MLL419 - Contemporary International Legal Challenges (Intensive)
Unit details
| Year: | 2023 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 2: Online Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 2: Felicity Gerry KC Trimester 3: Felicity Gerry KC |
| Cohort rule: | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only |
| Prerequisite: | Must have completed 8 law units |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | Nil |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
| Scheduled learning activities - online: | 30 hours spread over 3 weeks |
Note:Trimester 2 2023 online intensive dates: T2 Topic: Human Trafficking and Use of Technology in Organised Crime. Video assessment due Friday 14th July Week A Monday 17th July 9am to 1pm Tuesday 18th July 9am to 1pm Thursday 20th July 5pm to 7pm Week B Monday 24th July 9am to 1pm Tuesday 25th July 9am to 1pm Thursday 27th July 5pm to 7pm Research proposal due Wednesday 9th August 2023 Week C Monday 14th August 9am to 1pm Tuesday 15th August 9am to 1pm Thursday 17th August 5pm to 7pm Final essay due Wednesday 20th September 2023
T3 Topic: Following Orders - Defences in International Criminal Law Video assessment due 24 Friday November 2023 Week A Monday 27 November 9am to 1pm Tuesday 28 November 9am to 1pm Thursday 30 November 5pm to 7pm Week B Monday 4 December 9am to 1pm Tuesday 5 December 9am to 1pm Thursday 7 December 5pm to 7pm Research proposal due 21 December 2023 Week C Monday 8 January 9am to 1pm Tuesday 9 January 9am to 1pm Thursday 11 January 5pm to 7pm Final essay due 8 February 2023
If you have previously studied MLL419, and are not able to enrol, please email: buslaw@deakin.edu.au | |
Content
This unit, on Contemporary International Legal Challenges, is explicitly intended to extend skills and knowledge, developed in core subjects studied in the law curriculum, by exploring key contemporary issues in a selected area of law. This is done with a lens provided by an externally recognised expert in the field. The unit will focus on a specialist area while simultaneously investigating the wider implications for other areas. Students will analyse specific legal issues and controversies within the selected area, taking into account social attitudes, institutional practices, relevant laws and legal processes. (The specialist area that forms the subject of this unit will vary bi-annually. Specific details will be identified by DLS and notified to students as these become known and prior to enrolment being made available). The essential focus of the unit will be to reflect on issues of legal principle relating to specific emerging issues and controversies and to develop forward-thinking strategies and solutions to address emerging law and public policy issues.
| ULO | These are the Learning Outcomes (ULO) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Research legal principles, statutes and legal doctrine relevant to the topic area to develop a specialised understanding. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Recommend and justify approaches that lawyers may adopt to account for the complexities that arise through changing contexts for legal application(s). | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Critically consider broader social, cultural and ethical context in analysing contemporary legal issues and controversies. | GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Video recording | 3 minutes | 15% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 2: (Individual) Essay Proposal | 500 words | 25% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 3: (Individual) Essay | 4000 words | 60% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning Resource
Texts and reading lists for units can be found on the University Library via the following link. Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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