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LS335 Human Rights

Updated: 19 December 2007
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Summer Semester Off Campus
Online level Level C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam Summer
Pre-requisites 24 cp in Legal Studies
Co-requisites None
Restrictions LS 235
Notes offered in 2007-2008 Summer Semester
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Jurgen Brohmer (jbrohmer@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

The study of human rights raises some of the most important issues in Australia and the world today. This unit will introduce students to the multifaceted and varied field of human rights in an international, Australian and theoretical context. During the course of this unit, it is intended to develop students' understanding of the most important debates and dilemmas that an informed understanding of human rights legal principles raises.

Prescribed Material
Mandatory

Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

The International Covenant on Civil and Political Right: Cases, Materials and Commentary
ISBN: 9780199285419
Joseph, S., Schultz, J. and Castan, M., OUP 2nd Aust. ed. 2005
Text For: Summer Semester; Off Campus
Recommended Material
Optional
None
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
   

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