Human Rights Law (11784.2)
| Available teaching periods | Delivery mode | Location |
|---|---|---|
| View teaching periods | Online real-time On-campus |
Bruce, Canberra |
| EFTSL | Credit points | Faculty |
| 0.125 | 3 | Faculty Of Business, Government & Law |
| Discipline | Study level | HECS Bands |
| Canberra Law School | Level 3 - Undergraduate Advanced Unit | 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) |
Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Evaluate the historical development of human rights principles, including critiques and underlying philosophies;
2. Analyse and apply norms of human rights law arising out of the domestic and international human rights frameworks to legal problem solving;
3. Apply legal communication, research, writing and advocacy skills to evaluating legal systems and principles; and
4. Identify appropriate solutions applied to real-world human rights scenarios and challenges.
Graduate attributes
1. UC graduates are professional - communicate effectively1. UC graduates are professional - employ up-to-date and relevant knowledge and skills
1. UC graduates are professional - take pride in their professional and personal integrity
1. UC graduates are professional - use creativity, critical thinking, analysis and research skills to solve theoretical and real-world problems
1. UC graduates are professional - work collaboratively as part of a team, negotiate, and resolve conflict
2. UC graduates are global citizens - adopt an informed and balanced approach across professional and international boundaries
2. UC graduates are global citizens - make creative use of technology in their learning and professional lives
2. UC graduates are global citizens - think globally about issues in their profession
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
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
Prerequisites
Students must have passed 18 credit points.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
11468 Human Rights in Context PGEquivalent units
11266 Human Rights in Context, 8078 Justice Administration and the Constitution, 7033 Human Rights LawAssumed 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 |
| 2025 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 28 July 2025 | On-campus | Dr Cristy Clark |
| 2026 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 10 August 2026 | Online real-time | Dr Cristy Clark |
| 2026 | Bruce, Canberra | Semester 2 | 10 August 2026 | On-campus | Dr Cristy Clark |
Required texts
Judge Antônio Augusto Cançado Trindade and Damián A. González-Salzberg, International Law of Human Rights (Oxford University Press, 2024) - https://global.oup.com/ukhe/product/international-law-of-human-rights-9780192893499?cc=gb&lang=en&
Beth Goldblatt, Cristy Clark, and Julia Dehm, 'Climate Change and Human Rights Law' in Julia Dehm, Nicole Graham, and Zoe Nay (eds) Becoming a Climate Conscious Lawyer: Climate Change and the Australian Legal System (La Trobe University Press, 2025) - Open Access from https://oercollective.caul.edu.au/climate-conscious-lawyer/
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Artificial intelligence
Students are not permitted to use generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) in assessments for this unit, except for Studiosity Writing Feedback Plus.
GenAI may only be used in authorised ways when completing assessments at UC. This means that GenAI can only be used for an assessment when:
- the Unit Convener has authorised GenAI use for that assessment
- the student uses GenAI in the way that the assessment instructions allow
- the student fully acknowledges their use of GenAI, with proper citations, references and a GenAIAcknowledgement Statement in line with the assessment instructions.
Where the assessment instructions do not specifically state that GenAI may be used and how, then its use is not permitted for that assessment. Students must still provide the required GenAIAcknowledgement Statement to indicate whether GenAI has or has not been used in the preparation of the assessment. If unsure, students should seek advice from the Unit Convener.
The GenAI for Students Library Guide provides further information, including how to reference GenAI.
NOTE: The exception to this rule is the use of Grammarly, which now contains some GenAI features. The use of Grammarly is permitted for assessment in this unit, but students who use Grammarly must provide the required GenAIAcknowledgement Statement to indicate how Grammarly has been used in the preparation of the assessment.
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.
Inclusion and engagement
If there are any adjustments that can be made to this unit that would support your inclusion, whether or not you have a diagnosed or disclosed disability or health condition, please get in touch with the Unit Convenor, Cristy Clark. Every effort will be made to ensure that we support your full inclusion. It is also invariably the case that changes to facilitate inclusion result in better learning conditions for everyone, so you are likely to be doing everyone a favour!
Participation requirements
Assessment is closely tied to the workshop content. As such, attendance and active engagement are strongly encouraged. You will benefit most from this participation 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. Synchronous participation in these interactive 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
When you cannot attend your on campus workshop, the alternative workshop 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.
The virtual room may also be used for meeting with your Unit Convenor or tutor.
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
