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Issues in Immigration Law - LAWS8390
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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  Faculty of Law
 
 
Course Outline: See below
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Postgraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210, 5740 or 9230
 
 
Fee Band: 3 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

What are our obligations to strangers? What is a just migration program? To what extent can the important ideals of due process and equal treatment be realised in the immigration context? Are the goals of particular immigration programs being achieved? This course discusses such matters as these in the context of selected current 'problems' in Australian migration law. Knowledge of migration law is not a prerequisite but some exposure to administrative law and legal philosophy would be of assistance.


Recommended Prior Knowledge

Knowledge of migration law is not a prerequisite but some exposure to administrative law and legal philosophy would be of assistance.

Main Topics

  • The example of the Australian migration programme
  • Obligations to others
  • Refugees
  • Rights and migration law
  • Discrimination in the migration context
  • Due process
  • The bad, the sick and the old - those we don't want
  • Legal decision-making
  • Compliance and the art of getting rid of people
  • Immigration detention
  • How institutions think

Assessment

Two research essays: 3,000 - 4,000 words each 50% each

Course Texts

Prescribed
Materials will be prepared by the teachers and can be purchased from the UNSW bookshop.
Recommended
Refer to the Course Outline provided by the lecturer prior to the start of the relevant semester.

Resources

Refer to the Course Outline provided by the lecturer prior to the start of the relevant semester.

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