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LAWS3315 Selected Topics in Public International Law
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| Credit: 6 points Availability: not available in 2009
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| Outcomes: Students are able to (1) demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of selected advanced and specialised topics of public international law; (2) demonstrate a sound knowledge and understanding of international legal theory; (3) appreciate the impact of conventional and customary law on states, individuals and corporations; (4) appreciate the inter-connectedness of international law, relations and diplomacy; and (5) consider how public international law can be better respected and enforced. |
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| Content: This unit deals with selected advanced and specialised topics of public international law. It covers the law of the sea, the law of international institutions (focusing mainly on the United Nations), the use of force and self-defence, state succession, international law theory, minority/group rights and international environmental law. |
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Assessment: This comprises a major research assignment, seminar presentation and regular seminar attendance and participation.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
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| Unit Co-ordinator(s): Associate Professor Doug Hodgson |
| Location: UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode: on-campus |
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| Prerequisites: LAWS1130 Legal Process |
| Advisable prior study: LAWS3354 Public International Law |
Contact hours—lectures: 2 hrs per week; tutorials: 1 hr per fortnight
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Unit Web Page: http://www.uwa.edu.au/page/130989 |
| Note: Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2009. |
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Texts
Hall, S. Public International Law, 2nd ed.: LexisNexis Butterworths 2006
Recommended Reading
Anton, D. et al. International Law: Cases and Materials: OUP 2005
Blay, S. et al., eds Public International Law: An Australian Perspective, 2nd ed.: OUP 2005
Brownlie, I. Principles of Public International Law, 6th ed.: OUP 2003
Dixon, M. and McCorquodale, R. Cases and Materials on International Law, 4th ed.: OUP 2003
Triggs, G. International Law: Contemporary Principles and Practices: LexisNexis Butterworths 2006
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