Course overview
This course will enable students to develop an advanced understanding of First Nations Peoples relationship to law and land and the impact that domestic and international legal systems have upon those relationships. Students will develop an understanding for Aboriginal legal systems and their underlying philosophy and the different relationships and world views that First Nations and non-Aboriginal people have with the land. The students will also investigate key concepts in property law and its capacity to recognise First Nations relationships with country. Students will review case studies that include heritage and cultural issues and conduct comparative analysis of international law and the position of First Nations legal systems with particular focus on the ownership and control of Aboriginal knowledge and land.
Course learning outcomes
- Understand and provide a coherent account of First Nations relationships to law and land.
- Examine western legal philosophy from an Aboriginal standpoint, applying critical legal and post-colonial theory.
- Interrogate the historical and contemporary relationships between First Nations, domestic and international laws.
- Examine the recognition of First Nations legal systems in the context of universality and law.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus East
Class number 26227
Section SE01
Size 30
Available 29
Notes:
Class number 26228
Section SE02
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 26229
Section SE03
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 26231
Section SE05
Size 30
Available 30
Fee calculator
To display course fees, please select your status and program below:
We’re updating this Fee Calculator. It currently shows fees for programs only. Please check the relevant program for full fee details.
Study Abroad student tuition fees are available here.
Only some Postgraduate Coursework programs are available as Commonwealth Supported. Please check your program for specific fee information.
If you are studying in a Professional Pathway Psychology or Clinical Psychology program, please refer to the Student Contributions amounts published here.
The Student Contribution amount displayed below is for students commencing a new program from 2021 onwards. If you are continuing in a program you commenced prior to 1 January 2021, or are commencing an Honours degree relating to an undergraduate degree you commenced prior to 1 January 2021, you may be charged a different Student Contribution amount from the amount displayed below. Please check the Student Contribution bands for continuing students here. If you are an international student, or a domestic student studying in a full fee paying place, and are continuing study that you commenced in 2025 or earlier, your fees will be available here before enrolments open for 2026.