Course Overview

Course Title: Discrimination Law
Credit Points: 12
Nominal Hours:
Course Coordinator: Dr Anthony Forsyth
Course Coordinator Phone:
Course Coordinator Email: anthony.forsyth@rmit.edu.au
Course Summary

This course examines Australian discrimination law. The course considers federal and state discrimination law and demonstrates the way the law operates through the examination of relevant legislation and decided cases. A number of different grounds of discrimination are examined. These include sex discrimination, racial discrimination, disability discrimination and age discrimination. A number of discrimination contexts are considered, including discrimination in employment, education and the provision of goods and services. Harassment and vilification are also considered, as well as the exceptions to the operation of discrimination laws.
In addition to the practical aspects of discrimination law, the course provides an overview of the legal theory of discrimination law. This includes an account of the history and philosophy of discrimination law.

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