LAW5330 · International refugee law and practice

Overview

This course will explore the international protection regime for refugees including state obligations under international refugee law, human rights and the law of the sea. It will compare and contrast key concepts and practices of refugee protection, amongst receiving states. It will then address issues raised by regional responses such as deterrence measures and the externalization of border control policies.

Areas of study: Global society and human rights

Offerings

Assessment

The Handbook does not list a final examination among the assessment items. That is not a guarantee there is none.

Assessment details may change. Please refer to the assessment information in Moodle closer to the start of the teaching period.

Requisites

Learning outcomes

1. Creatively apply knowledge of recent developments in International Refugee Law and Practice to new and unfamiliar situations in professional practice and/or for further learning;
2. Investigate, analyse, synthesise and discuss the complexities of International Refugee Law and Practice problems, concepts and theories; and
3. Use technical and creative skills to generate and evaluate complex ideas and concepts relevant to International Refugee Law and Practice.

Workload

Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit typically comprises of a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study applicable to a 6 credit point unit. Learning activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning, and online engagement.

Student experience, not official rules. Nothing here changes what the Handbook says.