As the world's population nears 8 billion and the demand for resources increases, there is a need to understand the consequences of climate change, environmental and other natural disasters, conflict, pandemics, automation, under-developed economies, human rights breaches, and corruption. This specialisation will equip lawyers, professionals and policy-makers with the skills to assess critically topics that will explore these issues from a legal, regulatory and policy perspective.
Learning Outcomes
Differentiate between legal and policy issues arising from the consequences of human insecurity.
Compare the regulatory and policy regimes that govern different aspects of global human security.
Distinguish between man-made and natural forces that impact on human insecurity.
Identify and evaluate different legal and policy approaches to tackling some of the world's pressing problems.
Critically examine scholarship in relation to human insecurity arising from the consequences of environmental and other natural disasters, pandemics, and human rights breaches.
Collaborate to research particular case uses and scenarios and how law and policy can help to regulate the consequences of conflict, climate change and corruption.
Other Information
Courses counted towards this specialisation can also be counted towards another specialisation, provided they are listed on the Study Tab under the relevant specialisation
Relevant Degrees
Requirements
This specialisation requires the completion of 24 units, which must consist of:
24 units from completion of the following course(s):
LAWS8001 Introduction to Law, Governance and Development
LAWS8006 Law and Development in the Contemporary South Pacific
LAWS8009 Transnational Anti-Corruption Laws
LAWS8013 Nuclear Weapons Law
LAWS8023 International Law and United Nations Peace Operations
LAWS8028 Special Topics in Law, Governance and Development
LAWS8035 Cyber Warfare Law
LAWS8037 Sustainable Energy Law
LAWS8077 Cyber Law
LAWS8125 The Law of Corporate Governance
LAWS8146 Planning and Environmental Impact Assessment
LAWS8171 Kyoto Seminar: Japanese Law and Society
LAWS8175 Citizenship Law in Context
LAWS8178 International Law and Use of Force
LAWS8179 International Security Law
LAWS8180 International Climate Law
LAWS8182 Principles of International Law
LAWS8189 Fundamentals of Environmental and Sustainability Law
LAWS8229 International Law of World Trade
LAWS8234 International and Comparative Human Rights Law
LAWS8237 Health Law and Bioethics
LAWS8252 International Refugee Law
LAWS8253 Law of The Sea
LAWS8254 Business, Human Rights and Corporate Responsibility
LAWS8264 International Law of The Environment
LAWS8268 International Humanitarian Law
LAWS8278 Environmental Dispute Resolution
LAWS8280 Land, Water and Biodiversity
LAWS8301 Graduate Research Unit
LAWS8314 Post Conflict Situations and International Law
LAWS8315 Maritime Security Law
LAWS8316 Nuclear Security Law
LAWS8328 Australian Legal Responses to National Security and Counter Terrorism
LAWS8329 Gender, Law and Development
LAWS8336 International Investment Treaty Law and Arbitration
LAWS8401 The Law of Weaponry and Targeting
LAWS8402 Media Law
LAWS8403 #MeToo and the Law
LAWS8405 Artificial Intelligence, Law & Society
LAWS8409 Strategic Issues in the Law of Armed Conflict
LAWS8411 Advanced Criminal Law: Crime, Law and Social Justice
LAWS8415 Environmental Law
LAWS8420 Human Rights Law in Australia
LAWS8428 Labour Law
LAWS8437 Financial Markets and Takeovers
LAWS8438 Indigenous Peoples and the Law
LAWS8458 International Organisations (Geneva)
LAWS8459 Consumer Protection and Product Liability Law
LAWS8471 Refugee Law
LAWS8474 Climate Law
LAWS8485 Australian National Security Law
LAWS8566 International Criminal Law
LAWS8567 International Dispute Resolution
LAWS8582 Global Health Law
LAWS8585 International Aviation Law
LAWS8586 Law and Legal Institutions
LAWS8594 Law and Society in South East Asia
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