ANU Law School · ANU College of Law
This course looks at the way citizenship in law sits with broader notions of citizenship; it compares the legal notion of citizenship with the normative notion. The course also uses Australia as a case study to look at citizenship law and policy. There will also be a strong comparative country aspect to the course. It is expected that the following topics will be covered: - Introduction: the concept of citizenship - Citizenship and constitutions - Birthright citizenship - Citizenship by grant - Citizenship by descent - Citizenship and administrative law/merits review - The difference that citizenship makes - Loss of citizenship - Dual citizenship - Post-national citizenship - International law and citizenship/nationality - Summary/overview.
Group class presentation
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Research essay — 7000 words
Learning outcomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- Classes offered in non-standard sessions will be taught on an intensive base with compulsory contact hours (approximately 26 hours of face to face teaching). The course will also require advanced preparation through assigned readings. In total, it is anticipated that the hours required for completion of this course (class preparation, teaching and completion of assessment) will not exceed 120 hours. - Classes offered during semester periods are expected to have three contact hours per week. Click here for the LLM Masters Program course list
Students must rely on the approved Class Summary which will be posted to the Programs and Courses site approximately two weeks prior to the commencement of the course. Alternatively, this information will be published in the Program course list when known. Preliminary Reading Students must rely on the approved Class Summary which will be posted to the Programs and Courses site approximately 2 weeks prior to the commencement of the course. An e-brick will be available on the Wattle course site.