Master of Laws - Human Security Law

The Australian National University

As the world's population nears 8 billion and the demand for resources increases, there is a need to understand the consequences of climate change, environmental and other natural disasters, conflict, pandemics, automation, under-developed economies, human rights breaches, and corruption. This specialisation will equip lawyers, professionals and policy-makers with the skills to assess critically topics that will explore these issues from a legal, regulatory and policy perspective.Learning OutcomesDifferentiate between legal and policy issues arising from the consequences of human insecurity.Compare the regulatory and policy regimes that govern different aspects of global human security.Distinguish between man-made and natural forces that impact on human insecurity.Identify and evaluate different legal and policy approaches to tackling some of the world's pressing problems.

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