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LAW-40042 - Module Specification
School of Law
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 20 December 2024

LAW-40042 - Advanced International Law
Coordinator: Emma Allen Room: CBC2.005 Tel: +44 1782 7 34512
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 7
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733218

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

Foundations of International Law (Semester 1)

Barred Combinations

N/A

Description for 2024/25

This advanced module in public international law is intended to provide you with an opportunity to thoroughly analyse core areas of international law encountered on the Foundations of International Law module, including the law of treaties, the creation/disappearance of states and state responsibility.

Aims
The aim of this module is to build upon the Foundations of International Law module. It will provide students with an opportunity to acquire a more in-depth and critical understanding of the nature, function and development of public international law.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Critically evaluate substantive areas of international law studied within the module: 1,2
Critically consider at an advanced level the various successes and shortcomings of international law: 1,2
Offer a critical judgment on the role of law and its limits in ordering international relations: 1,2
Create written presentations on complex questions of international law which are clear and logically structured: 1
Analyse complex international disputes in terms of applicable legal rules and propose arguable solutions: 2

Study hours

Seminars: 15 hours
Seminar Preparation: 70 hours
Online Portfolio: 15 hours
Exam Preparation: 50 hours

School Rules

N/A

Description of Module Assessment

1: Portfolio weighted 50%
Multipart Online Portfolio


2: Open Book Assessment weighted 50%
28-Hour Online Open Book Assessment


The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 20 December 2024