LAW4541 Gender and the law
Faculty of Law
LAW4541 Gender and the law is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Law, offered in 2021 in Semester 1 at Clayton. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2021
- Semester 1
- Clayton
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2021 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW4541
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW4541
No unit lists LAW4541 as a prerequisite in the 2021 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisites:
For students who commenced their LLB course prior to 2015:
- LAW1101 Introduction to legal reasoning
- LAW1104 Research and writing
For students enrolled in the LLB (Honours) course from 2015:
- LAW1111 Foundations of law
- LAW1112 Public law and statutory interpretation
- LAW1113 Torts
- LAW1114 Criminal law 1
- LAW2101 Contract A
- LAW2102 Contract B
- LAW2111 Constitutional law
- LAW2112 Property A
For other students:
Equivalent introductory units from their faculty or another university
Overview
1)Introduction: feminist issues in relation to law: basic concepts and legal categories: legal divisions - public and private law - some problems with the public/private divide; brief history of women and common law; legal personhood; equality/ difference debate; sex/gender; intersectional issues: race, class, disability, sexuality - the "embarrassed etc" Hidden histories and interest in the future.
2)Specific subject areas: these may vary with legal changes. The following is indicative:
Torts law: Why do women receive lower damages? What does this tell us about law?
What is the "reasonable person"?
Consent to medical treatment regarding pregnancy
Privacy issues c
Criminal law: Historical perspectives on domestic violence
Contracts: reflection on consent and what is meant by a contract;
Is the marriage contract a contract?
The historical relationship between marriage contract and employment contract.
Public law: what is a citizen?
3)Gender and the future of the legal profession; women as judges; feminist issues on AI and gender bias;
the impact of neo-liberalism on law: gender implications
4)Gender in the Law School - future of Law Schools
5)Concluding ideas - what creates social change?
Offerings in 2021
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| First semester | Clayton | On campus |
Assessment
- Group presentationPresentation15%
- Written submissionAssignment25%
- Essay60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate knowledge and evaluation of the relationship between gender and law, for example focusing on legal subject areas.
- 2
Assess relevant academic literature and apply the results of the research to the specific issues under reflection.
- 3
Critically assess, and communicate both orally and in writing, developments and challenges in relation to gender and the law.
- 4
Reflect on their own capabilities and performance, and make use of feedback on their classroom performance to support personal and professional development.
Workload and teaching
- Lectures36 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcome 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.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Janice Richardson
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW4541?
LAW4541 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW4541 offered?
In 2021, LAW4541 runs in Semester 1 at Clayton.
How much work is LAW4541?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does LAW4541 have an exam?
No. LAW4541 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.