Citizenship and the Rule of Law
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Duration | 21 hours |
Start from | Start Now |
Total fee | Free |
Mode of learning | Online |
Difficulty level | Beginner |
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Credential | Certificate |
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- Shareable Certificate Earn a Certificate upon completion
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- Beginner Level No educational background is required. An interest in current affairs, the rule of law or politics will enable you to get the most out of the course.
- Approx. 21 hours to complete
- English Subtitles: Arabic, French, Portuguese (European), Italian, Vietnamese, German, Russian, English, Spanish
Citizenship and the Rule of Law at Coursera Course details
- "Be you so high, the law is above you." This principle, part of the Rule of Law, has come to represent the powerful idea that even politicians and monarchs are bound by the law. However in an age of powerful corporations, international cyber-crime and popular support for authoritarian leaders, the Rule of Law is under threat worldwide.
- This course, run by the Bingham Centre of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law, will provide an introduction to headline issues around the Rule of Law. Each week we will tackle aspects of the Rule of Law and discuss how they are impacted by current events. The course will use video lectures, recommended reading, discussion questions and activities to enable you to develop your own perspective on the Rule of Law. Though this course sits at the intersection of law and politics, participants do not require any formal educational background in either of these subjects to join. The course will take place over 6 weeks with approximately 3 hours of content each week.
Citizenship and the Rule of Law at Coursera Curriculum
A Potted History of the Rule of Law
Citizenship and the Rule of Law
Background and Context
Syllabus and Learning Objectives
Welcome to Week 1 Introduction to the Rule of Law
Aristotle and the Rule of Law
Montesquieu and the Separation of Powers
A.V. Dicey and the Rule of Law
Lord Bingham's Conception of the Rule of Law
What Can We Expect From the Rule of Law?
Overall Syllabus and Learning Objectives
Why is "Citizenship" attached to a course on "the Rule of Law?"
Welcome to Week 1!
Bingham Centre Founding Director Sir Jeffrey Jowell QC further explains the Rule of Law
Creation of the Rule of Law
Other Contributions
Differences Between Dicey and the Rule of Law Today
"The Rule of Law", Sir David Williams Lecture by Lord Bingham
Lord Bingham's Eight Rule of Law Principles
A Universal Secular Religion: International Ideas
Interview with Bingham Centre Director, Murray Hunt
A.V. Dicey's Rule of Law
Week 1 Quiz
Judges: Independence, Tenure and Appointment
Why are Independent Judges Important for the Rule of Law?
A Job For Life? Security of Tenure
Essential reading on judicial independence, appointment and tenure
What Do We Expect of Judges?
Nurturing, recruiting and promoting independent judges
Week 2 Quiz
What does it mean to be equal before the law?
Introduction to Equality
Children
Plessy v Ferguson, Brown v Topeka
Practical Equality
Equality Before the law
The United States
The Brown ruling
Protected Characteristics
The United Kingdom
Issues in equality: Stop and Search Part 1
Issues in equality: Stop and Search Part 2
Issues in equality: Stop and Search Part 3
Issues in equality: Stop and Search Part 4
South Africa Post-Apartheid Part 1
South Africa Post-Apartheid Part 2
Relevant cases
What do you think?
Week 3 Quiz
Access to Justice
Barriers to Law
Legalese and Legal Aid
OPTIONAL VIDEO- Five Years of Public Legal Education
Alternative Dispute Resolution and Online Justice
Rule of Law Implications of Artificial Intelligence
Legal Empowerment
Legal Capability
Online Judging and Extended Courts
E-Government
Algorithms, mind control and the right to freedom of thought
Disinformation technology and "fake news"
Week 4 Quiz
An International Rule of Law
Introduction
Sources of International Law
Remedies and Complaints
Treaty Bodies and Committees
Introduction to International Law
Introduction to International Human Rights
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Regional structures of International Law
Thinking about remedies
December 2019- Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (The Gambia v. Myanmar)
State Counsellor Aung San Suu Kyi's speech before the International Court of Justice on 11 December 2019
Application by the Gambia instituting proceedings and request for provisional measures
Interview with war crimes prosecutor Arthur Traldi
Questions about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Week 5 Quiz
Business, Human Rights and the Rule of Law
Introduction
Recent Legal Developments
An Abridged History of Business and Human Rights
The UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
Questions of Regulation and the Internet Sector
Challenges and developing practices in global supply chains
Well Done!
Essential reading on Business and Human Rights
Week 6 Quiz
Citizenship and the Rule of Law at Coursera Admission Process
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