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Requisites

Pre-requisite: (HIS1115 or LAW1202 or LAW1114 or HIS5115 or LAW5502 or LAW5114) and (LAW3423 or LAW1121 or LAW5606 or LAW5121)

Other requisites

Students are required to have access to a personal computer, e-mail capabilities and
Internet access to UConnect. Current details of computer requirements can be found at .

Rationale

This course is designed to develop students’ knowledge of human rights and anti-discrimination law in federal and Queensland jurisdictions. The course encourages students to apply critical thinking skills to evaluate complex legal problems and identify solutions drawn from relevant federal and Queensland legislation and case law, informed by international human rights law and developments. This is an elective Law course and completion of the course is not required for admission as a legal practitioner.

Synopsis

This is a course on international human rights law and Australian human rights and anti-discrimination law. Students will examine international human rights treaties, institutions and procedures and the incorporation of Australia's human rights obligations into domestic law, before turning to Commonwealth and Queensland human rights and anti-discrimination legislation. Students will review the human rights protected under the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) and procedures to protect those rights, including public entity obligations. The course will cover grounds and procedures for lodging complaints about a human rights breach or unlawful discrimination, noting the functions of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Federal Courts, the Queensland Human Rights Commission and the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

This course is designed to equip students with the necessary skills and knowledge to recognise when a human rights breach or unlawful discrimination has occurred, understand the relevant laws and procedures and identify appropriate remedies.

Objectives

Topics

Text and materials required to be purchased or accessed

Reference materials

Student workload expectations

Assessment details

Important assessment information

1. Attendance requirements:
   
   Online: There are no attendance requirements for this course. However, it is the students' responsibility to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
   
   On-campus: It is the students' responsibility to attend and participate appropriately in all activities (such as lectures, tutorials, laboratories and practical work) scheduled for them, and to study all material provided to them or required to be accessed by them to maximise their chance of meeting the objectives of the course and to be informed of course-related activities and administration.
   
   
2. Requirements for students to complete each assessment item satisfactorily:
   
   Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S3 2020 are:
   To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks for that item.
   
   Requirements after S3, 2020:
   To satisfactorily complete an individual assessment item a student must achieve at least 50% of the marks. (Depending upon the requirements in Statement 4 below, students may not have to satisfactorily complete each assessment item to receive a passing grade in this course.)
   
   
3. Penalties for late submission of required work:
   
   Students should refer to the Assessment Procedure (point 4.2.4)
   
   
4. Requirements for student to be awarded a passing grade in the course:
   
   Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S3 2020 are:
   To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must achieve at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
   
   Requirements after S3, 2020:
   To be assured of receiving a passing grade a student must obtain at least 50% of the total weighted marks available for the course.
   
   Supplementary assessment may be offered where a student has undertaken all of the required summative assessment items but failed to achieve a passing Final Grade by 5% or less of the total weighted Marks.
   
   To be awarded a passing grade for a supplementary assessment item (if applicable), a student must achieve at least 50% of the available marks for the supplementary assessment item as per the Assessment Procedure (point 4.4.2).
   
   
   
5. Method used to combine assessment results to attain final grade:
   
   The final grades for students will be assigned on the basis of the aggregate of the weighted marks obtained for each of the summative assessment items in the course.
   
   
6. Examination information:
   
   Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S3 2020 are:
   An Open Examination is one in which candidates may have access to any printed or written material and a calculator during the examination.
   
   Requirements after S3, 2020:
   This will be an open examination. Candidates may have access to any printed or written material during the examination.
   
   
7. Examination period when Deferred/Supplementary examinations will be held:
   
   Due to COVID-19 the requirements for S3 2020 are:
   The details regarding deferred/supplementary examinations will be communicated at a later date.
   
   Requirements after S3, 2020:
   Any Deferred or Supplementary examinations for this course will be held during the next examination period.
   
   
8. ¾«¶«´«Ã½app Student Policies:
   
   Students should read the USQ policies: Definitions, Assessment and Student Academic Misconduct to avoid actions which might contravene ¾«¶«´«Ã½app policies and practices. These policies can be found at .
   
   

Assessment notes

1. Referencing in assignments:
   Students studying this course must use the Australian Guide to Legal Citation (AGLC) style. For AGLC style guide enquiries, consult the AGLC manual from the USQ Library's referencing guide at or contact the Law librarian.