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Law and (Dis)order
Undergraduate | LTU-LST1LOJ | 2022
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Prior study needed
- Duration
- 12 weeks
HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Law and (Dis)order
About this subject
- Demonstrate an understanding of the complex relationship that exists between law, social and legal change, and political, economic and cultural contexts.
- Identify ways in which the law reflects and constitutes varying forms of social relations.
- Critically reflect upon key issues and debates relating to law, justice and global citizenship.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the ethical and cultural considerations related to law and justice issues.
- Communicate about law and justice issues in a manner that is clear and concise and reflects an interdisciplinary perspective.
- • Socio-legal Approach
- • Legal Consciousness
- • Media and Moral Panics
- • Statistics and the Law
- • Social Order
- • Crime, Criminalisation and Justice
- • Global Experiences of the ‘Rule of Law’
Are there differences in how people understand and experience law? How does law relate to social order and social change? And what is justice? In this subject, we examine law and legal issues as sites of contest where conflicting interests, understandings and agendas come into play. The insights and methods of the social sciences are used to explore law's interconnection with cultural, economic and political contexts as well as its role in constituting social relations within and across communities. Attention is focused upon three key themes: law, legal consciousness and social order; crime, criminalization and justice; and global experiences of 'the rule of law.' Included within each of these is consideration of key concepts and contemporary issues of local and global significance. This subject addresses the 'Global Citizenship' Essential by considering how citizens, states and the law advance and sometimes impede cross cultural understanding, equality and human rights. This subject is a first year core for the 'Crime, Justice and Legal Studies' interdisciplinary major in the Bachelor of Arts and a first year core for the Bachelor of Criminology.
- Analytical Exercise (400 words) (10%)
- Critical Media Analysis (1200 words equivalent) (30%)
- 3 online quizzes (equivalent to 1200 words) The subject content is delivered in three sections. Each quiz will focus on a single section and the key concepts and issues addressed within it. (30%)
- One 1200 word Take Home Exam (30%)
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Entry requirements
Others
Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed the following subjects are ineligible to enrol in this subject:
- LST1LLC Law and Legal Consciousness or LST1CCR Crime and Criminology or LST1LAS Law and Legal Consciousness
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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What to study next?
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
UndergraduateLAT-TEC-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-BUS-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-ART-DEG
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