MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

KRS3010

Koories and social justice

Synopsis A study of the application of British law, Koorie perspectives and their reaction to it will be the focus of studies in first semester, plus an examination of service provision particularly in the areas of education, legal services, health and housing. Students will be expected to research current policies in these areas as well as address the question of social justice as it applies to Koorie Australians at both macro and micro levels.

Assessment Research paper (3000 words): 40% + Examination (2 hours): 40% + Tutorial paper and written summary (1000 words): 10% + Attendance and participation: 10%

Prescribed texts

• Bird G The `civilizing mission': Race and the construction of crime Contemporary Legal Issues, 1987
• Edwards W (ed.) Traditional Aboriginal society: A reader Macmillan, 1987
• Reynolds H The law of the land Penguin, 1987
• Stephenson M and Ratnapala S (eds) Mabo: A judicial revolution UQP, 1993
• Theophanous A Understanding social justice: An Australian perspective Elkia Books, 1993