In this unit, students will gain an appreciation of how gender impacts the ways that the criminal law and justice system contend with accused persons and their victims. The construction of gender, understandings of violence, and how and why people mobilise the law after violence will be examined. The Law's claims to equality and neutrality will be scrutinised, as will perceptions of discrimination based on gender. Some ingredients of particular personal violence offences (assault, sexual assault), related proof requirements and sentencing from historical, theoretical and practical context perspectives will be examined.
Unit details and rules
Unit code | LAWS6034 |
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Academic unit | Law |
Credit points | 6 |
Prohibitions
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None |
Prerequisites
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None |
Corequisites
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | No |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Gail Mason, gail.mason@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Robyn Holder, robyn.holder@sydney.edu.au |