LLB140 Human Rights Law
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| Unit code: | LLB140 |
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| Prerequisite(s): | LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB140 |
| Antirequisite(s): | LWB496 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $2,124 |
| Pre-2021 CSP student contribution | $1,663 The pre-2021 commonwealth supported place (CSP) contribution amount only applies to students enrolled in a course prior to 2021. To learn more, visit our Understanding your fees page. |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,204 |
| International unit fee | $4,368 |
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | LLB140 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB140 |
| Anti-requisite: | LWB496 |
| Coordinator: | Carmel O'Neill | carmel.osullivan@qut.edu.au |
Overview
This unit is a general law elective that provides students with the knowledge and skills to effectively apply human rights. It places equal emphasis on the concepts, institutions and principles that human rights law comprises of, as well as the implementation and research of human rights law. This unit engages with both international human rights law and Australian human rights law as well as substantive human rights issues.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Describe essential principles, institutions and doctrines of international and Australian human rights law (CLOs 1.1, 1.5 )
- Develop problem solving and critical analysis skills through the application of human rights law to current social problems (CLOs 2.1, 2.2, 2.3)
- Research, evaluate and interpret sources relevant to the application and implementation of international human rights (CLOs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3)
- Effectively and persuasively construct and communicate written analysis of human rights law (CLO 4.1)
Content
The content of this unit includes:
- Principles of human rights law
- The key institutions, cases and instruments of international human rights law
- International legal case studies of contemporary challenges to fundamental human rights
- Australian human rights law framework
- Queensland human rights law
- Engagement with selective substantive issues of human rights law
- Exploration of the roles of state and non-state actors
Learning Approaches
This unit employs an active and collaborative approach to learning. It involves an online, self-led learning practice and live tutorials where you will learn from experts and your peers. Prior to live tutorials, you will be supported and engaged in this unit through the delivery of weekly materials, recordings delivered by experts, interactive and formative learning activities.
Your participation includes:
- Engagement with online materials.
- Discussions on Canvas and in live tutorials.
- Collaboration with peers and experts to network and share your understandings.
- Recorded content to explain key concepts and provide a structure for your learning.
- Weekly independent preparation for tutorials that includes reading prescribed materials and reflecting on learning activities.
- Weekly collaborative tutorials designed for you to engage in class discussion, practice skills, seek guidance and feedback on learning activities, and interact with other students. These tutorials help you develop the skills required to effectively apply human rights law.
- Review quizzes that provide an opportunity to reinforce the content you have learned in the recorded content
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback on the development of your understanding of human rights law examined in this unit and the skills taught is provided through:
- Discussions in the interactive tutorials
- Online discussion boards
- The individual feedback provided on assessment with the completed Criteria Referenced Assessment form
- Generic feedback posted on the unit's Canvas site for each item of assessment
- The option of private consultation with a member of the teaching team during student consultation hours
- Review quizzes that provide formative assessment opportunities
Assessment
Overview
Overview of assessment:
The summative assessment consists of a case analysis and a written essay.
Faculty assessment information
To access the Law School Assessment Information, see the Canvas site for this unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Case Analysis
Acting as a legal researcher, you will write a case note critically analysing a decision/view/recommendation/advisory opinion/judgment of an international human rights body or an international/regional/national judicial institution.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Report
Acting in the role of a human rights lawyer, you will analyse and interpret human rights law as it applies to a contemporary human rights issue.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
This unit provides a combination of excerpts from a prescribed text, United Nations materials, international and Australian human rights legal instruments and case law. The reading list for this unit is available on the unit Canvas site.
Resource Materials
Prescribed text(s)
Rhona K. M. Smith, International Human Rights Law (Oxford University Press, 10th Edition, 2022).
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with this unit.
Unit Outline: Semester 1 2025, Online
| Unit code: | LLB140 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | LLB101. LLB101 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLB140 |
| Anti-requisite: | LWB496 |
Overview
This unit is a general law elective that provides students with the knowledge and skills to effectively apply human rights. It places equal emphasis on the concepts, institutions and principles that human rights law comprises of, as well as the implementation and research of human rights law. This unit engages with both international human rights law and Australian human rights law as well as substantive human rights issues.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Describe essential principles, institutions and doctrines of international and Australian human rights law (CLOs 1.1, 1.5 )
- Develop problem solving and critical analysis skills through the application of human rights law to current social problems (CLOs 2.1, 2.2, 2.3)
- Research, evaluate and interpret sources relevant to the application and implementation of international human rights (CLOs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3)
- Effectively and persuasively construct and communicate written analysis of human rights law (CLO 4.1)
Content
The content of this unit includes:
- Principles of human rights law
- The key institutions, cases and instruments of international human rights law
- International legal case studies of contemporary challenges to fundamental human rights
- Australian human rights law framework
- Queensland human rights law
- Engagement with selective substantive issues of human rights law
- Exploration of the roles of state and non-state actors
Learning Approaches
This unit employs an active and collaborative approach to learning. It involves an online, self-led learning practice and live tutorials where you will learn from experts and your peers. Prior to live tutorials, you will be supported and engaged in this unit through the delivery of weekly materials, recordings delivered by experts, interactive and formative learning activities.
Your participation includes:
- Engagement with online materials.
- Discussions on Canvas and in live tutorials.
- Collaboration with peers and experts to network and share your understandings.
- Recorded content to explain key concepts and provide a structure for your learning.
- Weekly independent preparation for tutorials that includes reading prescribed materials and reflecting on learning activities.
- Weekly collaborative tutorials designed for you to engage in class discussion, practice skills, seek guidance and feedback on learning activities, and interact with other students. These tutorials help you develop the skills required to effectively apply human rights law.
- Review quizzes that provide an opportunity to reinforce the content you have learned in the recorded content
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback on the development of your understanding of human rights law examined in this unit and the skills taught is provided through:
- Discussions in the interactive tutorials
- Online discussion boards
- The individual feedback provided on assessment with the completed Criteria Referenced Assessment form
- Generic feedback posted on the unit's Canvas site for each item of assessment
- The option of private consultation with a member of the teaching team during student consultation hours
- Review quizzes that provide formative assessment opportunities
Assessment
Overview
Overview of assessment:
The summative assessment consists of a case analysis and a written essay.
Faculty assessment information
To access the Law School Assessment Information, see the Canvas site for this unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Case Analysis
Acting as a legal researcher, you will write a case note critically analysing a decision/view/recommendation/advisory opinion/judgment of an international human rights body or an international/regional/national judicial institution.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Report
Acting in the role of a human rights lawyer, you will analyse and interpret human rights law as it applies to a contemporary human rights issue.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
This unit provides a combination of excerpts from a prescribed text, United Nations materials, international and Australian human rights legal instruments and case law. The reading list for this unit is available on the unit Canvas site.
Resource Materials
Prescribed text(s)
Rhona K. M. Smith, International Human Rights Law (Oxford University Press, 10th Edition, 2022).
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no out-of-the-ordinary risks associated with this unit.