LAW-20034 - Module Specification
School of Law
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

Available as a Free Standing Elective

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

N/A

Barred Combinations

N/A

Description for 2024/25

This module provides you with an opportunity to look beyond the domestic and examine the legal rules and institutions that govern and influence world politics. Public international law is the body of law that deals with interactions and relations among states as well as international organisations and increasingly transnational actors, such as corporations and non-governmental organisations. International law today is more complex, interesting and topical than at any time in history. Subjects such as war, trade, climate change, pandemics and human rights are all heavily regulated by international standards. This survey course provides an overview of the institutions, sources and general principles of international law as well as an introduction to more specific themes like the law governing the use of force and sovereign immunities and the resolution of international disputes.

This module aims to:
- Introduce students to how the law works in the international community and to encourage them to look beyond the domestic confines of English law.
- Provide students with the knowledge and understanding of the major principles, doctrines and procedures underlying the making and application of international law.
- Introduce students to the specific histories, sources, terminology and methodology of the discipline of international law.
- Develop students¿ ability to locate and use international legal materials.
- Encourage critical enquiry into the nature, purposes and limits of international law.
- Prepare students for advance studies in the field of international law.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate a secure understanding of the nature of public international law and its foundation in international instruments, custom and legal principles: 1
Identify and qualitatively appraise the sources, structures and procedures of international law and the institutions and individuals who practice international law: 1
Critically evaluate how international law is applied: 1
Offer a critical judgment of the role of law (and its limits) in ordering international relations: 1

Study hours

Interactive Lectures: 22 hours
Interactive Lecture Preparation: 68 hours
Exam Preparation: 60 hours

School Rules

N/A

Description of Module Assessment