Health and Medical Law - JURD7301
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
Enrolment Requirements:
Pre-requisite: 36 UOC of JURD courses for students enrolled prior to 2013. For students enrolled after 2013, pre-requisite: 72 UOC of JURD courses.
Excluded: LAWS3401
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Recommended Prior Knowledge
Course Objectives
- To provide a sound introduction to the law relevant to the health system, the delivery of health services and related scientific and technological developments
- To develop skills in evaluating the effectiveness of international treaties and domestic legislation that regulate health related areas
- Demonstrate an ability to think critically and to justify ideas in a reasoned manner
- To develop skills in communicating effectively, in speaking and in writing
- To gain an understanding of the possible career paths available for lawyers interested in the field of health and medical law
- To develop the skill to Identify appropriate areas for legal research
- To conduct advanced level legal research and writing
Main Topics
- patient rights (international and domestic)
- battery
- medical negligence
- Aboriginal health
- confidentiality and privacy
- access to medical records
- the Human Tissue Act
- HIV/AIDS, genetics
- assisted reproductive technology
- end of life decision-making/euthanasia
- mental health
Assessment
- Class Participation. 30% Class participation will be based on the following criteria: class attendance, preparation for classes (including evidence of reading, analysis and understanding of the prescribed materials) and active engagement in all classes plus a short presentation during the course.
- Take Home Assignment. 70%. The assignment will consist of a problem question worth 50% of the mark for the paper and an research essay question worth 50% of the mark for the assignment.
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