AIS3060 - Indigenous Legal Issues

Leader: Stephen Pritchard

Offered

Clayton First semester 2007 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit examines the historical and cultural dimensions of law, law administration and the legal representation of Indigenous peoples in Australia from a critical inter-disciplinary perspective. Topics covered include: the recognition of Indigenous customary law, the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, mandatory sentencing, intellectual property, heritage protection and the Stolen Generations.

Objectives

Upon completion of this units students will be able to:

1. Describe and critically analyse both orally and in writing, the operation of key Australian law and legislature relating to Indigenous cultures and peoples.
2. Describe and critically analyse the central themes and issues relating to historical and contemporary approaches to Indigenous issues both orally and in writing.

Assessment

Oral seminar presentation: 10%
Short expository exercise related to the seminar presentation (1000 words): 20%
Essay (3000 words): 70%

Contact hours

2 hours (1 x 2 hour seminar) per week

Prerequisites

First year sequence or permission of coordinator

Prohibitions

AIS2040/3040