Public International Law

Course aim

• to introduce students to international law’s vocabulary, concepts and institutions
• to examine international law’s regulation of relations between States, individuals and other actors
• to enable students to identify sources of international law and assess their validity and application
• to introduce students to jurisdictional issues and to issues of state responsibility
• to consider the role of international law plays in relation to Australian domestic law and within the Asia Pacific region
• to examine the role that international law plays in times of peace and crisis and how international law is affected by its political context

Course content

• Introduction to International Law: History, Concepts & Institutions
• Sources of International Law
• The Law of Treaties
• International and Domestic Law
• Personality and Recognition
• Territory and Jurisdiction
• State Responsibility
• Use of Force
• Peaceful Settlement of Disputes in International Law
• Reforms to the United Nations

Textbook(s)

Harris D 2010, Cases and Materials on International Law, , 7th, Sweet and Maxwell, London

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
LAWS 2008	Australian Federal Constitutional Law
LAWS 1012	Legal Institutions and Methods
LAWS 1013	Legal Research and Writing
LAWS 1010	Law, Society and Justice

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, CITY WEST
Lecture	2 hours x 10 weeks
Seminar	2 hours x 10 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Multiple choice test, Research essay

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 3)
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