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Postgraduate Course: United Nations Law (LAWS11134)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) AvailabilityAvailable to all students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryThis course introduces students to the role of the United Nations in contemporary international relations and current issues of United Nations law. Seminars will cover some or all of the following topics:

- purposes, powers and structure of the United Nations
- legal capacity and immunities
- the Security Council
- maintenance of international peace and security
- UN peacekeeping
- UN administration of territory
- judicial review and accountability
- UN functional programmes and commissions
- reform of the UN
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Information for Visiting Students
Pre-requisitesNone
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
The aim of this course is to give students a critical understanding of the role of the United Nations in contemporary international relations and current issues of United Nations law. By the end of the course, students should be equipped with the ability to present coherent and persuasive arguments in the areas studied.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
KeywordsInternational Law, United Nations, International Relations
Contacts
Course organiserProf Alan Boyle
Tel: (0131 6)50 2019
Email: Alan.Boyle@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Lene Mccool
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022
Email: lene.mccool@ed.ac.uk
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