RRiP Case Study guidance 2023
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Angela O’Hagan, Realising Rights in Practice 2022 – with adaptations from https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/writing-case-study-analysis Writing a Realising Rights in Practice Case Study Taking a case study approach requires you to investigate and explore a human rights issue of interest, examine the current situation and context, identify alternative solutions, and make proposals for change, drawing on supporting evidence. Preparing the Case Follow these guidelines to help you prepare and understand the case study: 1.
Focus Your Analysis i. Explain your area of interest and the focus of the challenge to make a specific human right (or set of rights) real in practice. ii. Set out what you will be exploring. For example, is it a matter of organisational practice? Is it an exploration of the legal underpinning – or absence of legal protection – in relation to particular rights? Are you going to evidence and discussion questions around public or individuals’ understanding of a specific issue. 2. Scoping your case study Questions to consider and explore in your case study:
iii. What is the ‘right’ in focus? Set it out in terms of the domestic or international human rights laws and instruments. iv. What is the legal underpinning? Is the right enacted in domestic law in your country of focus, or is it contained within the international frameworks? v. What do you think are the challenges in securing the progressive realisation of these rights? These could be issues of conceptual clarity or understanding, public awareness and perspective, or they could be about political opposition, or organisational capacity or resistance.
Angela O’Hagan, Realising Rights in Practice 2022 – with adaptations from https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/writing-case-study-analysis vi. What are the positive factors to support the progressive realisation of these rights? What evidence is there of positive practice or specific actions to advance the realisation of these rights? vii. What organisations are involved in seeking to securing the realisation of these rights? viii. What actions do you consider relevant that have not been taken to support the progressive realisation of these rights? 3. Recommendations for action ix. What actions do you consider relevant that have not been taken to
support the progressive realisation of these rights? x. What actions would you recommend, and by whom, to secure the realisation of these rights, or ensure that the good practice identified is sustained and expanded? Drafting the Case
Review course readings, discussions, outside research, and draw on your own reading and experience to evidence the issues in focus.
Gather the necessary information and set out a clear structure. The following points are a general guide to the structure of your case study. 1.
Introduction
Identify the key problems and issues in the case study.
Formulate and include a ‘thesis statement’, that is what the core proposition is of your study is and summarise the outcome of your analysis in 1–2 sentences. 2.
Background
Set the scene: background information, relevant facts, and the most important issues.
Demonstrate that you have researched the problems in this case study. 3.
Evaluation of the rights in focus
Angela O’Hagan, Realising Rights in Practice 2022 – with adaptations from https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/writing-case-study-analysis
Outline the various elements of the principal issues in the case study that you are focusing on.
Evaluate these pieces by discussing what is working and what is not working.
State why these elements of the case study are or are not working well. 4.
Proposed Solution/Changes
Provide specific and realistic solution(s) or changes needed.
Explain why this solution was chosen.
Support this solution with solid evidence, such as: o
Concepts from class (text readings, discussions, lectures) o
Outside research – academic, policy, etc. 5.
Recommendations
Determine and discuss specific strategies for accomplishing the proposed solution.
If applicable, recommend further action to resolve some of the issues.
What should be done and who should do it? Finalizing the Case After you have composed the first draft of your case study analysis, read through it to check for any gaps or inconsistencies in content or structure: •
Is your thesis statement clear and direct? •
Have you provided solid evidence? •
Is any component from the analysis missing? When you make the necessary revisions, proofread and edit your analysis before submitting the final draft via Turnitin. Elements of the Case Study Your case study should demonstrate the following:
Knowledge
of the specific rights in focus;
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Angela O’Hagan, Realising Rights in Practice 2022 – with adaptations from https://writingcenter.uagc.edu/writing-case-study-analysis
Understanding
of the conceptual, legal, institutional, organisational contexts you are discussing and locating the rights in focus;
Acknowledgement
of different perspectives and contestations around the rights in focus;
Analytical ability
in identifying the issue in focus, responses to it (institutional, protest, legislative, etc.) and in formulating policy or other recommendations;
Communication skills
– clarity of ideas and written expression;
Good practice
in referencing and citing source materials.