78151 Human Rights Law

Human rights law is a substantial body of law with important substantive and procedural aspects in its application. As a body of law that is designed to oversee the treatment of citizens by the state machinery, it has significant implications for all countries and calls for a systematic scholarly analysis to ensure its proper understanding and application. As a discipline, human rights law is relevant not only in societies with oppressive regimes, but also those with sophisticated democratic institutions. Human rights norms help to reinforce the constitutional and democratic obligations of the State by ensuring that the State is accountable for its treatment of the individual nationally and internationally. The aim of this subject is to provide students with an overview of human rights law by examining the underlying philosophies of human rights and the practical relevance and application of the law in the modern Australian context.

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Autumn semester, City campus
Spring semester, City campus