Human Rights Law PG (11758.1)
Please note these are the 2024 details for this unit
Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
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View teaching periods | Online |
UC - Canberra, Online |
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 provides students with an understanding of the domestic and international human rights law frameworks, as well as the interaction between the two. It considers key instruments of human rights law and examines in some detail the key institutions and processes that provide juridical oversight in the human rights sphere. It also considers a number of contemporary human rights issues from the perspective of human rights law and institutions.
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 human rights scenarios and challenges; and
3. Apply advanced skills of legal communication, research, writing and advocacy, and legal problem solving.
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 - think globally about issues in their profession
Learning outcomes
On 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 human rights scenarios and challenges; and
3. Apply advanced skills of legal communication, research, writing and advocacy, and legal problem solving.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills1. 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 - think globally about issues in their profession
Prerequisites
11751 Legal Methods and Skills G AND 11752 Legal Systems GCorequisites
Must be enrolled in SCC001 Graduate Certificate in Legal Studies, SCG002 Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies or SCM002 Juris Doctor.Incompatible units
11266 Human Rights in ContextEquivalent units
6632 Human Rights Law G 11468Assumed knowledge
None.
Availability for enrolment in 2024 is subject to change and may not be confirmed until closer to the teaching start date.
Year | Location | Teaching period | Teaching start date | Delivery mode | Unit convener |
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2024 | UC - Canberra, Online | Study Block 2 | 11 March 2024 | Online | Prof Maree Sainsbury |
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