Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Tatiana Lozano
Contact via tatiana.lozano@mq.edu.au
W3A 518
Friday 12-2pm
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
(24cp in LAW or LAWS units) or (39cp at 100 level or above including LAWS260) or (12cp in ABST units at 200 level)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The special place of Indigenous peoples in Australia gives rise to unique questions of law. Most fundamentally, there is the challenge of acknowledging the existence of more than one legal order in the one geographical space. Following this, there are the terms of coexistence of these legal orders. And finally, to the extent that Indigenous peoples are subject to the official State and Commonwealth legal systems, there is a question of how effectively these legal systems regulate issues particular to Indigenous peoples.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Task 1: Class Attendance and participation (20%) It is a compulsory requirement of this assessment component that students attend on both days of the block and participate for the whole day. Please note that attendance is compulsory for pedagogical reasons, and exemption is granted only in cases where a successful application for special consideration has been made. In the event that a student cannot attend the entire or part of the OCS they are required to apply for special consideration. In that event, you will be required to complete extra written work. The onus is on you to ensure that the Unit Convenor knows your situation and sets the make up work, and that you submit it at the agreed time. Moderation Detailed marking rubrics will be made available on iLearn. Task 2: Quiz on lectures 1-5 A summary of this assessment task is available in the Assessment Tasks section of this unit guide. Special Consideration In the absence of a successful application for special consideration, a quiz submitted after its published deadline will not be graded and will receive a mark of zero. Applications for a Special Consideration are made electronically, via ask.mq.edu.au, and should be accompanied by supporting documentation. Students should refer to the Special Consideration Policy for complete details of the policy and a description of the supporting documentation required. Where special consideration has been granted, the student will be required to complete alternative written work in lieu of the quiz. Moderation Detailed marking rubrics will be made available on iLearn. If there are other markers assisting the convenor then a process of 'blind marking' to establish a common marking standard will be adopted and all Fail papers will be double marked. Task 3: Quiz on Native Title A summary of this assessment task is available in the Assessment Tasks section of this unit guide. Special Consideration In the absence of a successful application for special consideration, a quiz submitted after its published deadline will not be graded and will receive a mark of zero. Applications for a Special Consideration are made electronically, via ask.mq.edu.au, and should be accompanied by supporting documentation. Students should refer to the Special Consideration Policy for complete details of the policy and a description of the supporting documentation required. Where special consideration has been granted, the student will be required to complete alternative written work in lieu of the quiz. Moderation Detailed marking rubrics will be made available on iLearn. If there are other markers assisting the convenor then a process of 'blind marking' to establish a common marking standard will be adopted and all Fail papers will be double marked. Task 3: Research Essay A summary of this assessment task is available in the available on iLearn. Assessment Tasks section of this unit guide. Special Consideration Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. Applications for a Special Consideration are made electronically, via ask.mq.edu.au, and should be accompanied by supporting documentation. Students should refer to the Special Consideration Policy for complete details of the policy and a description of the supporting documentation required. Where special consideration has been granted, the student will be given an extension to complete the essay. Submission All written assessments in the unit are to be submitted electronically by way of Turnitin on the iLearn page. Plagiarism detection software is used in this unit. Word Limits Maximum word length is 2500 (excluding footnotes and bibliography). Word limits will be strictly applied and work above the word limit will not be assessed. Moderation Detailed marking rubrics will be made available on iLearn. If there are other markers assisting the convenor then a process of 'blind marking' to establish a common marking standard will be adopted and all Fail papers will be double marked. Style All written assessments should use the latest edition of the AGLC. Format It must be typed in 12pt Times New Roman, double spaced with margins of not less than 2.5cm on both sides. Bibliography should be single spaced in 12pt Times New Roman. Footnotes should be in 10pt Times New Roman. Please submit in Word format and not in PDF. Footnotes and bibliography are required. |
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Class Participation | 10% | No | During block |
Block quiz | 10% | No | 19 September |
Quiz on Native Title | 20% | No | 5 October |
Research Essay | 60% | No | 9 November 5pm |
Due: During block
Weighting: 10%
Class Participation: Preparation and understanding of prescribed materials. The ability to understand and respond in an oral communication context.
See the General Assessment Information section in this unit guide for instructions about attendance requirements.
Special consideration is available to students if unable to attend all or part of the block.
Instructions on how class participation will be assessed will be available on iLearn.
Due: 19 September
Weighting: 10%
Students will complete a quiz on the first 5 lectures of the course.
The quiz will be administered in iLearn.
The quiz will open for one hour on 19 September (first day of the block) and will be completed in class.
Once the quiz has been commenced by a student s/he will have 1 hour to complete the quiz.
This is a timed assessment and no late submissions will be accepted.
The Special Consideration policy applies.
Any student with a successful application for special consideration will be given a supplementary question.
See the General Assessment Information section in this unit guide for further administrative details for the quiz.
Instructions on how the quiz will be assessed will be available on iLearn.
Due: 5 October
Weighting: 20%
Students will complete a quiz on native title (Lectures 6 and 7).
The quiz will be administered in iLearn.
The quiz will open from 9 am and close at 9 pm.
Once the quiz has been commenced by a student s/he will have 1 hour to complete the quiz.
This means the latest a student can commence the quiz is 8 pm.
This is a timed assessment and no late submissions will be accepted.
The Special Consideration policy applies.
Any student with a successful application for special consideration will be given a supplementary question.
See the General Assessment Information section in this unit guide for further administrative details for the quiz.
Instructions on how the quiz will be assessed will be available on iLearn.
There will be no tutorials on that day.
Due: 9 November 5pm
Weighting: 60%
Students are to complete the Set Topic or Student Topic of their Choice (but within the scope of the topics covered in the unit).
The Set Topic will be available on iLearn by the end of Week 7.
Word length: 2500 words MAX excluding footnotes and bibliography.
Style: AGLC (latest ed).
Submission: Turnitin.
The Special Consideration policy applies.
See the General Assessment Information section in this unit guide for further administrative details for the Research Essay.
Instructions on how the essay will be assessed will be available on iLearn.
The unit will be delivered in a block format on 19 and 20 September. See https://timetables.mq.edu.au/2017/ for further details and the ilearn page for the block schedule .
Attendance at the block is compulsory for all students (see General Assessment Information section for attendance requirements).
Students are required to listen to all the lectures which are pre-recorded by Francesca Dominello and are available on the ilearn page for the unit.
Students will be required to use a computer to access the iLearn page for the unit (ilearn.mq.edu.au) and to interact with online research databases and web-based research tools and to submit assignments.
The prescribed text for the unit is Heather McRae et al, Indigenous Legal Issues: Commentary and Materials (Lawbook Co, 2009, 4th Ed) available for purchase at the Macquarie University Co-op Bookshop.
Recommended text (but not compulsory for students to buy) is Larissa Behrendt et al, Indigenous Legal Relations in Australia (OUP, 2009).
All other information about the unit (additional reading, tutorial discussion questions etc) will be available on the iLearn page for the unit.
Lectures commence in Week 1.
Lecture Schedule:
Week 1: History, Law and Government Policies (and Reconciliation Chapter 13 of McRae et al)
Week 2: Indigenous Customary Law
Week 3: Indigenous Governance
Week 4: The Indigenous Estate
Week 5: Land Rights Legislation
Week 6: Native Title: An Overview of its Development in Australia
Week 7: Native Title: Specific Features of Law and Process
Mid-Semester Break
OCS 19 and 20 September 2018 (Quiz on lectures 1-5)
Week 8: Indigenous Intellectual Property and Indigenous Cultural Heritage (Quiz on Native Title 5 October)
Week 9: Racial Discrimination
Week 10: Criminal Justice Issues
Week 11: Child Welfare
Week 12: International Law
Week 13: Final class participation marks released.
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Macquarie Law School Assessment Policy
Unless a Special Consideration request has been submitted and approved, (a) a penalty for lateness will apply – two (2) marks out of 100 will be deducted per day for assignments submitted after the due date – and (b) no assignment will be accepted more than seven (7) days (incl. weekends) after the original submission deadline. No late submissions will be accepted for timed assessments – e.g. quizzes, online tests.
Word limits will be strictly applied and work above the word limit will not be marked.
All assessments in the unit are to be submitted electronically. Plagiarism detection software is used in this unit.
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