LAW5381 Human rights advocacy: Australian law and practice
Faculty of Law
LAW5381 Human rights advocacy: Australian law and practice is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2020. It needs LAW5007 and LAW5014.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW5381
Prerequisites
Pass these before you enrol.
After LAW5381
No unit lists LAW5381 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Overview
The 2006 enactment of the Victorian Charter of Rights and Responsibilities means that legal practitioners and students need to consider the impact of the Charter on litigation in a range of areas. This unit covers the sources of human rights and the role of international law in Australian law, specific Australian human rights statutes including the new Victorian Charter, international remedies of relevance to Australia, and comparative human rights laws. The unit will also cover the practical application of rights, including appropriate advocacy and research techniques on how to develop human rights arguments. Students will be taught how to advocate Victorian Charter issues effectively.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for LAW5381.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply knowledge and understanding of recent developments in relation to human rights issues as they arise in a legal dispute with creativity and initiative to new situations in professional practice and/or for further learning
- 2
Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to relevant human rights jurisprudence from comparable domestic legal system such as the United States, Canada, New Zealand and the UK to apply in the Australian context
- 3
Conduct research in the operation of human rights law in a practical setting 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 human rights law
Workload and teaching
24 contact hours per teaching period (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements).
Where it fits
LAW5381 is part of 2 areas of study in the 2020 handbook.
Common questions
When is LAW5381 offered?
LAW5381 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.
Which majors and minors include LAW5381?
LAW5381 is part of Dispute resolution; and Global society and human rights.