International Law and Security - 9281
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Contact: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
Typical Duration: 1 Years
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 48
Award(s):
Master of International Law and Security
Information valid for students commencing 2013.
Students who commenced prior to 2013 should go to the Handbook's Previous Editions
Program Description
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 security and defence/strategic studies;
- To impart an advanced level of knowledge and analytical ability in relation to the issues, problems and conduct of international law and security studies and the areas of interaction between the two disciplines;
- To provide depth of study and research opportunities in respect of the interrelationship between international law and security studies;
- To provide students with a strong theoretical and practical understanding of the international legal system, the global security context, contemporary security and military strategy and legal and moral issues relating to international violence and the use of force.
Program Structure
Several courses each year will be offered by distance learning, particularly those course offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at UNSW@ADFA (Canberra). Details of the courses available by this mode of learning will be made available at the start of each semester.
This program does not lead to a professional qualification for legal practice.
Academic Rules
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 degree.
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.
2. A candidate for the degree 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 degree until the lapse of two academic semesters from the date of enrolment in the case of a full-time candidate or three semesters in the case of a part-time candidate. The maximum period of candidature shall be three academic semesters from the date of enrolment for a full-time candidate and six semesters for a part-time candidate. In special cases an extension of these times may be granted by the Committee.
Fees
Special Funding
Course List
Students enrolled in the MILS are required to complete the following compulsory courses:
LAWS8180 Principles of International Law
ZHSS8403 Global Security
Students who have completed LAWS3381 Public International Law or any other Public International Law course in their undergraduate law degree may be exempt from completing LAWS8180 and may be given permission to undertake another elective in lieu of this. Student will need to get permission from the Program Director to get enrolled.
The remaining 36 uoc required for the MILS must be obtained from the following list of electives. Students must obtain 18 uoc (three courses) from courses with a LAWS prefix and 18 uoc (three courses) from courses with a ZHSS prefix.
- 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)
- LAWS8188 Law of Armed Conflict (6 UOC)
- LAWS8190 International Refugee Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8319 Internat Env Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8423 Research Thesis: 6 uoc (6 UOC)
- LAWS8972 Law World Trade Organization (6 UOC)
- LAWS8991 International Criminal Law (6 UOC)
- ZHSS8201 Contemporary Warfare (6 UOC)
- ZHSS8204 Mod Naval Hist & Strat (6 UOC)
- ZHSS8210 Genocide (6 UOC)
- ZHSS8217 Amphibious Warfare (6 UOC)
- ZHSS8218 Hegemony: Global Power in Hist (6 UOC)
- ZHSS8400 Research Project: Politics SS (12 UOC)
- ZHSS8404 Leg & Mor Prob of Int Violence (6 UOC)
- ZHSS8407 Global Governance (6 UOC)
- ZHSS8409 Asia-Pacific Security (6 UOC)
- ZHSS8410 Australian Defence Policy (6 UOC)
- ZHSS8417 Air Power in the 21st Century (6 UOC)
- ZHSS8430 China's Security Policy (6 UOC)
- ZHSS8435 Contemporary Strategy (6 UOC)
- ZHSS8437 Global Justice (6 UOC)
- ZHSS8438 The Justice of War (6 UOC)
Enrolment
Entry to the program may occur in either Semester 1 or Semester 2.
Please Note:
1. MILS students have the option to enrol in either LAWS8423 Research Thesis (6 uoc) or ZHSS8400 Research Project (12 uoc) but not both.
2. Not all electives will be offered every year.
3. The semester in which a course is offered varies every year.
4. Any request to undertake a LAWS elective not on the above lists will need to complete the Manual Course Enrolment Form to get enrolled.
5. Any request to undertake a ZHSS elective not on the above lists will need to be approved by Craig Stockings, Coordinator of Postgraduate Coursework Programs in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at UNSW@ADFA (Canberra),c.stockings@adfa.edu.au.
Area(s) of Specialisation