Criminal Law and Human Rights (LAWS0246)

This course queries how the Human Rights Act 1998 has affected the criminal process, and criminal law more generally, in England and Wales.

We adopt a selective and thematic approach to the subject. Pervasive themes of the course are the impact of human rights on the criminal process, the scope and control of discretion, and the coherence of the law in terms of underlying theory. Active participation is encouraged in seminars.

Criminal Law and Human Rights (LAWS0137)

European History|History|Human and Social Geography|Modern History

Modern science has certain dominant characteristics - international, state-funded, mathematically-characterised and technocratic, it claims view-from-nowhere...

Science and the Global System (HPSC0144)

Modern science has certain dominant characteristics - international, state-funded, mathematically-characterised and technocratic, it claims view-from-nowhere objective knowledge. These characteristics were brought to dominate in the late 18th and 19th centuries, otherwise known as the age of globalisation, revolution and reform. This module is concerned with reframing canonical analyses of the late 18th and 19th century origins of modern science with the critical insights of radical and decolonising traditions. The aim of the module is to develop the relevance of these histories to present day global concerns and to support students to develop marginalised lines of research.

Jewish Studies is a dynamic area of study that can be approached from many disciplinary perspectives, including those of history, religious studies,...

MA Jewish Studies Core Course (HEBR0078)

Jewish Studies is a dynamic area of study that can be approached from many disciplinary perspectives, including those of history, religious studies, literature, linguistics, and politics. This module brings together MA students from different academic backgrounds and provides them with a coherent graduate-level introduction to this diverse and fascinating field. 

The module begins by providing students with a theoretical overview of the main approaches to the field, presenting key concepts in history, politics, linguistics, and literature from a Jewish Studies perspective. It then moves on to examine topics within each of these disciplines in more depth. We will consider a range of specific issues in Jewish Studies and place them within their broader theoretical and methodological frameworks. Questions to be considered include the following: How has the Hebrew Bible been interpreted through the ages? How useful is rabbinic literature as a historical source? How do the changes that Jewish society underwent during the early modern period reflect broader cultural and religious developments? What role does the State of Israel play in the contemporary world? What can Hebrew and Yiddish literature teach us about historical trauma? What makes a language Jewish?