| European Convention on Human Rights |
| Section A: Context and foundations of the European Convention on Human Rights |
| · Background to the adoption of the European Convention on Human Rights |
| · Development and nature of the Convention system |
| · The relationship between the Convention and other international and European norms and mechanisms |
| · Interpreting and limiting Convention rights and freedoms |
| Section B: The European Convention on Human Rights Mechanism |
| · Admissibility |
| · Procedure before the European Court of Human Rights |
| · The nature and effect of Court judgments |
| · Implementing Court judgments |
| · The role of the Secretary General of the Council of Europe |
| Section C: European Convention on Human Rights Substantive Rights (1) |
| · The prohibition on discrimination |
| · The right to life |
| · The prohibition on torture, inhuman and degrading treatment |
| · The prohibition on slavery, the right to liberty and security and freedom of movement |
| Section D: European Convention on Human Rights Substantive Rights (2) |
| · The right to respect for private and family life and the right to marry |
| · Freedom of conscience and religion |
| · Freedom of expression, association and assembly |
| · The right to a fair hearing and to an effective remedy |
Sequence:
Section A must be attempted before section B; sections A and B must be attempted before section C; section A and B must be attempted before section D.
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| Textbooks: |
| Clare Ovey and Robin White, Jacobs and White: The European Convention on Human Rights 4th ed (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2006), ISBN: 9780199288106 |
| Dorothy J. Harris and A. R. Mowbray, Cases and Materials on the European Convention on Human Rights 2nd ed (London: Butterworths Law, 2005), ISBN: 9780406977274 |
| Donna Gomien, Short Guide to the European Convention on Human Rights 3rd ed (Strasbourg: Council of Europe, 2005), ISBN: 9789287156709 |
