Pre-requisites

None.

Co-requisites

None.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, the student will be able to:

• Describe the major human rights instruments in use internationally

• Explain the role played by power, politics and civil society in the governance of human rights

• Identify and evaluate some of the strengths which characterises human rights discourse

• Identify and describe what a culture of human rights look like and use this, as well as a Christian world view, to evaluate the regard for human rights .

• Demonstrate an understanding and skills to use human rights and a rights based approach to development in community practice

Unit Description

This unit will introduce students to UN international declaration, conventions and covenants on human rights. It will consider the objectives of the Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities 2006 and evaluate its success to date in achieving those objectives; it will identify the development of human rights and the rights-based approach to development including a Christian worldview; Students will engage in the analysis of equality, diversity and inclusion legislation and the interplay of this in society. Students will explore key legislation regarding human rights, equality and anti-discrimination. It will also cover the use of power, politics and the place of civil society in the governance of human rights

Topics

• Introduction - Rights and a Christian Worldview
• Approaches to the application of human rights
• Reading legislation
• The Victorian Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities 2006 and its impact
• Equality, diversity and inclusion legislation
• Analysis of the ability of certain groups of people in the community to access their rights in daily life, in particular, young people, Indigenous people and women
• Human rights and development
• The implementation and maintenance of human rights by government and particularly in human services
• The implementation and maintenance of human rights in policing
• The implementation and maintenance of human rights in social planning and environmental sustainability

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Unit offerings

Face to face: Semester 2, 2025 (Every Year, Semester 2)
Face to face: (Every Year, Semester 2)

Please note

The Unit Offerings listed above are a guide only and the timetable for any year is the final authority. The College may vary offerings based on demand, regulatory requirements, continual improvement processes or other conditions.

This unit may be available in different modes of delivery i.e. online and face-to-face as listed above. The unit content will not differ between these modes of delivery. There will possibly be a difference in the schedule and/or the prescribed assessment tasks, however both will cover and assess the same content.