LAWS5024
Indigenous People, Issues and The Law
10 Units
Available in 2014
| Callaghan Campus | Semester 1 |
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Previously offered in 2013, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2006, 2005
LLB courses are only available to students enrolled in Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree programs.
Deals with the laws and legal issues relating to and effecting the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia (Indigenous peoples of Australia) from colonisation to the modern day.
| Objectives | Course Objectives: 1. To understand particular issues faced by Indigenous peoples and to sensitise students to these issues. 2. To equip students with knowledge and understanding of the laws that govern the relationship between Indigenous peoples and the legal system, including such issues as self-determination, citizenship and sovereignty. 3. To critically examine the impact of government policies and laws on Indigenous peoples. 4. To explore notions of social justice, restorative justice and reconciliation for Indigenous peoples in contemporary legal systems. 5. To analyse and critique polices and laws affecting Indigenous peoples from a socio-legal perspective. |
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| Content | The topics to be covered include: 1. Legal encounters: Pre-contact Indigenous society and laws, the impact of colonisation and post-contact history Government polices customary law 2. Race theory: Race, crime and welfare, with reference to children and Aboriginal deaths in custody; 3. Land and other property: Land Rights, Native title; and examples of land returns and acquisitions post-Mabo. 4. Unfinished business: criminal justice issues; self determination and citizenship issues (eg. reconciliation, treaty, constitutional recognition) |
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| Replacing Course(s) | NA | ||||||
| Transition | NA | ||||||
| Industrial Experience | 0 | ||||||
| Assumed Knowledge | LAWS1001A, LAWS1001B, LAWS1002A, LAWS1002B, LAWS2003A, LAWS2003B, LAWS3004A and LAWS3004B | ||||||
| Modes of Delivery | Internal Mode | ||||||
| Teaching Methods | Problem Based Learning
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| Contact Hours | Seminar: for 3 hour(s) per Week for Full Term | ||||||
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| Timetables | 2014 Course Timetables for LAWS5024 |