Women and the Law (8523.2)
Level: | Level 2 - Undergraduate Intermediate Unit |
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Credit Points: | 3 |
HECS Bands: | Band 3 2013-2020 (Expires 31 Dec 2020) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
Faculty: | Faculty of Business, Government & Law |
Discipline: | Canberra Law School |
CLOSED FOR FUTURE ENROLMENT.
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Syllabus
The areas examined include: the interaction between gender and the law through a cultural holistic framework; effect of gender personality traits and gender roles interaction with the courts, tribunals, police and prisons as defendants; particularly theories of crime, sentencing, battered women who kill, sole parent pension fraud; victims and/or plaintiffs; particularly domestic violence, sexual assault, discrimination, harassment; interaction of practitioners; and Intersection of gender with race, disability and secularity. This unit is co-taught with unit Women and the Law G.
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate an understanding of how gender constructs within and outside the legal system affect womens interactions with the law; demonstrate the skills of socio-legal analysis, research, written, presentation and legal analysis through the completion of set assigned tasks;
- demonstrate a critical analysis of law related problems and existing reform proposals from a socio-legal and holistic perspective.
Assessment Items
Prerequisites
Law and Society or equivalent.
Referenced Courses
- 247JA Associate Degree of Justice Studies
- 107JA Associate Degree of Social Science in Justice Studies
- 182JA Bachelor of Accounting
- 995AA Bachelor of Advertising and Marketing Communication / Bachelor of Laws
- 943AA Bachelor of Applied Economics
- 944AA Bachelor of Applied Economics/Bachelor of Laws
- 986AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Advertising and Marketing Communication
- 987AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Journalism
- 988AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Media Arts and Production
- 989AA Bachelor of Arts / Bachelor of Public Relations
- 821AA Bachelor of Arts in International Studies/Bachelor of Laws
- 798AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Commerce
- 125JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies
- 216JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Advertising
- 217JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Journalism
- 218JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Media and Public Affairs
- 219JA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations
- 799AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Information Technology
- 801AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Laws
- 802AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Management
- 804AA Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science in Psychology
- 183JA Bachelor of Australian Politics and Public Policy
- 238JA Bachelor of Australian Politics and Public Policy/Bachelor of Laws
- 239JA Bachelor of Building and Construction Management/Bachelor of Laws
- 761AA Bachelor of Business Administration
- 808AA Bachelor of Business Informatics/Bachelor of Laws
- 762HG Bachelor of Commerce
- 762AA Bachelor of Commerce
- 810AA Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Laws
- 127JA Bachelor of Communication and Media Studies/Bachelor of Laws
- 225JA Bachelor of Communication in Advertising/Bachelor of Laws
- 226JA Bachelor of Communication in Journalism/Bachelor of Laws
- 227JA Bachelor of Communication in Media and Public Affairs/Bachelor of Laws
- 228JA Bachelor of Communication in Public Relations/Bachelor of Laws
- 208JA Bachelor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- 279JA Bachelor of Event and Tourism Management
- 184JA Bachelor of Finance
- 194JA Bachelor of Forensic Studies/Bachelor of Laws
- 209JA Bachelor of Gender and Diversity
- 185JA Bachelor of Human Resource Management
- 240JA Bachelor of Human Resource Management/Bachelor of Laws
- 186JA Bachelor of International Business
- 996AA Bachelor of Journalism / Bachelor of Laws
- 248HG Bachelor of Justice Studies
- 248JA Bachelor of Justice Studies
- 249JA Bachelor of Justice Studies/Bachelor of Forensic Studies
- 794AA Bachelor of Laws
- 394AA Bachelor of Management
- 829AA Bachelor of Management/Bachelor of Laws
- 187JA Bachelor of Marketing Management
- 124JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations
- 149JA Bachelor of Politics and International Relations/Bachelor of Laws
- 210JA Bachelor of Public Administration
- 997AA Bachelor of Public Relations / Bachelor of Laws
- 833AA Bachelor of Science in Psychology/Bachelor of Laws
- 836AA Bachelor of Science/Bachelor of Laws
- 188JA Bachelor of Social Science
- 949AA Bachelor of Social Science in Justice Studies
- 195JA Bachelor of Social Science in Justice Studies/Bachelor of Forensic Studies
- 241JA Bachelor of Social Science/Bachelor of Laws
- 837AA Bachelor of Sports Media/Bachelor of Laws