Human Rights in Context PG (11468.1)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | Online real-time |
Bruce, Canberra |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Business, Government & Law |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Canberra Law School | Post Graduate Level | Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan 2021) Band 4 2021 (Commenced After 1 Jan Social Work_Exclude 0905) Band 5 2021 (Commenced Before 1 Jan 2021) |
This unit may be co-taught with an undergraduate version of the unit.
Learning outcomes
After successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Analyse and apply norms of human rights law as arising out of the domestic and international human rights frameworks;
2. Identify appropriate solutions applied to complex real-world rights scenarios and challenges; and
3. Apply advanced skills of: a. Legal communication, research, writing and advocacy, b. Legal problem solving and c. Legal systems and principles.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - display initiative and drive, and use their organisation skills to plan and manage their workload
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - communicate effectively in diverse cultural and social settings
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
2. UC graduates are global citizens - understand issues in their profession from the perspective of other cultures
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - adapt to complexity, ambiguity and change by being flexible and keen to engage with new ideas
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - be self-aware
3. UC graduates are lifelong learners - reflect on their own practice, updating and adapting their knowledge and skills for continual professional and academic development
4. UC graduates are able to demonstrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ways of knowing, being and doing - apply their knowledge to working with Indigenous Australians in socially just ways
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
Prerequisites
This unit is only available to students in the Juris Doctor, Master of Laws, Master of Legal Studies and Graduate Certificate in Legal Studies courses.Students must have passed 11431 Foundations of Law and Justice G or equivalent.
Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
6632 Human Rights Law GAssumed knowledge
None.| Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 28 July 2025 | Online real-time | Dr Cristy Clark |
| 2026 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 10 August 2026 | Online real-time | Dr Cristy Clark |
Required texts
Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade and Damián A. González-Salzberg, International Law of Human Rights (Oxford University Press, 2024)
Submission of assessment items
Special assessment requirements
Due to the nature of the activities, no extensions will be available for pre-workshop assessment tasks or for those assessment activities that take place during workshops.
Where a student is unable to submit or complete these activities due to extenuating circumstances, they should contact the Unit Convenor to arrange for an alternative approach to assessment. Depending on individual circumstances, this may include the pro rata calculation of their final grade (excluding the unsubmitted task/incomplete activity) or the allocation of an alternative assessment task.
Students must apply academic integrity in their learning and research activities at UC. This includes submitting authentic and original work for assessments and properly acknowledging any sources used.
Academic integrity involves the ethical, honest and responsible use, creation and sharing of information. It is critical to the quality of higher education. Our academic integrity values are honesty, trust, fairness, respect, responsibility and courage.
UC students have to complete the Academic Integrity Module annually to learn about academic integrity and to understand the consequences of academic integrity breaches (or academic misconduct).
UC uses various strategies and systems, including detection software, to identify potential breaches of academic integrity. Suspected breaches may be investigated, and action can be taken when misconduct is found to have occurred.
Information is provided in the Academic Integrity Policy, Academic Integrity Procedure, and University of Canberra (Student Conduct) Rules 2023. For further advice, visit Study Skills.
Participation requirements
Assessment is closely tied to the workshop content. As such, attendance and active engagement are strongly encouraged. This will be most effective if you complete the reading and online activities before the workshop.
While the online workshops will be recorded, the breakout rooms (where much of the discussion occurs) cannot be recorded, and sometimes technology fails. Live participation in these interaction sessions is a completely different experience from watching the recording, so please do your best to prioritise attendance. (Please note: if you miss your workshop, you are very welcome to attend an alternative one offered in the same week.)
Required IT skills
This unit involves online meetings in real time using the Virtual Room in your UCLearn teaching site. The Virtual Room allows you to communicate in real time with your lecturer and other students. To participate verbally, rather than just typing, you will need a microphone. For best audio quality we recommend a microphone and speaker headset. For more information and to test your computer, go to the Virtual Room in your UCLearn site and 'Join Course Room'. This will trigger a tutorial to help familiarise you with the functionality of the virtual room.
Work placement, internships or practicums
N/A
