law5ccd comparative constitutional des
COMPARATIVE CONSTITUTIONAL DESIGN
LAW5CCD
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
In recent decades, constitution-making has become a much more international and comparative exercise than it was previously, with the result that democratizing or redemocratizing countries are more open to a wide range of institutions than they were previously. The seminar deals with many of the most common issues confronted by constitutional designers. In addition to such specific questions, however, it considers three overarching issues: (1) What are the sources of constitutional change, and what governs the choice of designers when they borrow institutions from abroad? (2) Are such institutions able to have a benign effect on ethnic and religious conflict? (3) What determines whether apt designs can in fact be adopted and by what mode they will be adopted? This short course will give consideration to these issues.
SchoolLa Trobe Law School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorGordon Walker
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
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PrerequisitesN/A
Co-requisitesN/A
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Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. To be able to analyse situations to determine whether constitutional change is feasible and appropriate
- Activities:
- Seminar discussions
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
02. To be able to identify institutional choices in constitutional design
- Activities:
- Seminar discussions
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
03. To be able to determine which institutions are most effective in having a benign effect on ethnic and religious conflict and to present structured arguments that critically assess institutional choice
- Activities:
- Problem solving
- Related graduate capabilities and elements:
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
- Inquiry and Analytical Skills(Critical Thinking,Creative Problem-solving,Inquiry/Research)
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