LAW4687 Human trafficking, modern slavery and the law
Faculty of Law
LAW4687 Human trafficking, modern slavery and the law is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Not offered
- Assessment
- Exam 40%
- and 1 other task
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW4687
Prohibitions
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After LAW4687
No unit lists LAW4687 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must have completed at least 60 credit points of law study.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit examines and evaluates the evolution of the international law response to the global problems of human trafficking and modern slavery. It examines the overlaps between these concepts as well as that of forced labour and servitude. The Unit engages and evaluates the various legal regimes both at the international level and within the ASEAN context. It considers and evaluates the human rights implications and tensions of these competing 'agendas', including those of criminal justice, gender, human rights, labour, migration, and race.
Offerings in 2025
The 2025 handbook lists no offerings for LAW4687.
Assessment
- Research assignmentWritten60%
- Take Home ExamExamination40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to the legal responses to human trafficking and modern slavery, and their human rights implications.
- 2
Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to modern slavery and human trafficking from different perspectives.
- 3
Conduct independent research on issues related to modern slavery and human trafficking based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods.
- 4
Use cognitive, technical, and creative skills to generate and evaluate, at an abstract level, complex ideas and concepts relevant to the problems of human trafficking and modern slavery.
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
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Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW4687?
LAW4687 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW4687 offered?
LAW4687 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is LAW4687?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does LAW4687 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 40% of the final mark, alongside 1 other task.