This course looks at the way citizenship in law sits with broader notions of citizenship; it compares the legal notion of citizenship with the normative notion. The course also uses Australia as a case study to look at citizenship law and policy. There will also be a strong comparative country aspect to the course.
It is expected that the following topics will be covered:
- Introduction: the concept of citizenship
- Citizenship and constitutions
- Birthright citizenship
- Citizenship by grant
- Citizenship by descent
- Citizenship and administrative law/merits review
- The difference that citizenship makes
- Loss of citizenship
- Dual citizenship
- Post-national citizenship
- International law and citizenship/nationality
- Summary/overview.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
By the conclusion of this course, it is intended that students who have successfully completed all of the course requirements should be able to:- Identify, investigate and explain, to demonstrate a deep understanding and knowledge of the principles underlying the theoretical debates about citizenship;
- Identify, interpret and critically examine the relationship between the theoretical debates and citizenship law;
- Identify and explain the complex principles, concepts and elements of citizenship law
- Investigate, synthesise, evaluate and discuss the policy issues arising from the principles, policies and law considered in the course; and
- Plan, design and individually execute a substantial research based project that identifies and critically examines aspects of citizenship law and policy, using relevant research principles and techniques to provide practical solutions to complex problems.
Other Information
This is an intensive course with a 4 day compulsory intensive (see LLM timetable for dates).Approximately 6 weeks from the completion of the intensive your final assessment will be due. Contact with fellow students and the convenor, both prior to the intensive and after, is conducted via the Wattle course site.
Indicative Assessment
It is likely the assessment will consist of:- Group class presentation: (10%)
- Research essay – 7000 words: (90%) – all learning outcomes
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Workload
26 hours of face to face teaching (4 day intensive). The course will also require advanced preparation through assigned readings. In total, it is anticipated that the hours required for completion this course (class preparation, teaching and completion of assessment) will not exceed 120 hours.Click here for the LLM Masters Program timetable
Requisite and Incompatibility
Prescribed Texts
There is no prescribed text for this course.Preliminary Reading
Students must rely on the approved Course Study Guide which will be posted to the Wattle course site approximately 4 weeks prior to the commencement of the course.
An e-brick will be available on the Wattle course site.
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 |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $3252 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2016 | $4638 |
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.
Winter Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6798 | 18 Aug 2016 | 18 Aug 2016 | 02 Sep 2016 | 04 Oct 2016 | In Person | N/A |
