessment on. This assessment is practice led as it develops and enhances a key skill, that of critical writing, which is imperative in academic practice, as well as policy and NGO work.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 19 January 2023