Human Rights Law and Policy - 9211
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Contact: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 48
Award(s):
Master of Human Rights Law and Policy
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Program Description
The program is designed for professionals across a wide range of disciplines who are seeking detailed knowledge about human rights law and policy. Professionals who will particularly benefit are those working in the public sector, in non-government organisations and in international relations. The program will appeal to students wanting to learn about human rights law and policy in greater depth and to international students who do not have access to such a program in their home universities. The MHRL&P will not itself lead to a professional qualification for legal practice but will enable a student to acquire expertise in human rights law and the policy context in which it operates.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
- You will have a functioning and contextual knowledge of international human rights law theory and doctrine;
- Gain intellectual skills of legal problem-solving, critical reflection about international human rights laws and their limitations, analysis of legal texts and documents, and an ability to make informed judgments about current events and legal issues;
- You will have the option to engage in scholarly research about any issue of international human rights law of your choosing;
- Develop a heightened understanding of the role international human rights law in society and be able to reflect on the effectiveness of international human rights law.
Program Structure
ENROLMENT
The Enrolment Guide for the Master of Human Rights Law & Policy (MHRLP) can be found on the
Enrolment UNSW Law website
Academic Rules
Qualifications
(1) A candidate for the degree shall have been awarded an appropriate Bachelor degree in law, social sciences or humanities or a Juris Doctor degree from UNSW Australia or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution with a minimum of credit average, or
(2) A candidate for the degree shall have been awarded an appropriate Bachelor degree in law, social sciences or humanities or a Juris Doctor degree from UNSW Australia or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution with a minimum of two years' relevant professional experience.
Enrolment and Progression
(1) An application to enrol as a candidate for the degree shall be lodged online on the UNSW website, by the advertised due date.
(2) A candidate for the degree shall be required to undertake such formal courses and pass such assessment as is prescribed.
(3) No candidate shall be awarded the degree until the lapse of two academic semesters from the date of enrolment in the case of a full-time candidate or three semesters in the case of a part-time candidate. The maximum period of candidature shall be three academic semesters from the date of enrolment for a full-time candidate and six semesters for a part-time candidate. In special cases an extension of these times may be granted by the Program Director/s and the Coordinator of Postgraduate Education.
Fees
Course List
- LAWS8110 Legal Concepts Research (6 UOC)
Please Note:
MHRL&P students also have the option to convert the LAWS8423 Research Thesis (6 uoc) course into a 12 uoc Research Thesis option extending over two semesters; subject to the approval of the Supervisor/s, the program Director/s and the Coordinator of Postgraduate Education. Students interested in pursuing this option will have to complete any additional assessment tasks as prescribed by the Supervisor/s, the program Director/s and the Coordinator of Postgraduate Education.
Not all courses will be offered in every year. New courses may be added to the following list from time to time.
Postgraduate Law electives approved for the MHRL&P
- LAWS8013 Transnational Policing (6 UOC)
- LAWS8037 SurveillanceSecurityDemocracy (6 UOC)
- LAWS8048 Administrative Justice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8052 Human Rights Internship (6 UOC)
- LAWS8056 Disability Law and Policy (6 UOC)
- LAWS8058 Workplace Change & Conflict (6 UOC)
- LAWS8060 Human Rights in Asia (6 UOC)
- LAWS8061 Australian Bills of Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8067 International Law and Culture (6 UOC)
- LAWS8081 Adv Issues in Intl Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8082 Peaceful Settle. of Int. Disp. (6 UOC)
- LAWS8085 International Organisations (6 UOC)
- LAWS8087 Intl Law & Use of Force (6 UOC)
- LAWS8102 Proliferation of WMD (6 UOC)
- LAWS8104 International Child Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8107 Current Issues in Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8123 Indigenous Children & the Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8124 Indigenous Women and the Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8125 Criminal Process: Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8146 Human Rights NY Summer School (6 UOC)
- LAWS8153 Peoples' Tribunals (6 UOC)
- LAWS8157 European Human Rights Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8162 Media and Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8164 Human Rights and Security (6 UOC)
- LAWS8166 Human Rgts Fieldwrk & Practice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8180 Principles of Intl Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8182 Global Goverance & Soc Justice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8188 Law of Armed Conflict (6 UOC)
- LAWS8189 Business and Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8190 International Refugee Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8192 Law, Rights & Development (6 UOC)
- LAWS8209 Crim Justice:Global Perspectiv (6 UOC)
- LAWS8319 Internationl Environmental Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8348 Transitional Justice Intl Comp (6 UOC)
- LAWS8391 International Law of Equality (6 UOC)
- LAWS8413 Indigenous Peoples in Intl Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8415 Contemporary Indigenous Issues (6 UOC)
- LAWS8423 Research Thesis: 6 uoc (6 UOC)
- LAWS8991 International Criminal Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8013 Transnational Policing (6 UOC)
- LAWS8048 Administrative Justice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8052 Human Rights Internship (6 UOC)
- LAWS8058 Workplace Change & Conflict (6 UOC)
- LAWS8060 Human Rights in Asia (6 UOC)
- LAWS8061 Australian Bills of Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8067 International law and culture (6 UOC)
- LAWS8085 International Organisations (6 UOC)
- LAWS8087 Intl Law & Use of Force (6 UOC)
- LAWS8102 Proliferation of WMD (6 UOC)
- LAWS8104 International Child Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8107 Current Issues in Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8123 Indigenous Children & the Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8124 Indigenous Women and the Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8125 Criminal Process: Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8146 Human Rights NY Summer School (6 UOC)
- LAWS8153 Peoples' Tribunals (6 UOC)
- LAWS8157 European Human Rights Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8162 Media and Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8166 Human Rgts Fieldwrk & Practice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8182 Global Goverance & Soc Justice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8188 Law of Armed Conflict (6 UOC)
- LAWS8189 Business and Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8190 International Refugee Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8192 Law, Rights & Development (6 UOC)
- LAWS8209 Crim Justice:Global Perspectiv (6 UOC)
- LAWS8212 Native Title Law, Policy & Pra (6 UOC)
- LAWS8319 Internationl Environmental Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8391 International Law of Equality (6 UOC)
- LAWS8413 Indigenous Peoples in Intl Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8415 Contemporary Indigenous Issues (6 UOC)
- LAWS8423 Research Thesis: 6 uoc (6 UOC)
Area(s) of Specialisation