LA394-15 Global Health Law
Introductory description
Global Health Law is a recognised field of academic interest spanning many underlying issues of law in context that we deal with in other courses, such as development, gender, race, postcolonialism, human rights, intellectual property, migration, climate justice, international and humanitarian law.
Module aims
Global health Law is becoming a recognised field of academic interest which WLS currently doesn’t offer. It spans many underlying issues of law in context that we deal with in other courses, such as development, gender, race, postcolonialism, human rights, intellectual property, migration, climate justice, international and humanitarian law.
Global Health Law raises fundamental questions about what law is and its relationship to politics, social change and, increasingly, technological advances. Global health law also asks normative and ethical questions about how we can regulate health effectively if medical technologies and medicines are privatised, if governments disregard environmental provisions, and how we can make evidence-based law in a world of uncertain medical progress and increasing rhetoric that debunks scientific evidence.
The course would involve asking conceptual and theoretical questions through several case studies in 5 key areas in global health law: communicable diseases, non-communicable diseases, measuring global health, the use of technologies to address global health problems, and law in humanitarian health emergencies.
The course would involve the use of video as a pedagogical tool to allow deeper analysis and engagement with the case studies. Each case study will also be designed to focus on intersectional issues of gender, race and class.
Outline syllabus
This is an indicative module outline only to give an indication of the sort of topics that may be covered. Actual sessions held may differ.
Introduction
Actors and Structure in Global Health Law
Making Global Health Law
Case study: Communicable Diseases
Case Study: Non-communicable Diseases
Case Study: Measuring Global Health
Case Study: Technologies in Global Health Law
Case Study: Health Emergencies
Learning outcomes
By the end of the module, students should be able to:
- To understand the historical, postcolonial and racial context within which global health law is constructed.
- To understand ethical and moral principles informing GHL, such as harm, equity, contagion, etc.
- To understand the nature and limits of GHL.
- To understand the actors, institutions and structures of GHL and their impact on international law.
- To critique global health law on the grounds of race, gender, over-medicalisation, intergenerational justice, etc.
Indicative reading list
Reading lists can be found in Talis
Subject specific skills
No subject specific skills defined for this module.
Transferable skills
No transferable skills defined for this module.
Study time
| Type | Required |
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| Lectures | 18 sessions of 1 hour (12%) |
| Seminars | 7 sessions of 1 hour (5%) |
| Private study | 125 hours (83%) |
| Total | 150 hours |
Private study description
No private study requirements defined for this module.
Costs
No further costs have been identified for this module.
You do not need to pass all assessment components to pass the module.
Students can register for this module without taking any assessment.
Assessment group A1
| Weighting | Study time | Eligible for self-certification | |
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| Portfolio | 25% | Yes (extension) | |
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This should consist of 3 reflective journals from the 5 case studies of approximately 300 words each. |
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Reassessment component is the same |
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Assessment component |
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| Participation | 5% | Yes (extension) | |
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Students will be marked on their participation within lectures and seminars. |
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Reassessment component |
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| Additional reflective journal | Yes (extension) | ||
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This should be an additional short reflective journal on a different case study from those in the reflective portfolio section. |
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Assessment component |
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| Structured reflection/essay | 70% | Yes (extension) | |
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Using any of the case studies from this module, students should write either an academic style essay OR reflective piece to critically analyse one of the titles given. |
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Reassessment component is the same |
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Feedback on assessment
Individual feedback session on reflective diaries in Week 7.
Feedback on Moodle summarising the strengths and weaknesses of essays across the cohort.
Final summative feedback via Tabula.
Courses
This module is Optional for:
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ULAA-M300 Undergraduate Law
- Year 2 of M300 Law
- Year 3 of M300 Law
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ULAA-M105 Undergraduate Law (3 year) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 2 of M105 Law (3 year) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 3 of M105 Law (3 year) (Qualifying Degree)
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ULAA-M106 Undergraduate Law (4 year) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 2 of M106 Law (4 year) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 3 of M106 Law (4 year) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 4 of M106 Law (4 year) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 2 of ULAA-M104 Undergraduate Law (Year Abroad)
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ULAA-M108 Undergraduate Law (Year Abroad) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 2 of M108 Law (Year Abroad) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 4 of M108 Law (Year Abroad) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 3 of ULAA-ML33 Undergraduate Law and Sociology
- Year 2 of ULAA-M10A Undergraduate Law with French Law (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 2 of ULAA-M10C Undergraduate Law with German Law (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 3 of ULAA-M110 Undergraduate Law with Humanities (3 Year)
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ULAA-M113 Undergraduate Law with Humanities (4 Year) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 2 of M113 Law with Humanities (4 year) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 3 of M113 Law with Humanities (4 year) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 2 of ULAA-M115 Undergraduate Law with Social Sciences (3 Year) (Qualifying Degree)
This module is Option list A for:
- Year 4 of ULAA-M10A Undergraduate Law with French Law (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 4 of ULAA-M10C Undergraduate Law with German Law (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 4 of ULAA-M113 Undergraduate Law with Humanities (4 Year) (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 3 of ULAA-M115 Undergraduate Law with Social Sciences (3 Year) (Qualifying Degree)
This module is Option list B for:
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ULAA-ML34 BA in Law and Sociology (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 3 of ML34 Law and Sociology (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 4 of ML34 Law and Sociology (Qualifying Degree)
- Year 4 of ULAA-ML33 Undergraduate Law and Sociology
This module is Option list E for:
- Year 2 of UPHA-V7MW Undergraduate Politics, Philosophy and Law