Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:

1. Identify, plan, manage and execute a substantive written research project addressing a complex problem, and to a high professional standard appropriate to the professional setting,
2. Demonstrate persuasive and inclusive written and oral communications skills appropriate to specialist legal and non-specialist audiences, and a given professional setting.
3. Integrate and apply multiple areas of legal knowledge, skills and professional values gained throughout the JD program.
4. Recognise and apply JD graduate attributes such as, but not limited to: an extended understanding of recent developments in international law and its practice; high level research skills; high level conceptualisation; the ability to generate and evaluate complex ideas; legal technical and communication skills; a reflective and ethical approach, and high level personal autonomy and accountability.
5. Reflect on and review key elements of a growing professional and ethical identity by, for example, identifying specific interests, and deploying interpersonal skills, emotional intelligence, and career aspirations.In particular, upon successful conclusion of the course, and in the specific context of the International Law Clinical Program, students should be able to:
6. Analyse and critique the application of advanced knowledge and skills acquired through the workshop phase of the Clinical Program and the study of international law related to a professional setting.
7. Recognise and apply improved practical legal skills particularly ethical practice, communication with a variety of audiences, writing, and legal research principles and methods, in one specific professional context.
8. Describe and critically assess a range of strategies to use international law skills in advocating social justice and human rights outcomes.
9. Identify and evaluate concrete and achievable ways in which they can promote the relevance of international law to domestic social justice and human rights objectives.

Other Information

Entry into this course is through an application process, advertised through the Wattle JD program page

Indicative Assessment

1. One major project [Learning outcomes 1, 3, 4, 5, 8 and 9] and two minor projects, the latter being international law contributions to larger projects [Learning Outcomes 2, 6 and 7]. (null) [LO null]
2. (null) [LO null]

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Workload

Face to face contact between the Convenor and students would be intensive at the workshop phase of the Clinical Program and would subsequently take place in regular seminars and individual feedback sessions.

On average, taking into account the time spent on projects, student workload would be at a level of about 3 hours per week.

Inherent Requirements

Not applicable

Requisite and Incompatibility

You will need to contact the ANU Law School to request a permission code to enrol in this course.

Prescribed Texts

Adrian Evans, Anna Cody, Anna Copeland, Jeff Giddings, Peter Joy, Mary Anne Noone and Simon Rice,'Australian Clinical Legal Education' I(ANU E-Press 2017)

Assumed Knowledge

Students who apply for the Clinical Program will need to show advanced skills in research and drafting, capacity to work to deadlines and demonstrated interest in international law.

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