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Human Rights Internship Program - LAWS8052
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Faculty: Faculty of Law
 
 
School:  School 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 9200, 9211, 9240 or 5211
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 3 (more info)
 
 
Tuition Fee:See Tuition Fee Schedule
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description

The Human Rights Internship Program offers postgraduate students the opportunity to undertake research project work in a Partner Organisation with a focus on the protection and promotion of human rights.

Under the supervision of a member of the Partner Organization and the Law Faculty, students undertake a research project relevant to the Partner Organization’s human rights-related work. Students gain valuable experience in research, analysis, writing and advocacy on aspects of law, policy and practice relating to human rights. Interns are required to attend at their Partner Organisation for at least two full days (equivalent) during session and, thereafter, to complete their project in close consultation with their Partner Organisation. Interns are also required to attend a Program Seminar at the close of each session, at which they discuss the research project which has been the subject of their internship.

Through a competitive process, a maximum of 15 students will be selected each session for the internships. Applicants must be currently enrolled in either Law 9211 (MHRL&P), Law 9240 (MILIR), Law 9920 (LL.M.), or Law 5211 (GDHRL&P).


LLM Specialisation

Prerequisites

Successful completion of LAWS8181 International Human Rights is a prerequisite for entry into the internship program.

Course Objectives

A candidate who has successfully completed this course should have:
  • completed a written research project in which human rights law and principles have been applied to the work of a human rights organisation.
  • acquired skills, knowledge and experience in the area of human rights law and policy.
  • participated directly in policy debates and in human rights-related policy-making, applying human rights law, principles and concepts in a contemporary policy setting.
  • contributed his/her skills and expertise in the human rights field to the broader community.

Main Topics

Project topics must be related to human rights law and policy and are to be negotiated between individual interns, Partner Organisations and the Program Coordinator, UNSW Law School.

Assessment

Assessment will consist of:
  • A portfolio of written material in the form of substantial research, including a memorandum (70%)
  • Seminar Presentation (20%)
  • Partner Organisation evaluation (10%)

Application process

Applicants must be currently enrolled in either 9200 (LL.M.), 9211 (MHRL&P), 9240 (MILIR) or 5211 (GDHRL&P). Participation in the Program is by competitive application. Selection and allocation of participants is the joint responsibility of the Program Coordinator and the Partner Organisations.

Application Dates for Semester 2: 1 April 2011 to 1 May 2011

Partner Organisations:
It is open to students to undertake an internship at an organisation other than those nominated, subject to approval of the organisation and the Program Coordinator.

Course Texts

No texts are required for this course. A number of resources will be made available on Blackboard for this course including the course outline, reading materials and information related to the administration of the internship.

Inquiries

Inquiries may be made to the Program Coordinator, Frances Gibson, f.gibson@unsw.edu.au or 93852230

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