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 Postgraduate Course: History and Theory of International Law (LAWS11241)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law | College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |  
| 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 survey the following principal topics:  Nature of ius gentium in Roman law; medieval just-war theory; debates over conquest of the New World; innovations by Grotius in the Seventeenth Century; Nature of positivist thought in international law; contributions of the historical school and of heterodox schools of thought in the Nineteenth Century; Vienna School in inter-War period; challenges of socialist, Third-World, feminist, ecological thought. |  
| Course description | Not entered |  
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |  | Co-requisites |  |  
| Prohibited Combinations |  | Other requirements | None |  
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |  
Learning Outcomes 
| The intention is to develop expertise and critical thought on the part of the students in relation to the following topics:  Nature of ius gentium in Roman law; medieval just-war theory; debates over conquest of the New World; innovations by Grotius in the Seventeenth Century; Nature of positivist thought in international law; contributions of the historical school and of heterodox schools of thought in the Nineteenth Century; Vienna School in inter-War period; challenges of socialist, Third-World, feminist, ecological thought. |  
Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills | Not entered |  
| Keywords | Not entered |  
Contacts 
| Course organiser | Dr Stephen Neff Tel: (0131 6)50 2067
 Email: Stephen.Neff@ed.ac.uk
 | Course secretary | Mr David Morris Tel: (0131 6)50 2010
 Email: David.Morris@ed.ac.uk
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