This course examines Human Rights Litigation and the following topics:
- Review of human rights legislation (Federal, ACT and Victoria)
- Examination and analysis of Human Rights Remedies
- Human rights litigation procedures and claims
- Pleadings aspects in human rights matters
- Current developments in human rights litigation
- Prospects for further development in remedies
- The ACT Human Rights experience
- A possible Commonwealth Human Rights Act
- Preparing and proving human rights claims
- Enforcing human rights in Australia
- Human Rights and the United Nations – the Australian experience
- Some international aspects of human rights, particularly in the United Nations and the European Court of Human Rights.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
At the conclusion of this course students should be able to:
- demonstrate an understanding of the principles and procedures governing litigation in human rights cases
- apply those principles and procedures in matters of human rights litigation, particularly preparation of originating process, claims and supporting affidavits
- engage in reflective practice in human rights litigation, providing advice and advocacy to clients
Other Information
This course is run on WATTLE. Once enrolled you will need to logon to WATTLE at: http://wattle.anu.edu.au/ using your ISIS username and password. When available students will be able to gain access to the course materials and modules.
Indicative Assessment
Students must rely on the approved Means of Assessment which will be posted to the Wattle course site prior to the commencement of the course.
Assessment is likely to consist of the following:
Option A
- 4000 wd essay (60%)
- Oral hearing (“moot”) via telephone link on a discrete issue (25%)
- Written outline of argument submitted in advance (5%); and
- Two substantive contributions to a discussion forum (10%)
OR
Option B
- 4000 word essay (60%)
- 2000 word written submission on an issue (20%); and
- 4 substantive contributions to discussion forums (20%)
The ANU uses Turnitin to enhance student citation and referencing techniques, and to assess assignment submissions as a component of the University's approach to managing Academic Integrity. While the use of Turnitin is not mandatory, the ANU highly recommends Turnitin is used by both teaching staff and students. For additional information regarding Turnitin please visit the ANU Online website.
Workload
26 hrs online via Wattle
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
There is no prescribed text. Information on suggested readings will be made available in the Course Outline posted on Wattle course site prior to the commencement of the course.
Preliminary Reading
Suggested readings will be listed in the Course Outline.
There is no required preliminary reading, but suggested readings will be listed in the Course Outline.
Assumed Knowledge
Non-lawyers must have completed LAWS8015 Fundamentals of Government and Commercial Law.Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 3
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $2958 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $4146 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1452 | 20 Jul 2015 | 07 Aug 2015 | 31 Aug 2015 | 30 Oct 2015 | In Person | N/A |
