LAW4689 International humanitarian law
Faculty of Law
LAW4689 International humanitarian law is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2020. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2020
- Not offered
This is the 2020 handbook entry. See the 2024 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW4689
Prohibitions
You can't enrol if you have passed any of these.
After LAW4689
No unit lists LAW4689 as a prerequisite in the 2020 handbook.
Enrolment rules
Prerequisite:
- For students who commenced their LLB (Hons) course in 2015 or later: LAW1111; LAW1114; LAW1112; LAW1113; LAW2101; LAW2102; LAW2112 and LAW2111
- For students who commenced their LLB course prior to 2015: LAW1100 OR LAW1101 and LAW1102 or LAW1104
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
The unit teaches students about the international laws of armed conflict (LOAC), known also as International Humanitarian Law. It will cover the historical development and sources of LOAC, including the permissible methods and means of armed conflict; the protection regime under the Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols and the developing body of customary international law; the distinction between combatants and civilians; and enforcement regimes such as that under the International Criminal Court. It will also cover the imbalance of protection between international and non-international armed conflict, and the law of jus ad bellum, that is when war is legal and when it is illegal.
Offerings in 2020
The 2020 handbook lists no offerings for LAW4689.
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
apply knowledge and understanding of the regulation of armed conflict through international humanitarian law;
- 2
investigate, analyse and synthesise information, problems, concepts and theories in relation to international humanitarian law and its relationship with neighbouring areas of law;
- 3
conduct basic research in international humanitarian law based on knowledge of appropriate research principles and methods; and
- 4
use cognitive, technical and creative skill to generate and evaluate ideas and concepts relevant to the enforcement of international humanitarian law and to current and future challenges for international humanitarian law.
Workload and teaching
Students enrolled in this unit will be provided with 36 contact hours of seminars per semester [in Prato they will have 36 contact hours over one month] whether intensive, semi-intensive, or semester-long offering.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Lt Colonel (Ret) Dan Mori
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW4689?
LAW4689 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW4689 offered?
LAW4689 has no offerings listed in the 2020 handbook.