Sex, Human Rights and Justice - AUST2025
 
Faculty: Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
 
 
School:  School of Social Sciences and International Studies
 
 
Course Outline: http://www.arts.unsw.edu.au/politics/
 
 
Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
 
 
Contact Hours per Week: 3
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: 36 units of credit
 
 
Equivalent: POLS2020, WOMS2004
 
 
Fee Band: 1 (more info)
 
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
 

Description


Examines thought and practices of human rights in connection with questions of sex and sexual relations. Conceptions of equality, autonomy and freedom will be examined, with some reference to classic liberal expositions of justice and the rights of the person. Areas include discrimination and harassment, abortion, prostitution and sexual slavery, pornography, sexual violence and rape. Attention will be given to both domestic and international policy in these areas.

Learning Outcomes


Upon completion of the course, students should:
  • Have an awareness of the principles and practices of human rights in relation to questions of sex and sexual relations
  • Be aware of the development and current state of public policy and law in areas of sex and sexual relations in Australia, and within a comparative perspective
  • Have developed an ability to think, read and write in an analytical and critical way about issues of sex and sexual relations.

Assessment


  • Tutorial participation - 10%
  • Essay (2500 words) - 50%
  • Four reading reports - 40%