Course

Current Issues in International Human Rights Law - LAWS8107

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: 8

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210, 9230, 5740, 9240, 5760, 9211, 5211, 9281, 5281, 9220 or 5750.

Excluded: JURD7464, JURD7507, LAWS8164

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course involves an advanced study of international human rights law, providing an opportunity for deeper exploration of fundamental legal principles, concepts and doctrinal frameworks through the medium of contemporary human rights concerns. To this end, it identifies key human rights issues and challenges in a range of areas including security, business, development, gender etc. By focussing on selected human rights topics within these broader areas of international law and policy, the course equips students with a thorough understanding of the multifaceted dimension of modern human rights law and its cross-cutting application.

This course is part of a general offering of human rights and social justice topics within the UNSW Law School and aims to provide students with an in-depth understanding of current human rights issues.

More information can be found on the Course Outline Website.

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