Public International Law - LAWS3381
Faculty: Faculty of Law
School: Faculty of Law
Course Outline: See below
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 6
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 3
Enrolment Requirements:
Prerequisite: Completion of 78 UOC in LAWS courses.
CSS Contribution Charge: 3 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
Main Topics
- Introduce you to the basic concepts and terminology of public international law
- Provide you with an overview of the processes by which international law is formed and the most important bodies and institutions involved in the international legal system
- Introduce you to the international law relating to treaties, and to the use of force, and the relevance of those topics to current events
- Introduce you to the interaction between the international legal system and the Australian legal system;
- Introduce you to various theoretical perspectives on the formation and operation of the international legal system
- Show the relevance of international law to current political and social developments at the international and national levels; and
- Provide you with an introduction to sources and methods of research in the field of international law.