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.

School: La Trobe Law School (Pre 2022)

Credit points: 15

Subject Co-ordinator: Marc Trabsky

Available to Study Abroad/Exchange Students: Yes

Subject year level: Year Level 5 - Masters

Available as Elective: No

Learning Activities: N/A

Capstone subject: No

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: N/A

Incompatible subjects: N/A

Equivalent subjects: N/A

Quota Management Strategy: N/A

Quota-conditions or rules: N/A

Special conditions: N/A

Minimum credit point requirement: N/A

Assumed knowledge: N/A

Learning resources

Various

Resource Type: Book

Resource Requirement: Recommended

Author: Various

Year: N/A

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Publisher: Various

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Career Ready

Career-focused: No

Work-based learning: No

Self sourced or Uni sourced: N/A

Entire subject or partial subject: N/A

Total hours/days required: N/A

Location of WBL activity (region): N/A

WBL addtional requirements: N/A

Graduate capabilities & intended learning outcomes

Graduate Capabilities

Intended Learning Outcomes

01. Critically evaluate key concepts relating to international humanitarian law
02. Critique the adequacy of principles and rules of international law relating to warfare
03. Integrate international legal principles and rules with broader principles of law to achieve solutions to complex fact-based or interpretive problems
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
Subject not currently offered - Subject options not available.