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LAWS5200: Law, Morals and Politics
2024 unit information
This unit provides an analysis of the connections, disconnections and tensions between law, morality and politics in modernity, with a focus on contemporary liberal democratic societies. It employs methodologies and concepts derived from critical social theory and philosophy including those of Kant, Hegel, Marx, Weber, radical feminism, Frankfurt School critical theory (Habermas & Honneth) and French post-structuralism (Foucault and Derrida).
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney Law School
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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LAWS3500 |
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At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. identify and describe the interconnections of law, morality, and politics in liberal-democratic societies through critical reflection.
- LO2. Evaluate the interplay between law, morality, and politics in liberal-democratic societies using critical analysis.
- LO3. Communicate complex interrelationships between law, morality, and politics in liberal-democratic societies through advanced research.
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