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. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
Reviews
No reviews yetNo reviews yet. Be the first to review LAW4172.
Requisites
Before LAW4172
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW4172
No unit lists LAW4172 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: For students who commenced their LLB(Hons) course in 2015 or later: LAW1111; LAW1114; LAW1112; LAW1113; LAW2101; LAW2102; LAW2112; LAW2111
For students who commenced their LLB course prior to 2015: LAW1100 or LAW1101 and LAW1102 or LAW1104
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 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for LAW4172.
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
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.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Dr Tania Penovic
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW4172?
LAW4172 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW4172 offered?
LAW4172 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
How much work is LAW4172?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.