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Pandemic Law and Practice (LAWS90199)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
For information about the University’s phased return to campus and in-person activity in Winter and Semester 2, please refer to the on-campus subjects page.
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
November
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Please refer to the LMS for up-to-date subject information, including assessment and participation requirements, for subjects being offered in 2020.
Overview
Availability(Quotas apply) | November - Online |
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Fees | Look up fees |
This subject will be delivered online in 2020 over the scheduled dates.
This subject brings together a number of relevant strands of law at the heart of pandemic response and the public health strategies that are deployed in the face of a global health crisis. It encompasses multiple areas of law, contextualised within historical precedents, human rights and public health law considerations. The subject will explore issues arising from pandemic outbreaks, such as those of COVID-19, SARS, MERS and Ebola, particularly by reference to:
- Australia’s emergency powers - domestic, national and international;
- issues arising for the Asia-Pacific region;
- human rights and privacy issues within a pandemic response, including in relation to testing and test results;
- regulatory issues;
- criminal law issues;
- civil litigation issues; and
- international trade and IP issues.
Intended learning outcomes
A student who has successfully completed this subject will:
- Have an advanced and integrated understanding of emergency public health strategies and powers;
- Have the cognitive and technical skills to interpret relevant legislation and directions;
- Be an engaged participant in debates regarding human rights and emergency powers;
- Be able to critically evaluate, examine and analyse the ramifications of pandemic responses for civil and criminal law;
- Have an understanding of the issues arising from the quest to find a pandemic vaccine;
- Be able to demonstrate expert judgment and responsibility as a practitioner in the field of public health and emergency law.
Generic skills
Expected skills developed through successful completion of the subject will include:
- Enhanced competencies in legal analysis;
- Problem solving abilities, including through the collection and evaluation of information;
- Capacity to communicate, orally and in writing;
- Ability to evaluate and synthesise existing knowledge in the area;
- Capacity for critical and independent thought and reflection;
- Capacity for self-directed learning, organisation and time management.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Applicants without legal qualifications should note that subjects are offered in the discipline of law at an advanced graduate level. While every effort will be made to meet the needs of students trained in other fields, concessions will not be made in the general level of instruction or assessment. Applicants should note that admission to some subjects in the Melbourne Law Masters will be dependent upon the individual applicant’s educational background and professional experience.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Class participation | Throughout the teaching period | 10% |
Option 1: Take-Home Examination
| 18-21 December 2020 | 90% |
Option 2: Research Paper (word limit Code 2)
| 3 February 2021 | 90% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- November - Online
Coordinator Ian Freckelton Mode of delivery Online Contact hours Total time commitment 170 hours Pre teaching start date 16 October 2020 Pre teaching requirements The pre-teaching period commences four weeks before the subject commencement date. From this time, students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide and subject materials that will be available from the LMS subject page. Refer to the Reading Guide for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences Teaching period 13 November 2020 to 16 November 2020 Last self-enrol date 21 October 2020 Census date 16 November 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 7 January 2021 Assessment period ends 3 February 2021 November contact information
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Additional delivery details
This subject has a quota of 30 students.
Enrolment is on a first come, first served basis. Waitlists are maintained for subjects that are fully subscribed.
Students should note priority of places in subjects will be given as follows:
- To currently enrolled Graduate Diploma and Masters students with a satisfactory record in their degree
- To other students enrolling on a single subject basis, eg Community Access Program (CAP) students, cross-institutional study and cross-faculty study.
Please refer to the Melbourne Law Masters website for further information about the management of subject quotas and waitlists.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Specialist materials will be available via the LMS subject page in the pre-teaching period.
- Links to additional information
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Last updated: 3 November 2022