units

LAW4151

Faculty of Law

18 September 2017 30 April 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

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6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Law
OfferedClayton Second semester 2015 (Day)

Synopsis

This unit is an introduction to feminist legal theory. It focuses upon reading some selected contemporary feminist philosophers' main texts in order to examine their arguments and to understand them within the context of philosophical problems that underpin law.
Some of the major issues include: autonomy, equality, freedom and the public/private divide.
The philosophers examined will vary from year to year but typical candidates are: Drucilla Cornell, Carole Pateman, Adriana Cavarero, Judith Butler.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Apply knowledge of, and understanding of recent developments in relation to Law, Gender and Feminism with creativity and initiative to further learning
  2. Investigate, analyse and synthesise complex information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to Law, Gender and Feminism
  3. Conduct research in Law, Gender and Feminism based on knowledge of appropriate research principle and methods
  4. Use cognitive, technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate at an abstract level complex ideas and concepts relevant to Law, Gender and Feminism.

Assessment

Seminar participation: 10%,
seminar presentation: 10% and
take-home examination of 4,000 words maximum: 80%.

Workload requirements

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.

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Chief examiner(s)

Dr Janice Richardson

Prerequisites

For students who commenced their LLB (Hons) course in 2015 or later:
LAW1111; LAW1114; LAW1112; LAW1113; LAW2101; LAW2102; LAW2112 and LAW2111

For students who commenced their LLB course prior to 2015: LAW1100 OR LAW1101 and LAW1102 or LAW1104

Co-requisites

For students who commenced their LLB (Hons) course in 2015 or later: LAW3111 and LAW3112