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LAWS4430 Law and Contemporary Social Problems
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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: not available in 2009 Old unit code: 200.430
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| Outcomes: Students are able to identify and consider a range of social issues and the law's response to them; and undertake in-depth research of one specific contemporary social issue and the manner in which law has addressed it. |
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| Content: This unit focuses on the law's response to certain social issues and problems confronting disadvantaged sectors of Australian society. It examines from a variety of perspectives legal recognition, categorisation and accommodation of individual and group differences. Classes introduce and facilitate analysis and discussion of a wide range of related issues. |
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Assessment: This comprises (1) a written research paper or equivalent research undertaken as part of a placement within the University or government department or other legal or community organisation; (2) a work-in-progress oral presentation on the research; and (3) reflection papers on two of the topics addressed in class.
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 Daniel Stepniak |
| Location: UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode: on-campus |
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| Prerequisites: LAWS1130 Legal Process |
Contact hours—classes: 2 hrs per week consisting mostly of seminars but with occasional lectures and other presentations
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Unit Web Page: http://www.uwa.edu.au/page/103743 |
| Note: Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2009. |
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Texts
Unit materials are provided. |
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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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