LLAW3250 International Law

2019

4.5

1 x 2-hour seminar weekly

1 Admission into BLAWLP-Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice
1a Admission into BLAWLPG-Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Graduate Entry)
1b Admission into BLAWLPR-Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice
1c Admission into BLAWLPRG-Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Graduate Entry)
1d Admission into BLAWLPRH-Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Honours)
1e Admission into BLAWLPRGH-Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice (Graduate Entry) (Honours)
2 18 units of second year LLAW topics
3 LLAW2212 - The Constitution and the Australian Federation [International / Comparative I]
Must Satisfy: ((1 or 1a or 1b or 1c or 1d or 1e) and 2 and 3)

1 of LLAW1322, LLAW3047 has been successfully completed

The topic offers an overview of public international law, focusing among other things on the following issues or areas: the nature and sources of international law; states and other major international entities; the United Nations; allocation of legal authority among states; state responsibility for harm to citizens and aliens; the use of force under international law; international environmental law; the law of the sea; and the law governing airspace and outerspace.

This topic aims to:

• introduce the vocabulary and concepts of international law, which regulates relations between States
• examine the role that legal concerns play in times of peace and crisis and how international law is affected by its political context
• cover topics such as sources of international law, state responsibility, sovereignty, the use of force and peaceful settlement of international disputes
• develop a detailed understanding of the role that international law plays in domestic legal systems

By the end of the topic, students should be able to demonstrate skills and knowledge in:

• describing the structure, institutions, principles and vocabulary of international law
• assessing the international legal implications of current events and Australian foreign policy
• identifying the sources of international law
• evaluating debates between the developed and the developing worlds about the validity of the sources of international law
• solving problems relating to the relationship between the international and national legal systems
• explaining the concept and implications of statehood in international law, particularly the notions of international personality, recognition, and acquisition of territory, state jurisdiction and responsibility
• contributing to debates concerning the law regulating armed conflict and the peaceful resolution of disputes
• applying persuasive international legal arguments in a domestic and international context