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 2023. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Not offered
- Assessment
- Exam 60%
- and 2 other tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2023 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW4172
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW4172
No unit lists LAW4172 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must have completed at least 60 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 2023
The 2023 handbook lists no offerings for LAW4172.
Assessment
- QuizOther10%
- Research assignment30%
- Take home exam60%
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
- Seminars36 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?
LAW4172 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
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?
Yes. The exam is worth 60% of the final mark, alongside 2 other tasks.