University of Technology SydneyHandbook 2007

76707 Indigenous Peoples Race and the Law

6cp

Requisite(s): 70616 Federal Constitutional Law

There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.


Undergraduate
Subject coordinator: T Libesman

The idea of race has played a central defining role in international and domestic colonial relations over the past two hundred years. This course examines discourses of colonial conquest in an attempt to understand the historical and jurisprudential foundations of race relations in current Australian law. Common paradigms used to explain the rise of race thinking are considered. These include the role of exploration and colonisation, theories of enlightenment and democracy, inter-European conflict and the rise of nationalism, and scientific race theories. The translation of these ideas into the Australian Constitution, legislation, and common law doctrinal developments is traced from the mid-19th century to the present. Specific consideration is given to the development of rights discourses and the related development of national and international human rights laws which attempt to accommodate cultural difference.

Fee information

2007 contribution for post-2004 Commonwealth-supported students: $1,041.62
2007 amount for undergraduate domestic fee-paying students: $2,472.00
Subject EFTSL: 0.125
Note: The above fees are applicable in 2007 for Commonwealth-supported students who commenced after 2004 and domestic fee-paying undergraduate students only. Pre-2005 Commonwealth-supported students should consult the Student contribution charges for Commonwealth supported students webpage.
Not all students are eligible for Commonwealth supported places, and not all subjects are available to Commonwealth supported students. Domestic fee-paying students and international students should refer to the Fees webpage.

Access conditions

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