Postgraduate Course: Inter-state Conflict and Humanitarian Law (LAWS11221)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | The course will comprise the study of conflict in international law. It will be concerned with the law relating to the resort to armed force ¿ both unilaterally by states and also in the context of enforcement action by the United Nations. The law relating to self-defence will be studied, as will the law regarding humanitarian intervention. There will also be a focus on humanitarian law ¿ in particular, on the law relating to entitlement to combatant status, on the law regulating the conduct of hostilities between opposing forces and the law on the protection of civilians in armed conflict. In addition, there will be a study of the law relating to internal armed conduct, including recognition of belligerency, intervention and the conduct of hostilities. |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
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Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2014/15, Not available to visiting students (SS1)
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Quota: 25 |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
176 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Essay (100%) |
| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
| The aim of the course is to equip students with a critical understanding of the fundamental concepts of international law as it relates to conflict.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | International Law, Armed Force, Humanitarian Law, Conflict |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Stephen Neff
Tel: (0131 6)50 2067
Email: Stephen.Neff@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Ms Ginny Spencer
Tel: (0131 6)51 4246
Email: Ginny.Spencer@ed.ac.uk |
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