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LAWS3358 Indigenous Peoples and the 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 1 Old unit code: 200.358
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| Outcomes: Students are able to (1) demonstrate a broad understanding of theoretical approaches to interpreting Indigenous legal issues in Australia; (2) demonstrate a broad understanding of the Indigenous experience of law in Australia; (3) demonstrate more specific understanding of the particular Indigenous legal issues that have been the particular focus of the unit as indicated in the unit outline, including in relation to land ownership and governance; (4) demonstrate an appreciation of the cross-cultural issues which may have an impact on legal practice involving Indigenous people; (5) communicate confidently in relation to current Indigenous legal issues of importance; (6) appreciate the role of history, anthropology, culture and politics in understanding Indigenous legal issues; (7) interpret current legal debates about Indigenous people critically and sceptically; (8) appreciate the breadth of Indigenous legal issues; and (9) demonstrate a detailed understanding of the specific legal historical subject matter that has been the subject of the student's personal research projects. |
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| Content: This unit is an introduction to Indigenous peoples and Australian law. Topics include the native title system; rights to land under Commonwealth and state legislation; Aboriginal heritage; relationship to resource development; the constitutional position of Aboriginal peoples; Indigenous legal history; the interrelationship between law and public policy in Indigenous affairs; and child welfare issues, including responses to the Stolen Generation. |
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Assessment: Students must either write a research paper, present the paper and complete a final open-book examination; or complete the final open-book examination.
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): Dr Antonio Buti |
| Location: UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode: on-campus |
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| Prerequisites: LAWS1130 Legal Process |
Contact hours—lectures: 2 hrs per week
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Unit Web Page: http://www.uwa.edu.au/page/98341 |
| Note: Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2009. |
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Text
Bartlett, R. and Kwaymullina, A. eds Cases and Materials on Indigenous Peoples and the Law: United Booksellers 2008 |
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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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