LAW5644 International law and sovereignty: Global challenges
Faculty of Law
LAW5644 International law and sovereignty: Global challenges is a level 5, 6-credit-point, postgraduate unit from the Faculty of Law. It isn't offered in 2024. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
The 2027 handbook has no page for LAW5644. This is its 2024 entry, the latest one.
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Requisites
Before LAW5644
No prerequisites or corequisites besides the enrolment rules below.
After LAW5644
No unit lists LAW5644 as a prerequisite in the 2024 handbook.
Enrolment rules
For Juris Doctor students (L6005), you must have completed 72 points of study.
Overview
This unit will examine the relationship between sovereignty and globalisation from the 'discovery' of the Americas, to the emergence of the nation-state and popular sovereignty, through colonisation and de-colonisation, to present concerns with financial and technological integration and the 'war on terror'. It will ask what it means to be 'sovereign' in a globalised world and how this question shapes and is shaped by the allocation of legal, political and economic power in the world.
Offerings in 2024
The 2024 handbook lists no offerings for LAW5644.
Assessment
- Class participationParticipation15%
- Draft essay plan and preliminary bibliographyAssignment25%
- Research essayResearch assignment60%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Identify, evaluate and synthesise relevant legal, theoretical and historical issues and concepts in relation to the relationship between sovereignty and globalisation;
- 2
Demonstrate cognitive and creative skills in analysing complex issues about sovereignty and globalisation;
- 3
Critically evaluate various dominant and popular conceptions of the proper scope of sovereign authority in light of global challenges;
- 4
Communicate and advocate effectively and persuasively, both orally and in writing, on issues relating to sovereignty and globalisation;
- 5
Reflect on and assess their own performance, including by taking into account feedback on earlier work, to improve their capabilities and understanding.
Workload and teaching
- Workshops36 hours
- Teaching approachActive learning
You are required to attend 36 hours of workshops per teaching period (either intensive, semi-intensive or semester long, depending on the Faculty resources, timetabling and requirements). Students will be expected to do reading set for class, and to undertake additional research and reading applicable to a 6 credit point unit.
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.
Where it fits
LAW5644 is part of 1 area of study in the 2024 handbook.
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for LAW5644?
LAW5644 has no prerequisites, but enrolment rules apply.
When is LAW5644 offered?
LAW5644 has no offerings listed in the 2024 handbook.
Does LAW5644 have an exam?
No. LAW5644 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.
Which majors and minors include LAW5644?
LAW5644 is part of Global society and human rights.