LA1027 - Human Rights Law
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 3 |
| Administered by: | College of Business, Law & Governance |
A social justice perspective will be utilised to encourage students to gain a critical understanding of the role of law in society and an appreciation of how the law and lawyers can contribute to ensuring that power is not unfettered. The assertion of human rights is a direct challenge to the status quo by demanding that governments ensure the protection of the rights of its citizens. From a human rights perspective governments that fail to protect their citizens' rights are simply failing to ensure social justice. Students will study the origins of Human Rights, the international Bill of Human Rights, the universality of human rights, the argument for cultural relativism and the international monitoring and enforcement of human rights. Students will also study a number of specific human rights such as; the right to life, freedom of expression, freedom from slavery, the right not to be tortured, the rights of children, the right to adequate housing, the rights of prisoners, the rights of asylum seekers and the rights of Indigenous peoples. In addition the subject will examine how international human rights instruments are utilized in the interpretation of domestic legislation, the significance of the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibility Act 2006 (Vic) and the role of the Human Rights (Parliamentary Scrutiny) Act 2011 (Cth). Finally the Commonwealth and Queensland anti-discrimination legislation will be examined. The assessment is designed to encourage students to develop their statutory interpretation skills, their legal research skills and their writing skills.
Learning Outcomes
- demonstrate an understanding of a broad and coherent body of knowledge that includes the fundamental areas of legal knowledge, the Australian legal system, and underlying principles and concepts, including international and comparative contexts;
- demonstrate an understanding of the broader contexts within which legal issues arise;
- identify and articulate legal issues and apply legal reasoning and research, critical analysis and creative thought, judgement and intellectual independence to generate appropriate responses to legal issues and to identify and solve legal problems;
- demonstrate an understanding of principles and values of justice and of ethical practice in lawyers roles.
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| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 24-Aug-2017 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Malcolm Barrett. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); on-course assessment (60%). |
| Cairns, Internal, Study Period 2 | |
| Census Date 24-Aug-2017 | |
| Coord/Lect: | Mr Malcolm Barrett. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (40%); on-course assessment (60%). |
Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.