Davis: Human Rights Law Directions
Chapter 2
Question 1
Consider the rise and expansion of the Court of Human Rights. (2.6)
Consider the main rights and freedoms in the Convention. Do they embody more than or less than the fundamental entitlements of women and men? (2.4, including 2.4.5; see also Chapter 1, 1.4)
Does the Convention enhance democracy or restrict it? (2.6; see also Chapter 1, 1.3)
Question 2
Generally: consider the rules relating to admissibility. (2.8.1)
(Point a) Note the new principle of admissibility involving seriousness of impact introduced under Protocol 14. (2.9)
(Point b) Has the United Kingdom accepted obligations in respect of the Convention rights in question, Article 8 (privacy) and Protocol 4 (freedom of movement)? (See chapter 4 or research the matter using the Council of Europe Web site)
(Point c) Does the Court of Human Rights still require domestic remedies to be exhausted even if national law is clear? (2.8.1.1)
Consider the rise and expansion of the Court of Human Rights. (2.6)
Consider the main rights and freedoms in the Convention. Do they embody more than or less than the fundamental entitlements of women and men? (2.4, including 2.4.5; see also Chapter 1, 1.4)
Does the Convention enhance democracy or restrict it? (2.6; see also Chapter 1, 1.3)
Generally: consider the rules relating to admissibility. (2.8.1)
(Point a) Note the new principle of admissibility involving seriousness of impact introduced under Protocol 14. (2.9)
(Point b) Has the United Kingdom accepted obligations in respect of the Convention rights in question, Article 8 (privacy) and Protocol 4 (freedom of movement)? (See chapter 4 or research the matter using the Council of Europe Web site)
(Point c) Does the Court of Human Rights still require domestic remedies to be exhausted even if national law is clear? (2.8.1.1)


