Course

Indigenous Children and the Law - LAWS8123

Faculty: Faculty of Law

School: Faculty of Law

Course Outline: See below

Campus: Sydney

Career: Postgraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2

Enrolment Requirements:

Pre-requisite: Academic Program must be 9200 or 9210 or 9230 or 5740 or 9211 or 5211 or 9220 or 5750 or 9285 or 5285.

Excluded: JURD7813, LAWS3513

CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

This course, taught by two Indigenous academics, will be concerned with the historical and contemporary experience of Indigenous children within and beyond the constructs of law and society. Using United Nations human rights frameworks, the course will take an interdisciplinary approach to selected legal issues impacting upon Indigenous children within Australia and internationally. Topics to be covered include: theory of children’s rights; Indigenous children; the Aboriginal Child Placement Principle, Indigenous children’s engagement with the criminal justice system, family law, child protection and Indigenous children’s access, representation, and participation within the legal system.

More information can be found on the Course Outline Website.

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