law5hil humanitarian law
HUMANITARIAN INTERNATIONAL LAW
LAW5HIL
Not currently offered
Credit points: 15
Subject outline
This subject explains the critically important body of law that applies when states are at war and when armed groups take up arms against governments or each other. It discusses who and what may lawfully be targeted and which objects and persons the law protects. The law on hostilities and weapons will be examine dialog with the protective regime for victims. The course will assess how the law has developed, its current status and future challenges.
SchoolLa Trobe Law School
Credit points15
Subject Co-ordinatorMarc Trabsky
Available to Study Abroad StudentsYes
Subject year levelYear Level 5 - Masters
Exchange StudentsYes
Subject particulars
Subject rules
Prerequisites Must be enrolled in LMJD; LMLAW; LMLE;LMGBL; LML or have permission of the Law School Director of Postgraduate (Coursework) Programs
Co-requisites NA
Incompatible subjects NA
Equivalent subjects NA
Special conditions NA
Learning resources
Readings
| Resource Type | Title | Resource Requirement | Author and Year | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Readings | Various | Recommended | Various | Various |
Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes
01. Critically evaluate key concepts relating to international humanitarian law
- Activities:
- Lectures, problem solving in work groups, presentation of solutions in plenary and subsequent discussion and evaluation to understand the context, significance and meaning of the legal principles and rules. Students are required to apply the acquired principles, rules and manners of expression in discussion and written settings; to identify and analyse key concepts involving reading and evaluation of primary and secondary legal materials. Assessment questions addressed in essays.
02. Critique the adequacy of principles and rules of international law relating to warfare
- Activities:
- Structure of the law in various environments explained in lectures; student work group problems illustrate practical application of the rules; treaty and customary law provisions clarified and evaluated during in-class discussions. Case materials, Manuals and other sources introduced.
03. Integrate international legal principles and rules with broader principles of law to achieve solutions to complex fact-based or interpretive problems
- Activities:
- Argument development and evaluation achieved through discussion of practical problems initially in work groups and thereafter in plenary. Individual student reading of international law provisions, case reports and other materials to deepen understanding of relevant concepts.
04. Critically evaluate how the disparate elements of Humanitarian International Law interact and assess some of the gaps in current legal provision and their significance
- Activities:
- Argument development and evaluation modelled through presentation by students of work group solutions to set seminar problems. Individual student reading of primary texts and other materials and in-class discussions to clarify and evaluate the scope and detail of the law.
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