lst2ljp law, justice and power
LAW, JUSTICE AND POWER
LST2LJP
2020
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
Law, Justice and Power is the core subject for second year students undertaking a major in Crime, Justice and Legal Studies. Bringing together interdisciplinary approaches with concepts of 'power' and 'justice' the subject explores legal institutions and law in action. The limitations and potentials of law for securing just outcomes are considered through a study of criminal justice, therapeutic jurisprudence, restorative justice and human rights. This subject will provide students with a general understanding of institutions and processes, as well as an appreciation of the limits involved in law as practice and as power. This subject addresses La Trobe's Sustainability Thinking Essential. Sustainability Thinking entails deep appreciation of how the choices we make affects the natural, economic, social, political and cultural systems now and in the future. In Law, Justice and Power, Sustainability Thinking entails deep appreciation of how the choices we make in the context of law affects social, political and cultural systems now and in the future, particularly as they can be understood to relate to how power works and how justice is experienced.
SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorKirsty Duncanson
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 2 - UG
Available as ElectiveNo
Learning ActivitiesN/A
Capstone subjectNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 15 credit points of any first year Crime, Justice and Legal Studies subject and 15 credit points of any Humanities and Social Sciences subject, or subject coordinator's approval
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsN/A
Equivalent subjectsN/A
Quota Management StrategyN/A
Quota-conditions or rulesN/A
Special conditionsN/A
Minimum credit point requirementN/A
Assumed knowledgeN/A
Career Ready
Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
Self sourced or Uni sourcedN/A
Entire subject or partial subjectN/A
Total hours/days requiredN/A
Location of WBL activity (region)N/A
WBL addtional requirementsN/A
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
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Melbourne (Bundoora), 2020, Semester 1, Blended
Overview
Online enrolmentYes
Maximum enrolment sizeN/A
Subject Instance Co-ordinatorKirsty Duncanson
Class requirements
SeminarWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.50 hour seminar per week on weekdays during the day from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via face-to-face.
Unscheduled Online ClassWeek: 10 - 22
One 1.50 hour unscheduled online class per week from week 10 to week 22 and delivered via blended.
Assessments
Assessment element | Category | Contribution | Hurdle | % | ILO* |
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Seminar Exercises (equivalent to 800 words in total) Five Exercises delivered as group work across the seminars | N/A | N/A | No | 20 | SILO2, SILO3 |
One 2000-word research essay | N/A | N/A | No | 50 | SILO1, SILO4 |
Group Presentation (equivalent to 1200 words) | N/A | N/A | No | 30 | SILO2, SILO3, SILO4 |