The course reviews the underpinning human rights standards set by international law and their application to aspects of Australian law. As part of the human rights enterprise, special attention will be given to the principle of equality and its expression in discrimination law.
The course will have a practical as well as conceptual focus and will include:
- analysis of Australian constitutionalism and its impact on the inclusion of human rights standards in Australian law;
- critical analysis of the decisions in the courts about the constitutional underpinnings for discrimination law, detention and freedom of speech;
- issues associated with the existence of Commonwealth, State and Territory discrimination law
a critical examination of implementation methods of human rights and discrimination law; - discussion of key issues in various areas of law, such as relating to the right to life (euthanasia and death penalty), terrorism law, refugee law and indigenous law and, in the area of discrimination law, to such issues as indirect discrimination, the concept of reasonableness, racial vilification law and the challenge of disability discrimination law.
Other Information
Click here for fee and census date informationIndicative Assessment
The package is likely to include both a research essay and, as an extra option, a class presentation (with a shorter essay).
Students must rely on the Approved Assessment which will be posted to the course homepage on the ANU Law website, prior to the commencement of the course.
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Workload
26 Contact Hours (Intensive Delivery)
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Requisite and Incompatibility
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
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