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Law, Justice and Power

Undergraduate | LTU-LST2LJP | 2023

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Study method
100% online
Assessments
100% online
Entry requirements
Prior study needed
Duration
12 weeks

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Law, Justice and Power

About this subject

    1. Assess knowledge and practices relevant to law, justice and power in light of ethical and cultural considerations. From a critical and interdisciplinary perspective, discuss the centrality and complexity of power and the elusiveness of justice.
    2. Discuss concepts and perspectives relevant to law, justice and power and the principles, processes, values and functions of the Australian legal system.
    3. Facilitate and participate in group discussions of the principles, processes, values and functions of Australian criminal justice system, and organisations in an international context.
    4. Identify and write about current trends, issues and debates relevant to the gap between the theory and practice of law, as well as problems in knowledge or practices relevant.

Entry requirements

Others

Pre-requisites: Students must have completed 15 credit points of any Level one Crime, Justice and Legal Studies subject and 15 credit points of any Humanities and Social Sciences subject.

Additional requirements

No additional requirements

Study load

0.125 EFTSL
This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

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