Course Title: Human Rights Law in Australia
Part A: Course Overview
Course Title: Human Rights Law in Australia
Credit Points: 12.00
Terms
Course Code |
Campus |
Career |
School |
Learning Mode |
Teaching Period(s) |
LAW2432 |
City Campus |
Postgraduate |
660H Graduate School of Business and Law |
Face-to-Face |
Spring2011, Spring2017, Spring2018, Spring2019, Spring2021 |
LAW2433 |
Open Learning Australia |
Non Award |
660H Graduate School of Business and Law |
Distance / Correspondence |
OUAS3PG18, OUAS3PG19, OUAS3PG21 |
Course Coordinator: Dr Adam Fletcher
Course Coordinator Phone: +61 3 9925 5230
Course Coordinator Email: adam.fletcher@rmit.edu.au
Course Coordinator Location: Building 13
Course Coordinator Availability: by appointment
Pre-requisite Courses and Assumed Knowledge and Capabilities
Required Prior Study
040015 - Introduction to the Australian Legal System and Legal Methods
Course Description
This course provides a broad overview of international human rights law and its interaction with the protection of human rights in Australia. The course begins with an overview of the history, nature and structure of human rights law and the main human rights treaties and UN supervisory bodies. The course then looks at the sources of human rights law in Australia including the Constitution, state human rights legislation, the common law and international human rights norms. Finally, the international and Australian law relating to human rights is studied in the context of counter terrorism laws, anti-discrimination law, indigenous Australians, migrants, refugees and asylum seekers and corporations.
Objectives/Learning Outcomes/Capability Development
See learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course you will be able to:
1. demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of the fundamental doctrines and principles which underpin human rights law at the international and Australian levels;
2. critically evaluate the law of human rights and identify areas of reform;
3. analyse and research complex problems relating to human rights and make reasoned and appropriate choices amongst alternatives;
4. demonstrate sophisticated cognitive and creative skills in approaching legal issues relating to human rights and generate appropriate responses.
Overview of Learning Activities
Seminar format with group discussions, small group work and class presentations.
Overview of Learning Resources
From 2018, Canvas is RMIT University's Learning Management System. Canvas is a flexible online system which will provide you with an engaging and exciting learning experience as part of your studies with us. The Canvas platform will be the primary site for you to gain access to all the resources designed to support your learning in this course. Your Canvas portal can accessed by logging into the following RMIT page: https://www.rmit.edu.au/students
Overview of Assessment
Assessment in the Graduate School of Business and Law generally includes, case studies and research assignment and examinations.