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LAWS3304 Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Law
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The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
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| Credit: 6 points Availability: Semester 2 Old unit code: 200.304
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| Outcomes: Students are able to (1) explain the historic and philosophical background of human rights; (2) apply and analyse the issues that arise from the application of select international human rights norms to given factual circumstances; (3) evaluate the international mechanisms for protection of select international human rights norms; (4) evaluate the domestic mechanisms for protection of human rights norms; (5) apply and analyse the issues that arise from the application of Commonwealth and state anti-discrimination law to given factual circumstances. |
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| Content: This unit equips students with the ability to make critical, analytical and reasoned arguments on selected topics in international and domestic human rights law. The topics include introduction to international human rights law; international human rights norms; monitoring implementation and compliance; the relationship between international human rights law and domestic law—general principles; sources of domestic human rights law and anti-discrimination law; key concepts in Commonwealth and state anti-discrimination laws; and evaluation of anti-discrimination laws. |
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Assessment: This consists of a mooting exercise (25 percent) and a take-home examination (75 per cent).
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
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| Unit Co-ordinator(s): Greg Carne, Dr Antonio Buti |
| Location: UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode: on-campus |
Unit Rules: |
| Prerequisites: LAWS1130 Legal Process |
| Advisable prior study: LAWS4400 Constitutional Law I and LAWS4401 Constitutional Law II |
Contact hours—3 hrs per week
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Unit Web Page: http://www.uwa.edu.au/page/98339 |
| Note: Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2009. |
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Texts
Smith, R. K. M. Textbook on International Human Rights, 3rd ed.: OUP 2007
readings in Human Rights Law (to be advised) |
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Assistance with study skills, including English language skills,
is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students
(see http://www.studysmarter.uwa.edu.au/).
Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423. |
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Books and other material wherever listed may be subject to change.
Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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