Unit details
MLM750 - Human, Economic and Legal Rights
| Offering information: | Not offered in 2013 |
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| Offered at: | (B, X) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| Offerings: | Trimester 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | (For Master of Laws, Graduate Certificate or Master of Commercial Law students only) |
| Unit chair: | M Bagaric |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Contact hours: | This unit will be taught intensively in 3 hour lecture blocks over approximately 8 days |
| Note: Online teaching methods require internet access. Please refer to the most current computer specifications. | |
Content
This unit provides students with an understanding of the nature of human rights and the manner in which the concept of rights shapes the development of the domestic and international law. In particular the unit will cover: the origin of human rights; the nature of economic rights; the conversion of a human right into a legal right; rights in domestic law and international law; examination of distinct rights claims; rights as individualising notions and the future of rights discourse.
Assessment
Written Assignment 1 5000 words 50%, Written Assignment 2 2500 words 25%, Written Assignment 3 2500 words 25%
Unit Fee Information
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8th June 2007