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LAWS6370: International Organisations Law
2027 unit information
One of the most significant developments in international law over the past century has been the rapid proliferation and growing influence of international organisations. Today, hundreds of these bodies carry out functions ranging from peacekeeping and humanitarian coordination to environmental regulation, criminal accountability, and the administration of global technical standards. This unit provides a comprehensive introduction to the law governing international organisations and the broader questions of legitimacy and accountability they raise as actors in global governance. It examines the core principles of public international law that shape their establishment, operation, and regulation, including legal personality and institutional powers, membership and participation, privileges and immunities, international responsibility, and law making functions. The unit also explores how these institutions interact with domestic legal systems and influence national decision making. While the course adopts a system wide perspective, particular attention will be devoted to the United Nations, which provides the main framework for the international legal and political order – study will include its distinctive position within the international legal system, its central role in international peace and security, and contemporary debates surrounding its reform. Focuses include UN peacekeeping operations, which raise specific issues of powers, responsibility, accountability and immunity; and judicial and other dispute-settlement mechanisms. Refer to the Sydney Law School timetable - https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-lecture-timetable.
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| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Semester 2 2027
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