LAW5620 Privacy and surveillance in an information age: Comparative law perspectives
Faculty of Law
LAW5620 Privacy and surveillance in an information age: Comparative law perspectives is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2023. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2023
- Not offered
- Assessment
- Exam 40%
- and 1 other task
The 2027 handbook has no page for LAW5620. This is its 2023 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before LAW5620
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After LAW5620
No unit lists LAW5620 as a prerequisite in the 2023 handbook.
Enrolment rules
For Legal Studies students (L4004, L5004, L6013) you must have completed LAW5000 or LAW5081
and
For Juris Doctor students (L6005), you must have completed 72 points of study.
Overview
This unit will examine from a comparative perspective, the legal and social issues relating to the protection of individual privacy against the state, the media, companies and other individuals. It will introduce students to comparative perspectives relating to the protection of privacy against intrusions and unauthorised disclosures, and relating to data privacy. In particular, the unit will focus on the challenges posed to privacy by new and emerging technologies. Case studies will be drawn from Australia, the UK, the European Union and the US.
Offerings in 2023
The 2023 handbook lists no offerings for LAW5620.
Assessment
- Research assignment60%
- Take home exam40%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Apply knowledge and understanding, from a comparative perspective, of the law relating to the protection of privacy, demonstrating sophisticated awareness of the theoretical and policy concerns underpinning privacy law and of the privacy threats posed by new technologies;
- 2
Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex legal and policy issues relating to the balance between the right to privacy and other rights and interests, including the right to freedom of expression;
- 3
Conduct research into issues relating to the application of comparative law and policy to the rights to privacy and data privacy;
- 4
Creatively solve complex problems relating to privacy, technology, law and policy
Workload and teaching
- Workshops36 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
You are required to attend 36 hours of workshops per teaching period (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.
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
LAW5620 is part of 4 areas of study in the 2023 handbook.
- GLBSOCHR03Specialisation electivesGlobal society and human rightsNo reviews yet
- PSGOVREG03Specialisation electivesPublic sector governance and regulationNo reviews yet
- TECHINVT03Specialisation electivesTechnology and innovationNo reviews yet
- TRANSECR03Specialisation electivesTransnational economic regulationNo reviews yet
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5620?
LAW5620 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW5620 offered?
LAW5620 has no offerings listed in the 2023 handbook.
Does LAW5620 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 40% of the final mark, alongside 1 other task.
Which majors and minors include LAW5620?
LAW5620 is part of Global society and human rights; Public sector governance and regulation; Technology and innovation; and Transnational economic regulation.