Undergraduate Notices
1. Animal Law – Offered for a Second Time
Due to demand, animal Law is being offered a second time as an undergraduate subject at Melbourne University in Semester 2, 2011. Enrolment is open to undergraduates and cross-institutional enrolment is also available. The second offering of this subject mimics the popularity of animal law studies at international universities including Harvard, Columbia and McGill Universities.
Cross institutional enrolment is available.
Guest speakers will include world renowned ethicist Professor Peter Singer of Princeton University, who will deliver the second lecture.
The subject will critically examine several areas including the state of Animal Law in Australia, the rights of advocates and protesters and the future of animal welfare law reform. Several recent high profile issues will be analysed such as the impending federal government’s challenge to Japanese whaling before the International Court of Justice, live exports and factory farming.
Classes will be a 2 hour seminar per week with assessment likely being a 90% research essay of 5,000 words. 10% may be class participation/ attendance..
Interested students are advised contact the Law School directly, or alternatively to visit www.undergraduate.law.unimelb.edu.au and navigate to “Administration” (under Current Students), then to Complementary Course Enrollments.
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