MLL302 - Human Rights Law

Unit details

Year:

2024 unit information

Enrolment modes:Trimester 2: Burwood (Melbourne), Online
Credit point(s):1
EFTSL value:0.125
Previously coded as:MLL211, MLL417
Unit Chair:Trimester 2: Bruce Chen
Cohort rule:

For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only

Prerequisite:

MLP323

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: MLL211
Typical study commitment:

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site.

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment:

1 x 2 hour on-campus lecture (recordings provided) and 1 x 1 hour on-campus seminar (recordings provided) each week 

Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment:

2 hour online lecture (recordings provided) and 1 hour online seminar (recordings provided) each week 

Content

The unit provides an overview of the development, substance and enforcement of international human rights law, as well as its implementation in Australia. We will consider the philosophical concepts of human rights as well as the development of the contemporary international human rights regime. We will also look at the various rights recognised in human rights law, the manner in which they can be limited and means for enforcement. Selected case studies will be explored to highlight the operation and potential of human rights norms.

ULO These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes
ULO1

Explain and evaluate the concepts underpinning international human rights law. 

GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities

ULO2

Apply international and domestic human rights legal standards to real-life contexts. 

GLO4: Critical thinking
GLO8: Global Citizenship

ULO3

Critically analyse the human rights regime and propose legal solutions to existing human rights issues. 

GLO4: Critical thinking

ULO4

Ethically curate, evaluate and critique the primary and secondary resources relevant to human rights law. 

GLO3: Digital literacy

Assessment

Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)
Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) Annotated bibliography 500 words 10% Week 3
Assessment 2: (Individual) Essay 1500 words 40% Week 7
End-of-unit assessment task: Written 2000 words 50% End-of-unit assessment period

The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.

Learning Resource

The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: MLL302 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.

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