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LAW4667

Faculty of Law

18 September 2017 22 December 2024

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Monash University

6 points, SCA Band 3, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit

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Faculty

Law

Offered

Not offered in 2016

Synopsis

The unit will begin with a philosophical overview of the concept of human dignity and then enter into a historical examination of why human dignity has emerged as an important constitutional principle in international law and some jurisdictions. International and national experiences with human dignity as a constitutional and/or human rights principle will be critically examined. Particular attention will be paid to the role of human dignity in the so-called Arab Spring and its aftermath.

Outcomes

At the successful completion of this Unit, students will be able to:

  • Identify and critically analyse various theories and approaches to human dignity;
  • Identify and critically analyse the ways in which human dignity is codified and adopted in legal decision-making in select jurisdictions;
  • Communicate effectively and persuasively, including in articulating the relationship between human dignity as a legal concept and social, political and economic forces that impact upon the ways in which human dignity is understood and adopted in a given jurisdiction;
  • Provide and make use of feedback to assess their own capabilities and performance and to support personal and professional development.

Assessment

(1) Class participation (20%) A full explanation of how class participation will be assessed will be provided in the unit guide
(2) Reflective essay (1500 words) (20%)
(3) Research paper (4500 words) (60%)

Workload requirements

Students are required to attend 36 hours of lectures over the duration of this semi-intensive unit.

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Chief examiner(s)

Associate Professor David Lindsay

Prerequisites

For students in the LLB course:
LAW1100 or LAW1101 and LAW1102 or LAW1104

For students in the LLB Hons course:
LAW1111, LAW1112, LAW1113, LAW1114, LAW2101, LAW2102, LAW2111 and LAW2112

Co-requisites

For students in the LLB Hons course:
LAW3111 and LAW3112

Prohibitions

None