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Postgraduate RMI-OJD290-2021

Innovative Justice

Interrogate the Australian justice system and the legal policies, past and present, that affect it. Run through some of the ethical dilemmas that lawyers face. Shine the spotlight on inventive approaches professionals use to tackle legal problems.

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$4,656 $4,906

Your upfront cost: $0

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Duration

14 weeks

Study method

100% online

Available loans

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Assessments

100% online

Prior study

Required

Study terms

  • 19 Jul 2021
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Australia's largest dual-sector institute, offering both TAFE and higher education, RMIT University proudly delivers work-related education and practical research relevant to current business and community needs. More than 60,000 students study with RMIT, and many of their degrees are available through Open Universities Australia.

QS RANKING 2021

15

Times Higher Education Ranking 2021

23

  • 2021

Subject details

What you'll learn

On successful completion of this subject you will be able to:

  1. Critically evaluate aspects of the Australian Justice System and suggest innovative solutions to assist court and community users  
  2. Apply and evaluate research methods to research legal problems.
  3. Demonstrate intellectual skills in research to critically evaluate legal problems and develop legal policy through exploration of innovations within the Australian Justice System.
  4. Demonstrate effective, appropriate and persuasive collaboration and communication skills for legal and non-legal audiences when engaging with a practical policy simulation.
  5. Design and plan a project, including development and testing of research questions, and obtaining and assimilating scholarly material from a range of sources to produce a substantial contribution to research. 
Topics covered
    • A week-by-week guide to the topics you will explore in this unit will be provided in your study materials.
Entry requirements

You must have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject:

RMI-OJD110-Introduction to the Australian Legal System and Legal Methods ;

Special requirements

No special requirements

Description

New ways of approaching traditional legal problems are being introduced into Australian civil and criminal justice systems. These new methods are underpinned by theories of procedural justice, restorative justice and therapeutic jurisprudence, and by the availability of new technology. New strategies to address access to justice, appropriate dispute resolution and the rise of self-represented litigants are also emerging. An understanding of the development of legal policy and the role policy can play in law reform is valuable when considering innovation in the justice system. The course will explore research methods that provide analysis of data to engage with law reform. You will conduct a research project to explore the ways innovations are developed in the Australian Justice System and critically engage with issues of legal principle and policy central to developing innovative solutions to justice challenges. The course will require you to undertake research of a postgraduate standard and further develop your skills in legal methodology.

Assessments

  • Assignment 1 (30%)
  • Assignment 2 (20%)
  • Assignment 3 (50%)
Textbooks

Check the learning management system (LMS) of your university for textbook details.

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