Postgraduate - UnitLAW7253 - Human rights in the global economy

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Postgraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Law
Offered	City (Melbourne) Term 4 2012 (Day)

Notes

For postgraduate Law discontinuation dates, please see http://www.law.monash.edu.au/current-students/postgraduate/pg-disc-dates.html

Synopsis

This unit takes the intersection of international economic activity and international human rights as a new and crucial issue for international law and practice. Attention is focused on the human rights impacts of international trade law (particularly that which operates under the of the World Trade Organization), international investment law, the actions of global regulatory bodies such as the IMF and the World Bank, loan repayment conditions for poor states and the activities of multinational corporations.

Outcomes

Students completing this unit will be able to:

understand the intersections between the international human rights regime and international economic institutions {eg, WTO, World Bank, IMF, investment tribunals, multinational corporations)
understand the most relevant human rights in the context of economic globalization, including the right to development, economic social and cultural rights, and the right of political participation
identify the human rights impacts of the operations of international economic actors
identify the human rights obligations of international economic actors
identify avenues through which human rights concerns can be raised within international economic institutions
understand the notion of extraterritorial obligations between rich and poor States
understand proposals for greater integration between human rights and international economic law
enhance their skills in legal and written research on the above topics

Assessment

Research paper (7,000 words): 100%
Or
Two research papers (3,500 words each): 50% each

Chief examiner(s)

Professor Sarah Joseph

Contact hours

24 contact hours per semester (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements). Students will be expected to do reading set for class, and to undertake additional research and reading applicable to a 6 credit point unit.

Prerequisites

LAW7026