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National Protection of Hum Rghts:Comp Perspectives - LAWS8061 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description This course will explore the theoretical debates around the desirability of protecting human rights via constitutional and other models of bills of rights. Comparative analysis will involve study of bills of rights in a number of jurisdictions, which may include an examination of the South African, Indian and other experiences. It will also include a comparative examination of statutory bills of rights in Australia, focusing on the impact of the human rights charters in the ACT and Victoria on policy-making, government decision-making, legislative processes, and in the courts, will engage with the ongoing debate about the adoption of bills of rights in Australia. Among other topics, this course will address debates surrounding the protection of socio-economic rights, including their the status as rights, the desirability and practicability of including them in constitutional or statutory charters of rights, and means of implementing and enforcing such rights.
This course will be taught in Summer Session 2011-12 by Associate Professor Rosalind Dixon, University of Chicago on December 5 - 9, 13, 16 from 9.30am to 1pm. LLM Specialisations Recommended Prior Knowledge None
Course Objectives By the end of the course, participants should:
Main Topics
Assessment Class Participation 20%
Research Essay 6000 words 80% Course Texts Prescribed Xeroxed reading materials will be available for purchase from the UNSW Bookshop
Recommended
Resources Refer to Course Outline provided by lecturer prior to the start of the relevant semester.
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