LAW4155 International Human Rights

Workload:
4 hours per week in lectures. Lectures ran from Week 1 - 10

Prescribed Prerequisites/Recommended Prerequisites:
Commenced LLB prior to 2015: Commenced LLB after 2015:
 * ILR: LAW1101
 * RAW: LAW1104
 * FOL: LAW1111
 * Crim: LAW1114
 * Public Law: LAW1112
 * Torts: LAW1113
 * Contract A: LAW2101
 * Contract B: LAW2102
 * Property A: LAW2112
 * Constitutional Law: LAW2111

Assessments:
Research Paper: (2000 words) 40%

Take-home exam: 60%

Recorded Lectures:
No.

Past exams available:
Yes there are past exams, however 2016 was the first time the exam was a take home.

Textbook recommended?
The textbook was not prescribed as our lecturer made the relevant chapters available online.

Comments:
Semester 1, 2016

I personally really enjoyed this subject as it was a taste of law in the social justice sphere which not readily available with the core units. Given the subject was based on international human rights it was also a highlight to learn how Australian law fits into the international realm.

The unit is predominately focused on policy and although the take home exam had a choice of an essay question and a problem question, it was expected that the student was familiar with the relevant policy issues. This is challenging for people who prefer problem law subjects.

There are no tutorials for this subject so it is quite important to do the readings prescribed. This is also useful as the lecturer teaches the subject with the expectation the readings have been done. Since the teaching period finishes in week 10 and the take home is due before the end of week 12, this subject is good to do when overloading or just generally with harder subjects.