LAW5465 Migration and human rights
Faculty of Law
LAW5465 Migration and human rights is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Other periods
- Monash Law Chambers
- Assessment
- Exam 50%
- and 1 other task
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW5465
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW5465
No unit lists LAW5465 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
For Juris Doctor students (L6005), you must have completed 72 points of study.
Overview
This unit you focuses on the human rights dimensions of migration from an international and comparative perspective. The international movement of people poses one of the greatest challenges to the existing regime of international human rights. This unit examines human rights obligations in relation to migration and the obstacles to realising human rights in the context of global mobility. Topics include labour migration, family migration, migrant inclusion, as well as irregular migration, migrant exploitation and violence against migrants. The unit covers theoretical and sociological insights related to migration and human rights, including debates on sovereignty, nationalism and social welfare. It outlines best practices in promoting and protecting the human rights of migrants and examines the challenges involved in creating a human rights-based approach within current institutional and national frameworks governing migration.
Offerings in 2025
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Term 2 | Monash Law Chambers | On campus, block |
Assessment
- Research assignment50%
- Take home exam50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
apply knowledge and understanding in relation to legal and political responses to migration and their implications for human rights, including challenges in protecting and enforcing the rights of migrants;
- 2
examine, analyse and synthesise information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to migration and human rights from a comparative and international perspective;
- 3
conduct independent research on issues related to migration with reference to international human rights norms, based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
- 4
use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to migration and human rights.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops24 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Students enrolled in this unit will be provided with 24 contact hours of seminars per semester whether intensive, semi-intensive, or semester-long offering. Students will be expected to do reading set for class, and to undertake additional research and reading applicable to a 6 credit point unit.
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.
Where it fits
LAW5465 is part of 1 area of study in the 2025 handbook.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Heli Askola
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5465?
LAW5465 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW5465 offered?
LAW5465 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
Does LAW5465 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 50% of the final mark, alongside 1 other task.
Which majors and minors include LAW5465?
LAW5465 is part of Global society and human rights.