International Criminal Law - LAWS8991
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: Academic Program must be 9200 or 9210 or 5740 or 9230 or 9240 or 5760 or 9281 or 5281 or 9211 or 5211 or 9285 or 5285 or 9220 or 5750.
Excluded: JURD7467, JURD7891, LAWS3067
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
This course is not available to JD students. JD students should enrol in the JD equivalent instead - JURD7481 International Criminal Law and Transnational Justice
LLM Specialisations
Recommended Prior Knowledge
Similarly, it would be helpful if you have studied Criminal Law or an equivalent.
Learning Outcomes
- Think critically about law and policy relating to international criminal law.
- Understand the relationship between the international legal regime and domestic law.
- Analyse different conceptual approaches to international criminal law.
- Evaluate the role of law in responsonding to political concerns and often complex situations.
- Appreciate the role and limitations of the relevant national and international actors.
- Identify and evaluate different mechanisms for ensuring accountability for serious violations of international law.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the legal framework of the International Criminal Court and its procedures.
- Appreciate the substantive elements of international crimes, the overlap and distinctions between the various crimes, and the context within which they are committed.
- Evaluate the contribution of international criminal law to post-conflict reconciliation and reconstruction.
Main Topics
- Historical roots of International Criminal Law;
- The development and operation of the Nuremberg Tribunal, the ad hoc tribunals and the International Criminal Court;
- Particular international crimes (genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes, aggression), modes of participation in the commission of such crimes, and defences;
- International Criminal Law Practice and Procedure;
- The application of International Criminal Law in domestic criminal courts; and
- Future directions of the development and application of International Criminal Law.
Assessment
- Class Participation 10%
- Case Study Exercise 20%
- Research Essay 70%