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LS335 Human Rights

Updated: 06 May 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 2 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Armidale Semester 2 On Campus 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 48cp 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
International Human Rights in Context
ISBN: 9780199279425
Steiner, H., Alston, P. and Goodman, R., Oxford University Press 3rd ed. 2008
Text refers to: Semester 2 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Unit information may be subject to change prior to commencement of the teaching period.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 40% 2000
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-7
Open Book Examination 2 hrs 60%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-5 GA: 1-7

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. recognise the main features of the international human rights legal regime;
  2. identify and classify the main international human rights instruments and evaluate other international mechanisms (both legal and non-legal) to advance human rights;
  3. appraise the express and implied constitutional protection of human rights in Australia, and assess the other forms of protection of human rights in the Australian legal system;
  4. describe and critically assess the common criticisms of the human rights legal regime; and
  5. demonstrate an ability to conduct research in the field of international human rights advocacy.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Graduates will be able to show a command of a significant body of knowledge based on the highest standards of academic scholarship; apply knowledge at an advanced level in professional contexts or to solve problems; show awareness of the historical development of the discipline and its methods; and recognise the relationship between the practice of the discipline in Australia and its practice in other countries. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Graduates will be able to communicate effectively and confidently orally and in written forms and present well-reasoned arguments. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
Graduates will be able to show an awareness of the global context of their discipline and professional area and function in a multicultural or global context. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Graduates will be able to recognise the need for information and the nature and extent of information needed; find information effectively and efficiently; critically evaluate information and the search process; manage information collected or generated; use information to construct new concepts or create new understandings and acquire, organise and present information using technology. 		True True True
5 Life-Long Learning
Graduates will be able to reflect on limitations of, and have the capacity to evaluate their current knowledge, practice intellectual curiosity, creativity, and critical thinking and learn both independently and co-operatively. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Graduates will be able to apply logical, critical and creative thinking to a range of problems; identify critical issues in the discipline or professional area; conceptualise problems and formulate a range of solutions that are appropriate to the national or cultural context of the problem and collect, collate and analyse relevant information to assist problem-solving. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Graduates will be able to show ethical action and social responsibility in their personal, professional, and community lives; show respect for, and acknowledgement of, ideas and knowledge of others and understand the international implications of local decisions and the local implications of international decisions 		True True True
   

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