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MLL211 - Human Rights Law

Year:

2022 unit information

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

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

Prerequisite:

For all students commencing prior to 2019: MLL110, plus 4 additional Law (MLL) units 

For all students commencing after 2019: MLL110 and MLL113, plus 3 additional Law (MLL) units 

Corequisite:Nil
Incompatible with: MLL302, MLL417
Typical study commitment:

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

Scheduled learning activities - campus:

2h class + 1h seminar per week

Scheduled learning activities - cloud:

2h class (recordings provided) + 1h online seminar per 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

These Unit Learning Outcomes are applicable for all teaching periods throughout the year

Assessment

Trimester 1:
Assessment Description Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) Annotated bibliography 1000 words 10% Week 2
Assessment 2: (Individual) Written assignment essay 2500 words 40% TBC
Examination (Open Book) 2 hours 50% Exam period
Trimester 2
Assessment Description		 Student output Grading and weighting
(% total mark for unit)		 Indicative due week
Assessment 1: (Individual) Annotated bibliography 1000 words 10% Week 2
Assessment 2: (Individual) Written assignment essay 2500 words 40% TBC
Assessment 3: (Individual) End of unit sssessment task 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: MLL211 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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