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LAW530: Human Rights and Moral Dilemmas
The aim of this unit is to explore the intersections between law and morality by analysing cases drawn from a variety of jurisdictions—Australia, the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Canada, Europe and South Africa—which raise topical and controversial human rights dilemmas. For example, students read cases on pornography and hate speech against the background of philosophical analyses of the value of freedom of speech. They read cases on state funding of church schools and religious symbols in state schools in the light of philosophical debates about the extent to which government can legitimately endorse religion. Other topics covered include: prostitution and privacy; multiculturalism and gender; anti-terrorism legislation; and socio-economic rights.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | 4 |
| When Offered: | D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year (Session Dates: 30 September - 1 October) |
| Staff Contact(s): | Professor Denise Meyerson |
| Prerequisites: |
[Admission to LLB and 6cp in LAW units at 300 level (P)] or 30cp |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Macquarie Law School |
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