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LAWS5005: Public International Law
The compulsory unit of study is an introduction to public international law. The unit surveys the fundamental rules and principles public international law through an examination of the following topics (1) the nature, function and scope of public international law, (2) the sources of public international law, (3) the law of treaties including principles of treaty interpretation, (4) the relationship between public international law and municipal law, (5) the extent of civil and criminal state jurisdiction, (6) immunities from state jurisdiction including diplomatic privileges and immunities (7) state responsibility, including diplomatic protection, nationality of claims and exhaustion of local remedies, (8) regulation of the use of force in international relations, and (9) dispute settlement.
| Code | LAWS5005 |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Prerequisites:
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LAWS5000 |
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Corequisites:
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None |
| Prohibitions:
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LAWS1023 or LAWS1018 |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. demonstrate a sound understanding of the sources of public international law, including the law of treaties, and the relationship between them
- LO2. demonstrate a sound understanding of the relationship between public international law and Australian law
- LO3. demonstrate a sound understanding of the rules and principles relating to international legal personality, statehood and self-determination
- LO4. demonstrate a sound understanding of the rules and principles relating to the acquisition of title to territory
- LO5. demonstrate a sound understanding of the rules and principles of state jurisdiction and immunity from jurisdiction
- LO6. demonstrate a sound understanding of the rules and principles concerning the responsibility of states for wrongful acts
- LO7. demonstrate a sound understanding of the rules and principles relating to the use of armed force
- LO8. demonstrate a sound understanding of the rules and processes for promoting compliance with international law
- LO9. identify and apply rules and principles of public international law in innovative ways to analyse complex factual scenarios
- LO10. communicate your understanding of public international law in a clear and logical manner using plain and concise language
- LO11. think critically about the strengths and limitations of public international law as a legal system
Unit outlines
Unit outlines will be available 2 weeks before the first day of teaching for the relevant session.
- Semester 2, 2023 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 2, 2023 [Normal evening] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 2, 2020 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 2, 2020 [Normal evening] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 2, 2021 [Normal day] - Remote
- Semester 2, 2021 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 2, 2021 [Normal evening] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Intensive February, 2022 [Normal day] - Remote
- Semester 2, 2022 [Normal day] - Remote
- Semester 2, 2022 [Normal day] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Semester 2, 2022 [Normal evening] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
- Intensive December, 2022 [Block mode] - Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney
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