Unit of Study LAWS2072 Human Rights Law (2025)

Unit description

Examines the principles of human rights from international, Australian, comparative and theoretical perspectives. Discusses the international human rights regime, the method by which human rights are protected and the question of whether Australia should have its own Constitutional or legislative Bill of Rights. Will analyse the common theoretical critiques of human rights and will study some selected human rights issues.

Unit content

Module 1: The international human rights legal system

Module 2: Human rights in Australia

Module 3: Specific human rights issues – Indigenous Australians and asylum seekers

Module 4: Should Australia have a Bill of Rights?

Module 5: Emerging human rights issues – the right to privacy and the right to a healthy environment

Module 6: Critiques of human rights