International Law, HumanRights & Cultural Heritage - LAWS8067
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: 2
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210, 9230, 5740, 9240, 5760, 9211, 5211, 9281, 5281, 9220 or 5750.
Excluded: JURD7367
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
LLM Specialisation
Recommended Prior Knowledge
Main Topics
- International heritage law. How is heritage safeguarded in international law? What are the bright and dark sides of those arrangements?
- How does international law construct and account for cultural identity and cultural difference?
- How does cultural heritage relate to human rights? And other areas of (international) law?
- What is the relationship between international heritage law, human rights and development?
Learning Outcomes
- Understand the issues involved in the regulation of heritage affairs beyond a single State
- Have a sound knowledge of the main legal concepts and principles of international law and human rights law
- Understand the structure of the heritage legal system internationally and its relationship to other disciplines also concerned with heritage protection and safeguarding, particularly human rights
- Understand the historical links between cultural constructions of others and practices of law and politics in domestic and international jurisdictions, particularly by the uses of heritage as vehicles for culture, identity and otherness
- Have the capacity to articulate his/her knowledge and understanding in oral and written presentations
- Integrate recent scholarship in the area of cultural studies within the existing frameworks of international law
Assessment
Class Participation (20%)
Class Presentation (20%)