LAW5345 Business and human rights
Faculty of Law
LAW5345 Business and human rights is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2020. It needs LAW5304.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW5345
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After LAW5345
No unit lists LAW5345 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite: Please note that the prerequisite subject can be waived in consultation with the Chief Examiner. For example, the subject may be waived if the candidate has gained sufficient knowledge through prior learning or experience, or a clear willingness to do adequate reading in advance of this subject.
Overview
This unit focuses on the impact upon human rights of business activities, particularly those of multinational enterprises, and accountability mechanisms for those impacts in international, transnational and domestic law. This topic is one of the most dynamic within the field of human rights, especially since the enactment of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in 2011. It is widely recognised that businesses cannot ignore the human rights impacts of their operations.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for LAW5345.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply knowledge of the human rights impacts of businesses to propose new approaches for addressing human rights concerns
- 2
Identify, investigate and explain a contemporary case involving the real life practice of business and human rights
- 3
Conduct investigative research, analysis and synthesis of human rights concepts as applied to business practices using appropriate research principles and methods
- 4
Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate, articulate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts relevant to business and human rights
Workload and teaching
24 contact hours per semester (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements). Students will be expected to do reading set for class, and to undertake additional research and reading applicable to a 6 credit point unit.
Where it fits
LAW5345 is part of 3 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Professor Sarah Joseph
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5345?
You need LAW5304 before you enrol. Enrolment rules also apply.
When is LAW5345 offered?
LAW5345 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
Which majors and minors include LAW5345?
LAW5345 is part of Commercial and corporate law; Global society and human rights; and Transnational economic regulation.