Introduction
Public international law permeates most areas of Australian law and it is therefore essential for law graduates to have a solid grounding in the sources and methodology of international law. This unit develops students' understanding of the sources of international law, state responsibility, international dispute settlement, and treaty making. It introduces students to specific fields of international law, including international humanitarian law, environmental, human rights and indigenous issues, the Antarctic Treaty system, the use of force and the relationship between international and Australian law. The unit fosters students' interest and engagement with international law by exploring links with a range of contemporary contentious political issues both nationally and internationally. A key component of the unit is to introduce and practise a range of fundamental legal research skills that are essential to investigating International Law studies and wider legal studies.
Summary
| Unit name | International Law |
| Unit code | LAW102 |
| Credit points | 12.5 |
| College/School | Arts and Society Faculty of Law |
| Discipline | Law |
| Coordinator | Professor Tim McCormack |
| Available as an elective? | Yes |
| Delivered By | University of Tasmania |
| Level | Introductory |
Availability
Specific information on 2027 unit availability will be available in August
Learning Outcomes
- Identify and describe sources, principles and methodology of international law and its relationship to Australian law, with focus on use of force, human rights, international environmental law and international humanitarian law.
- Critically analyse contemporary international law problems.
- Communicate legal argument on public international law issues i in an introductory law essay.
- Identify and locate primary and secondary legal materials required to answer specific questions of law
Fee Information
2027 fee information will be available in August.
Requisites
Mutual Exclusions
You cannot enrol in this unit as well as the following:
LAW254Teaching
| Teaching Pattern | Lecture: 2 hour weekly face-to-face (but also available to online students synchronously and recorded and available on MyLo) Tutorial/Workshop: 1 hours weekly face-to-face (and also one tutorial online) (commencing in Week 2 of semester) |
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| Assessment | Assessment Task 1: Multichoice test on sources of international law (10%)|Assessment Task 2: Multichoice test on sources of international law (10%)|Assessment Task 3: Video-recorded presentation (40%)|Assessment Task 4: Invigilated exam (open book) (40%) |
| Timetable | View the lecture timetable | View the full unit timetable |
Textbooks
| Required |
The textbook for LAW102 is Anthony Cassimatis, Public International Law (Oxford University Press, 2021) Relevant chapters of the book for each week's lectures and tutorials are listed in MyLo |
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