LAW, RIGHTS AND SOCIAL JUSTICE
LST3LSJ
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject brings together a range of different approaches to critically understanding law, rights and social justice. The subject focuses on the ways in which both domestic and international laws can promote, hinder or violate fundamental freedoms and rights. The subject begins by examining the philosophy and practice of rights within domestic and international law, and then considers a range of different but interrelated issues, including: Indigenous rights and self determination; women in western and non-western worlds; reproductive rights; the rights of the child; poverty and homelessness; asylum seekers and refugees; counter-terrorism and torture; armed conflict, genocide and transitional justice; and environmental and animal rights.
Faculty: Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Nicola Henry
Available to Study Abroad Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 3 - UG
Exchange Students: Yes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: 30 credit points of second year Legal Studies and 30 credit points of any second year Humanities or Social Sciences subjects, or subject coordinator's approval.
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: LST2LSJ
Equivalent subjects: N/A
Special conditions: N/A
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | LSJ materials book available from bookshop | Prescribed | N/A | N/A |