Human Rights Law (7033.6)
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| 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) |
- Discuss the historical development of human rights thought and human rights law;
- Examine the international and domestic human rights law frameworks, and the interaction between the two;
- Consider the key instruments of human rights law, both domestic and international;
- Demonstrate both strengths and weaknesses in domestic and international human rights protection;
- Examine in some detail the institutions and processes, both domestic and international, that provide juridical oversight in the human rights sphere;
- Examine the extent to which human rights are protected under Australian common law, legislation and the Constitution;
- Examine a number of contemporary human rights issues from the perspective of human rights law.
Learning outcomes
On completion of this unit, students will be able to:1. Compare and contrast factors arising from the development and rationale of human rights law;
2. Explain and evaluate the relationship between international human rights conventions and Australian domestic law;
3. Explain and evaluate how human rights are protected under Australian common law and statute, as well as under the Australian Constitution;
4. Explain and evaluate the role and functions of various juridical institutions and processes tasked with the protection of human rights;
5. Apply international, federal and state/territory human rights law to a given set of facts.
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
Prerequisites
Students must have passed 36 credit points prior to enrolment into this unit.Corequisites
None.Incompatible units
None.Equivalent units
None.Assumed knowledge
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Required texts
- No required books
- Weekly readings posted on the course site, usally with electronic link
Submission of assessment items
Extensions & Late submissions
Submission of the Essays assignment is electronic. A dropbox will be created for this purpose on the course site. Written Online Forum Submissions are also electronic, but can go straight into the forum/discussion thread (do not upload documents). All submissions are subject to the conditions detailed in relation to each assessment item (e.g. plagiarism, late submissions, word count and citation style) .
Special assessment requirements
Note that completing all assessment items is compulsory to pass this unit.
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
Participation is part of your assessment schedule. Familiarise yourself with this. It has been your unit convenor's experience that participation can make a difference, particularly where a final grade is otherwise 'on the fence'. And of course regular participation will make successful completion of your other assessment items significantly more likely.
Required IT skills
Basic skills such as word processing
Navigating skillfully around the internet
Work placement, internships or practicums
None
