Int'l Law & Int'l Relations - 5760
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Contact: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Typical Duration: 1.0 Years
Typical UOC Per Semester: 18
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 36
Award(s):
Graduate Diploma in International Law and International Relations
Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions
Program Description
There is virtually no area of world politics in which international law does not play a role and international law cannot be fully understood without an appreciation of the political context in which it operates.
The Graduate Diploma in International Law & International Relations provides an interdisciplinary study program for students with backgrounds in law, the social sciences or humanities who are interested in a career in international law and international relations. It provides students with a strong theoretical and practical understanding of the international legal system, the workings of international politics and their effect on each other. Not all courses are necessarily available in any one year.
This program does not lead to a professional qualification for legal practice.
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
- To provide an interdisciplinary study program that meets the developmental requirements of students interested in careers in international law and international relations;
- To acquire an advanced level of knowledge and analytical ability in relation to the issues, problems and conduct of international law and politics and the areas of interaction, overlap and conflict between the two disciplines;
- To provide a depth of study and research opportunities in respect of the interrelationship between international law and international relations;
- To provide students with a strong theoretical and practical understanding of the international legal system, the workings of international politics and their effect on each other.
Program Structure
ENROLMENT
The Enrolment Guide for the Graduate Diploma in International Law and International Relations can be found on the UNSW Law website.
Academic Rules
Qualifications
2. (1) A candidate for the diploma shall have been awarded an appropriate Bachelor's degree from the University of New South Wales, with a minimum of credit average, or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution at a level acceptable to the Faculty Education Committee of the Faculty of Law (hereinafter referred to as the Committee).
(2) In exceptional cases an applicant who submits evidence of such other academic and professional qualifications as may be approved by the Committee may be permitted to enrol for the diploma.
(3) When the Committee is not satisfied with the qualifications submitted by an applicant the Committee may require the applicant, before being permitted to enrol, to undergo such examination or carry out such work as the Committee may prescribe.
Advanced Standing
At the discretion of UNSW Law, advanced standing may be granted for approved postgraduate courses up to 12 units of credit for the International Law component. An additional 6 units of credit may be granted for the International Relations component. Please refer to the Postgraduate Advanced Standing Rules for further information.
Enrolment and Progression
3. (1) An application to enrol as a candidate for the diploma shall be lodged with the Registrar by the advertised due date.
(2) A candidate for the diploma shall be required to undertake such formal courses and pass such assessment as is prescribed.
(3) The progress of a candidate shall be reviewed at least once annually by the Committee and as a result of its review the Committee may cancel enrolment or take such other action as it considers appropriate.
(4) No candidate shall be awarded the diploma until the lapse of two academic semesters from the date of enrolment. The maximum period of candidature shall be four academic semesters for a part-time candidate. In special cases an extension of these times may be granted by the Committee.
Fees
Course List
Students enrolled in the GDILIR are required to complete the following two compulsory courses (12uoc) in the first year of study:
24 uoc required for the GDILIR must be obtained from the following list of electives. 12 uoc (two courses) must be obtained from courses with a POLS prefix. 12 uoc (two courses) must be obtained from courses with a LAWS prefix. Not all electives are offered every year. The semester in which a course is offered varies every year. Other courses may be added as new courses are developed and changed.
Note: GDILIR students are not permitted to enrol in either LAWS8423 Research Thesis or POLS5113 Thesis.
GDILIR students are not permitted to enrol in either LAWS8052 Human Rights Internship Program or POLS5100 International Relations Internship program.
Any requests to undertake an elective not on the below list will need to be approved by Sarah.Williams@unsw.edu.au, the program convenor.
- LAWS8060 Human Rights in Asia (6 UOC)
- LAWS8065 International Climate Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8081 Adv. Issues in Internat. Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8082 Peaceful Settle. of Int. Disp. (6 UOC)
- LAWS8084 Uncensored History of Int Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8085 International Organisations (6 UOC)
- LAWS8086 Law of the Sea (6 UOC)
- LAWS8087 IL and Use of Force (6 UOC)
- LAWS8102 Proliferation of WMD (6 UOC)
- LAWS8107 Adv Issues in Int Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8181 International Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8182 International Social Justice (6 UOC)
- LAWS8188 Law of Armed Conflict (6 UOC)
- LAWS8190 International Refugee Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8319 Internat Env Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8413 Indigenous Peoples in Intl Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8972 Law World Trade Organization (6 UOC)
- LAWS8991 International Criminal Law (6 UOC)
- POLS5102 Australia in the World (6 UOC)
- POLS5103 Law, War and Justice (6 UOC)
- POLS5120 Global Politics (6 UOC)
- POLS5121 International Organisations (6 UOC)
- POLS5122 IPE (6 UOC)
- POLS5127 China & Asia-Pacific Security (6 UOC)
- POLS5129 Foreign Policies Great Powers (6 UOC)
- POLS5130 International Peace & Security (6 UOC)
- POLS5131 Terrorism (6 UOC)
- POLS5158 Global Free Market (6 UOC)
- POLS5160 Middle East & Global Politics (6 UOC)
- POLS5161 Developing Countries & IR (6 UOC)
Area(s) of Specialisation