HUMAN RIGHTS ADVOCACY
LAW5HRA
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject has been designed to enable students to develop their communication and research skills in the context of human rights practice. Working closely with legal practitioners from the organization Australian Lawyers for Human Rights, students will engage in activities designed to promote awareness of international human rights standards in Australia, including Federal and State legislative compliance with the principles of international human rights law, and to support practitioners who assist victims of human rights violations in Australia. Working under the supervision of an academic coordinator, and with the assistance of the administrative coordinator, students will engage in legal research and produce position papers, blog entries, submissions, and other materials as required by ALHR. Practical skills such as written communication skills for specific contexts such as social media or government submissions, file management, and team work will be developed. The subject involves one day a week in the ALHR clinic (Mondays, 9-4pm) and a fortnightly two hour seminar which will cover substantive topics of relevance to the work of ALHR.
School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)
Credit points: 15
Subject Co-ordinator: Emma Henderson
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes
Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters
Available as Elective: No
Learning Activities: N/A
Capstone subject: No
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites: Admission to subject is by application only. And must have completed either LAW5HRL (HUMAN RIGHTS LAW IN CONTEXT) ORLAW3HRL (HUMAN RIGHTS LAW) ORLAW3PIL (PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW)And admission Into:LMJD - Juris Doctor LVLGE - Bachelor of Laws LVLGEB - Bachelor of Laws LVLUE - Bachelor of Laws LVLUEB - Bachelor of Laws LMLAW - Master of Laws
Co-requisites: N/A
Incompatible subjects: N/A
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Quota Management Strategy: N/A
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Learning resources
The International Law of Human Rights
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prescribed
Author: McBeth, Nolan and Rice
Year: 2011
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Publisher: OUP
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Practical Legal Skills
Resource Type: Book
Resource Requirement: Prereading
Author: Ross Hyams, Susan Campbell, Adrian Evans
Year: 2014
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Publisher: OUP
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Career Ready
Career-focused: No
Work-based learning: No
Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A
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