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.
SchoolHumanities and Social Sciences
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorErica Millar
Available to Study Abroad/Exchange StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 3 - UG
Available as ElectiveYes
Learning ActivitiesLectures; tutorial readings, discussions & activities; essay, mock submission; quizzes
Capstone subjectNo
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites 30 credit points of second year LST or LCR or LAW subjects and 30 credit points of Humanities and Social Sciences or Law subjects or subject coordinators approval
Co-requisitesN/A
Incompatible subjectsLST2LSJ
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Career-focusedNo
Work-based learningNo
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