LAW4172 Human rights in Australian law
Faculty of Law
LAW4172 Human rights in Australian law is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Law, offered in 2027 in Winter at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2027
- Winter
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
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Requisites
Before LAW4172
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After LAW4172
No unit lists LAW4172 as a prerequisite in the 2027 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Students who commenced their course in or before 2026 must have completed a minimum of 60 credit points of law study.
Students who commenced their course in 2027 or later must have completed a minimum of 54 credit points of law study.
Overview
The unit seeks to provide comprehensive coverage of the wide-ranging legal forms, policies and practices in Australia that relate to the upholding of human rights standards. The perspective adopted is new in the sense that human rights laws are not viewed as simply being those laws that expressly refer to rights protection. Rather it is to recognise that in the absence of a strong jurisprudential culture of rights in the Common law world generally, and certainly in Australia, laws protecting as well as infringing human rights nonetheless are apparent.
Offerings in 2027
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Winter semester | Clayton | On campus, block |
Assessment
- QuizQuiz / Test10%
- Written assessmentWritten40%
- Research assignmentWritten50%
Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Articulate and critically analyse the diverse cultural, philosophical, political and legal origins of human rights.
- 2
Evaluate the nature and degree of Australia's human rights obligations under international law and their impact on Australian law and practice.
- 3
Critically assess the variety of domestic legal forms by which human rights are expressed - constitutional, statutory, interpretive, common law and codes of practice and evaluate their role and effectiveness in implementing Australia's international human rights obligations.
- 4
Analyse and distinguish between the various Australian laws across the whole range of legal specialities that seek to, or in practice do, protect human rights in Australia.
- 5
Demonstrate cognitive and creative skills in articulating the institutional, policy and procedural mechanisms for human rights protection in Australia and evaluating the impact of statutory and common law changes on human rights protection in Australia.
- 6
Demonstrate legal research and reasoning skills in assessing the impact of statutory and common law changes on human rights protection in Australia.
- 7
Communicate effectively and persuasively in respect of legal rules and policies in an interactive learning environment.
- 8
Learn and work with autonomy and utilise feedback in this unit and across their undergraduate studies to improve on their capabilities and relate the material covered to relevant aspects of other LLB units they have undertaken.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops36 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Required resources
See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources. Prescribed texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW4172?
LAW4172 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW4172 offered?
In 2027, LAW4172 runs in Winter at Clayton.
How much work is LAW4172?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does LAW4172 have an exam?
No. LAW4172 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.