International Law and Security - 9281
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Law
Contact: http://www.law.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Postgraduate
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
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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
The LAWS courses in this program are offered only onsite at UNSW Sydney and are not available by distance. All of the courses offered by the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra are available online. 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) A candidate for the degree shall have been awarded an appropriate Bachelor degree in law, social sciences or humanities or a Juris Doctor degree from UNSW Australia or a qualification considered equivalent from another university or tertiary institution with a minimum of two years' relevant professional experience.
2. 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:
LAWS8180Principles of Intl 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.
All Students in the program must take a minimum of 2 of the elective courses with LAWS prefix from the Research-Based Course List as specified below. The requirement to take two courses from the Research-Based Course list can, in the alternative, be satisfied if the student takes the single course LAWS8423 Research Thesis: 6 uoc.
The remaining 36 uoc required for the MILS must be obtained from the following list of electives and research-based courses . 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 Intl Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8082 Peaceful Settle. of Int. Disp. (6 UOC)
- LAWS8084 History of International Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8085 International Organisations (6 UOC)
- LAWS8086 Law of the Sea (6 UOC)
- LAWS8087 Intl Law & Use of Force (6 UOC)
- LAWS8102 Proliferation of WMD (6 UOC)
- LAWS8107 Current Issues in Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8173 Law PG Internship (6 UOC)
- LAWS8181 International Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8188 Law of Armed Conflict (6 UOC)
- LAWS8190 International Refugee Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8192 Law, Rights & Development (6 UOC)
- LAWS8319 Internationl Environmental Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8423 Research Thesis: 6 uoc (6 UOC)
- LAWS8972 Law of the World Trade Org (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)
- ZHSS8442 Conflict Transformation (6 UOC)
- LAWS8084 History of International Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8085 International Organisations (6 UOC)
- LAWS8086 Law of the Sea (6 UOC)
- LAWS8087 Intl Law & Use of Force (6 UOC)
- LAWS8102 Proliferation of WMD (6 UOC)
- LAWS8107 Current Issues in Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8181 International Human Rights (6 UOC)
- LAWS8188 Law of Armed Conflict (6 UOC)
- LAWS8190 International Refugee Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8192 Law, Rights & Development (6 UOC)
- LAWS8319 Internationl Environmental Law (6 UOC)
- LAWS8423 Research Thesis: 6 uoc (6 UOC)
- LAWS8972 Law of the World Trade Org (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 Enrolment Form on the UNSW Law Website to get enrolled.
5. Any request to undertake a ZHSS elective not on the above lists will need to be approved by Dr Deane-Peter Baker, Coordinator of Postgraduate Coursework Programs in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra, d.baker@adfa.edu.au.
Area(s) of Specialisation