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LS335 Human Rights

Updated: 29 April 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus
Online level Level C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites 48 cp in Legal Studies
Co-requisites None
Restrictions LS235
Notes None
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 refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
   

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