Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction - JURD7402
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 2
Enrolment Requirements:
Pre-requisite: 36 UOC of JURD courses for students enrolled prior to 2013. For students enrolled after 2013, pre-requisite: 72 UOC of JURD courses.
Excluded: LAWS8102
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Additionally, the course will consider state policies relevant to the proliferation of WMD and to the non-proliferation legal framework. These will include deterrence and containment strategies, counter-proliferation policies such as the Proliferation Security Initiative, materials control and security programs, economic sanctions, and pre-emptive military action.
Recommended Prior Knowledge
Course Aims
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate a sound understanding of the development, scope, principles and main rules of international law regulating WMD proliferation and be able to explain the meaning and relevance of these concepts and rules;
- Understand the process by which principles and rules regulating WMD continue to develop;
- Understand the relationship between the international legal regime and domestic law;
- Examine critically current developments in the regime governing WMD, and the policy and institutional challenges involved;
- Evaluate the impact of international criminal law on the conduct of individuals, states, and other relevant actors;
- Communicate effectively, in speaking and writing, on basic issues concerning the regulation of WMD.
Assessment
Research essay 85%