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Prior study
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Start dates
- 31 Jul 2023
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Subject details
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- • History and philosophy of human rights.
- • Critical perspectives on human rights.
- • Indigenous peoples and self-determination.
- • Global poverty and economic, social, and cultural rights.
- • Women’s rights.
- • Humanitarian intervention.
- • Climate change and human rights.
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Prerequisites: Students must have completed 30 credit points of Level two LST or LCR or LAW subjects. Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed LST2LSJ (Law, Rights and Social Justice) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
This subject considers various approaches to understanding the relationship between law, rights, and social justice. It focuses on how domestic and international laws can promote, hinder, or violate rights and asks critical questions about the nature and source of those rights. The subject begins by examining the philosophy and practice of rights, including within domestic and international law, and then considers the relationship between rights and various social justice issues. These include Indigenous self-determination; women's political movements; ableism; children's rights; discrimination against LGBTIQ people; poverty and homelessness; asylum seeking; counter-terrorism and torture; armed conflict, genocide and transitional justice; and environmental and animal justice.
- 1500-word mock submission to a public inquiry (35%)
- In-class quizzes (equivalent to 1000 words) (20%)
- 2000-word research essay (45%)
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