Law, Policy and Governance (POLS7110)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2015
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
Humanities and Social Sciences
School
Politic Sc & Internat Studies
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Intensive
Class hours
3 Seminar hours
Assessment methods
Essay and take-home exam
Course enquiries
Ms Nonie Malone (Sem 1 Intensive) / Dr Trajce Cvetkovski (Sem 2 Internal & External) / Dr Jodie Curth-Bibb (Sem 2 Intensive)
Current course offerings
Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | External | External | Course Profile |
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
PLEASE NOTE: SEMESTER 1&2 2015 INTENSIVE IS RESTRICTED TO PNG AUSTRALIA AWARD FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS. This subject examines law as an instrument of governance. The topics covered include constitutionalism and the rule of law, administrative law, freedom of information, judicial review, conceptions of justice, the courts and the adversarial system, Australian constitutionalism and the federal system, the judicialisation of politics, anti-discrimination, the law as an instrument in constructing social categories, and access to the law.