LAW4698 Global issues in human rights and public law
Faculty of Law
LAW4698 Global issues in human rights and public 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
- Other periods
- Prato
- Assessment
- Exam 45%
- and 2 other tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW4698
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW4698
No unit lists LAW4698 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 considers global issues in human rights and public law. The content of the unit will vary each offering to reflect contemporary issues, current concerns, latest research, and teacher expertise. Global Issues units in the faculty of law are run as part of its Prato program.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Term 2 | Prato | On campus |
Assessment
- Class participationDemonstration15%
- Group presentationPresentation40%
- Take home examExamination45%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate understanding of the selected key global issues in human rights and public law;
- 2
Analyse and evaluate selected key global issues in human rights and public law from a range of practice, policy and theoretical perspectives;
- 3
Conduct research, evaluate and synthesise complex information in order to respond to complex issues relating to selected key global issues in human rights and public law;
- 4
Communicate effectively, appropriately and persuasively in various forms.
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.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Jean Allain
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW4698?
LAW4698 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW4698 offered?
LAW4698 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is LAW4698?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does LAW4698 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 45% of the final mark, alongside 2 other tasks.