LS361 Public International Law
Updated: 09 January 2007| Credit Points | 6 | |||||||||
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| Online level | Level C - Internet access required | |||||||||
| Intensive School(s) | None | |||||||||
| Supervised Exam | June | |||||||||
| Pre-requisites | 24 cp in Legal Studies | |||||||||
| Co-requisites | None | |||||||||
| Restrictions | LS 261 | |||||||||
| Notes | offered in 2006-2007 Summer Semester | |||||||||
| Combined Units | None | |||||||||
| Coordinator(s) | Cameron Moore (cmoore6@une.edu.au) | |||||||||
| Unit Description |
The purpose of this unit is to introduce students to the basic structure and principles of public international law, and its significant role in regulating international relations. The unit covers, inter alia, the following topics: nature and development of international law, sources of international law, the relation between international law and municipal law, statehood and international personality, territorial sovereignty, state jurisdiction, state responsibility, international protection of human rights, law of treaties, international organisations, peaceful settlement of international disputes, the use of force by states, and the role of the United Nations. |
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| Prescribed Material Mandatory |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Recommended Material Optional |
Textbook information is only available from 2008 units onwards. | |||||||||
| Disclaimer | Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester. |