International Human Rights Law and Advocacy - JURD7582
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: LAWS3182
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
- Have a sound knowledge of the main legal concepts and principles of international human rights law
- Explain in your own words the meaning of legal concepts, doctrines and principles we have studied
- Analyse the primary sources of human rights law
- Demonstrate an ethical understanding of the nature of human rights law and be aware of on-going and future issues in the area of human rights
- Demonstrate your ability to think critically and to justify your ideas in a reasoned manner, rather than purely by way of dogmatic assertions or emotional responses communicate effectively in speaking and in writing
Main Topics
- What are human rights? Contemporary concerns with human rights
- Framework of the international human rights system
- Major international human rights instruments and their enforcement
- Other thematic topics that may be covered from year to year include: narrative of the history of human rights; universalism and cultural relativism; the United Nations human rights system; regional and subregional systems for the protection of human rights; death penalty; freedom of expression; economic, social and cultural rights; gender and human rights; disability and human rights; human rights and terrorism: clash between rights and security; domestic implementation of international human rights in Australia; refugees: international standards and protections; international law of equality and non-discrimination.
Assessment
Research essay 40%
Exam 50%
Course Texts
Prescribed
McBeth, Nolan & Rice The International Law of Human Rights (Oxford University Press 2011)
Recommended
Refer to reading list in the course guide. The further reading listed each week is optional and is not contained in the Course Materials. It is available online or at the UNSW Law School Library references. If you are seeking resources, you can obtain assistance from the UNSW Library. One starting point is: UNSW Library
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