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Undergraduate Course: International Law (IR) (LAWS08110)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Law CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 8 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits20 ECTS Credits10
SummaryTHIS COURSE IS FOR SPS STUDENTS ON THE INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS DEGREE.
LAW AND JOINT LAW DEGREE students should take LAWS08114.
VISITING STUDENTS AND STUDENTS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS should take LAWS08114.

This course develops knowledge and understanding of (i) the international legal system; (ii) the main institutions which contribute to the development and application of international law; (iii) the legal rules, principles and processes which govern key areas of inter-state activity; (iv) the interface between international law and international relations
Course description Not entered
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking International Law Ordinary (semester 1) (LAWS08114)
Other requirements This course is primarily designed for those students from the School of Social and Political Sciences and in particular for those students taking the MA Honours degree in International Relations or the MA Honours degree in International Relations and Law. Students from other schools and subject areas wishing to take international law as an outside subject are encourages to enrol for the International Law Ordinary (semester 1) course (LAWS08114).
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Learning Outcomes
To develop student skills of (i) case and treaty analysis;
(ii) legal reasoning; (iii) criticism; (iv) oral and written communication; and (v) legal research.
Reading List
None
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Additional Class Delivery Information Tutorials: 1 hour(s) per week for 7 week(s).
KeywordsInternational Law IR
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Course organiserDr Paul Behrens
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Course secretaryMs Krystal Hanley
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