LAWS2240 Special Law Elective 4: International Human Rights Clinic

Later Year Course

Offered By	Law
Academic Career	Undergraduate
Course Subject	Laws
Offered in	Second Semester, 2010 and Second Semester, 2011
Unit Value	6 units
Course Description	This course educates law students in the implementation of human rights norms in domestic law policy in Asia. In doing so, it supports the capacity of NGOs in Australia's region to pursue their mission. Students work in teams to carry out human rights policy research for a partner NGO, Bridges Across Borders South East Asia (BABSEA) http://www.babsea.org, under supervision by staff both at ANU and at BABSEA. The students' research tasks produce an output - a report, a proposal, a program of activity, a sbumission etc - which support BABSEA's work addressing contemporary issues of human righrs in the region. Areas of likely research include prisons, juvenile justice, discrimination, and minority rights. Students will attend scheduled classes at ANU, read relevant academic material, maintain a reflective journal, and carry out prescribed assessment tasks. The supervision of staff of BABSEA is through online communications technology.
Learning Outcomes	At the end of the course students will have achieved detailed knowledge of a current regional human rights issue understanding of the operation of a regional human rights NGO enhanced legal scholarship skills of research, analysis, evaluation, reflection, and time management greater personal responsibility, maturity and practice skills new or confirmed directions in future studies and career
Indicative Assessment	Students will be assessed on class participation and presentations satisfactory completion of the BABSEA project an analytical essay a personal reflection
Workload	Students will work 3 hours a week on their project throughout the semester, and will attend 6 two hour seminars over the semester. Assessment tasks require a further time commitment.
Areas of Interest	Law
Requisite Statement	Completion of 60 units of LAWS courses
Consent Required	Consent is required prior to enrolling in this course.
Technology Requirements	Access to internet.
Other Information	For further information, and details about the application process, go to: http://law.anu.edu.au/undergraduate/ClinicalInternationalHumanRights.asp
Academic Contact	Simon.Rice@anu.edu.au

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