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Graduate Diploma in Human Rights Law 636

Objectives and Skills

The Graduate Diploma in Human Rights Law focuses on:

  • Human rights theories, as well as the processes and actors involved in the field of human rights
  • The jurisprudence relating to the full range of human rights
  • Assessing the effectiveness of different mechanisms for implementing or enforcing human rights
  • Interpreting and comparing human rights law texts, including treaties, jurisprudence of treaty bodies and domestic courts, and academic scholarship
  • The articulation of knowledge and understanding in oral and written presentations.
Requirements

Students must complete four subjects from the prescribed list. Students who do not have a law degree from a common law jurisdiction or any prior legal studies or experience are also expected to complete the two-day preliminary subject Australian Legal Process and Legal Institutions.