LA4012:03
Public International Law
Townsville
Prerequisites: LA3001 LA3002 LA3003
26 lectures, first semester.
Available to level 4 LLB students.
Students will be provided with a broad overview of the basic principles, institutions and language of international law and its interaction with international politics and economics. Each semester students will be taught a core syllabus and a selection from the more specialised topic list. To encourage students to critically assess the international legal implications of current events and Australian foreign policy, the case studies and examples given to demonstrate the application of international law will be focussed on the Pacific and the Southeast Asian region.
Learning Objectives:
- to impress on students the interdependence of nations and the oneness of humanity.
Assessment by essay (40%); examination (60%) (subject to variation).
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