UNSW Handbook Course - Law of Armed Conflict

Law of Armed Conflict - LAWS4088


	Faculty: Faculty of Law
	School: Faculty of Law
	Course Outline: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au/
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Units of Credit: 8
	EFTSL: 0.167 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 2
	Enrolment Requirements:
	Prerequisite: Academic Program must be either 9200, 9210, 9230, 9240, 5740, or 5760
	Fee Band: 3 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

This course examines international humanitarian law, the law that governs the conduct of internal and international armed conflict. It examines rules governing the methods and means of warfare and protection of civilians and combatants with particular reference to the 1949 Geneva Conventions, the 1977 Additional Protocols and the Hague Conventions on the laws of war. Also examined are issues of enforcement including the nature and identification of war crimes and crimes against humanity and the principles of jurisdiction upon which enforcement rests. Analysis of the role of the law of armed conflict as a moderating influence in the conduct of states is a central focus of the course.
Prerequisite or corequisite: LAWS4080 Issues in International Law or equivalent

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