Notice
As part of Phase 3 of our return to campus plan, most units will now run tutorials, seminars and other small group learning activities on campus for the second half-year, while keeping an online version available for those students unable to return or those who choose to continue their studies online.
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Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Stephanie Blaker
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Credit points |
Credit points
10
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to JD and 80cp in LAWS or LAW units at 6000 level or above or (admission to LLM)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit adopts an interdisciplinary approach to understand and critically engage with the legal frameworks governing the rights of refugees and other forced migrants. Students will develop a robust understanding of the international refugee law system, as well as its implementation and operation in Australia and abroad. This will involve an examination of the elements of the refugee definition in the Convention on the Status of Refugees and other relevant protections under international law, mechanisms in place for refugee status determination and appeals, and the jurisprudence that has developed internationally and in Australia relating to the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and other persons in need of protection. Refugee protection is one of the most controversial issues in Australian and international politics today. We will explore the historical and political climate in which international instruments and domestic policies were created, and the contemporary context in which they are implemented. The doctrinal and political understanding of the current state of refugee protection will lay the groundwork for a critical engagement with current practices and developing policy and law reform proposals aimed at enhancing refugee protection. |
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Research Project Plan | 30% | No | 4 September 2020 |
Research/Policy Paper | 60% | No | 6 November 2020 |
Active unit participation | 10% | No | Ongoing |
Assessment Type 1: Plan
Indicative Time on Task 2: 30 hours
Due: 4 September 2020
Weighting: 30%
This task will involve developing proposal for a research paper or policy reform. Students will be required to develop their own research question, in consultation with the tutors and/or convenor.
Assessment Type 1: Professional writing
Indicative Time on Task 2: 54 hours
Due: 6 November 2020
Weighting: 60%
For this task, students will build on their research proposal to write up a substantial research or policy paper
Assessment Type 1: Participatory task
Indicative Time on Task 2: 12 hours
Due: Ongoing
Weighting: 10%
Students will be required to prepare for classes and actively contribute to discussion and activities
1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:
2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation
There are more people forcibly displaced around the world today than at any other time in modern history. This unit adopts an interdisciplinary approach to understand and critically engage with the legal frameworks governing the rights of these persons. Students will develop a robust understanding of the international refugee law system, as well as its implementation and operation in Australia and abroad.
This will involve an examination of the elements of the refugee definition in the Convention on the Status of Refugees and other relevant protections under international law, mechanisms in place for refugee status determination and appeals, and the jurisprudence that has developed internationally and in Australia relating to the rights of asylum seekers, refugees and other persons in need of protection.
Refugee protection is one of the most controversial issues in Australian and international politics today. We will explore the historical and political climate in which international instruments and domestic policies were created, and the contemporary context in which they are implemented. The doctrinal and political understanding of the current state of refugee protection will lay the groundwork for a critical engagement with current practices and developing policy and law reform proposals aimed at enhancing refugee protection.
There is no prescribed textbook for the unit. Links to the weekly readings can be found on the ilearn page. The readings for the international law sections are drawn predominantly from James C Hathaway and Michelle Foster, The Law of Refugee Status (Cambridge University Press, 2nd ed, 2014), which is available electronically through the MQ library website.
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