Handbook

The purpose of this course is to prepare non-law graduate students for adequate engagement with postgraduate studies in human rights law and policy.

Main topics

• Concepts and issues in human rights law, including the nature, sources and theoretical foundations of international law and how it is applied within States' domestic legal systems
• Fundamental legal concepts
• Fundamental legal research skills
• Fundamental legal writing skills

The course is in a blended learning format and consists of the following interrelated components:

• Intensive face-to-face seminars for each
• Online activities and materials to be completed before and after face-to-face seminars
• Online resources accessible to the students for the duration of their enrolment in their programs.

This course is compulsory for non-law graduates undertaking the Master of Human Rights Law and Policy and Graduate Diploma in Human Rights Law and Policy. Unless an exemption is granted, the student must satisfactorily complete this course within the first term of enrolment.

For satisfactory completion, students must attempt each assessment and achieve an overall mark of 50% or more.