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
- Develop and apply specialist legal knowledge to critically analyse complex human security problems, concepts and theories, incorporating social, comparative or transdisciplinary approaches.
- Research, evaluate, and synthesise case law, legislation, and scholarly writings to develop solutions to human security problems.
- Critically reflect on and communicate theoretical, policy and practical information and issues in human security to legal and non-legal audiences.
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 Global Law, Justice and Development
- LAWS8006 Law and Development in the Contemporary South Pacific
- LAWS8009 Transnational Anti-Corruption Laws
- LAWS8013 Nuclear Weapons Law
- LAWS8035 Cyber Warfare Law
- LAWS8077 Cyber Law
- LAWS8178 International Law and Use of Force
- LAWS8182 Principles of International Law
- LAWS8189 Environmental and Sustainability Law
- LAWS8214 Sentencing
- LAWS8229 International Trade Law
- LAWS8234 International and Comparative Human Rights Law
- LAWS8237 Health Law, Bioethics and Human Rights
- LAWS8243 Freedom of Information and Privacy
- LAWS8252 International Refugee Law
- LAWS8253 Law of The Sea
- LAWS8254 Business, Human Rights and Corporate Responsibility
- LAWS8256 Law, Gender Identities and Sexualities
- LAWS8264 International Law of the Environment
- LAWS8268 International Humanitarian Law
- LAWS8276 Chinese Law and Society
- LAWS8280 Land, Water and Biodiversity Law
- LAWS8314 Post Conflict Situations and International Law
- LAWS8316 International Nuclear Energy Law
- LAWS8328 Australian Legal Responses to National Security and Counter Terrorism
- LAWS8329 Gender, Law and Development
- LAWS8339 The Rule of Law and Constitutionalism in Greater China
- LAWS8401 The Law of Weaponry and Targeting
- LAWS8402 Media Law
- LAWS8405 Artificial Intelligence, Law and Society
- LAWS8407 Digital Economies and the Law
- LAWS8409 Strategic Issues in the Law of Armed Conflict
- LAWS8428 Labour Law
- LAWS8438 Indigenous Peoples and the Law
- LAWS8471 Refugee Law
- LAWS8474 Climate Law
- LAWS8566 International Criminal Law
- LAWS8567 International Dispute Resolution
- LAWS8582 Global Health Law
- LAWS8585 International Aviation Law
- LAWS8594 Law and Society in South East Asia
- LAWS8595 Critical Approaches to International Law
- LAWS8601 Comparative Human Rights
- LAWS8662 Environmental Risk and Disaster Law