LAW4699 Global issues in international law and governance
Faculty of Law
LAW4699 Global issues in international law and governance is a level 4, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2025. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2025
- Not offered
- Assessment
- Exam 30%
- and 3 other tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2025 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Requisites
Before LAW4699
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW4699
No unit lists LAW4699 as a prerequisite in the 2025 handbook.
Enrolment rules
You must have completed at least 60 credit points of law study.
Equivalent units
The same content under another code. Only one of them counts.
Overview
This unit considers global issues in international law and governance. The content of the unit will vary each offering to reflect contemporary issues, current concerns, latest research, and teacher expertise. Global Issues units in the faculty of law are run as part of its Prato program.
Offerings in 2025
The 2025 handbook lists no offerings for LAW4699.
Assessment
- Class presentation - Oral componentPresentation10%
- Class presentation - Written componentWritten10%
- Take home examExamination30%
- Research paperWritten50%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Demonstrate understanding of the selected key global issues in international law and governance;
- 2
Analyse and evaluate selected key global issues in international law and governance from a range of practice, policy and theoretical perspectives;
- 3
Conduct research, evaluate and synthesise complex information in order to respond to complex issues relating to selected key global issues in international law and governance;
- 4
Communicate effectively, appropriately and persuasively in various forms.
Workload and teaching
- Seminars36 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. The unit requires on average three/four hours of scheduled activities per week. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Learning resources
Required resources
See the Moodle unit page for prescribed and recommended resources. Prescribed texts are usually available for purchase through the University Bookstore and are sometimes available for short-term loan or as eBooks through the library.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW4699?
LAW4699 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW4699 offered?
LAW4699 has no offerings listed in the 2025 handbook.
How much work is LAW4699?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does LAW4699 have an exam?
Yes. The exam is worth 30% of the final mark, alongside 3 other tasks.