Postgraduate Course: Fundamental Issues in International Law (LAWS11024)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 40 |
ECTS Credits | 20 |
| Summary | This is a course in which fundamental elements of public international law are studied at an advanced level. It is intended to be suitable both for students who are new to the study of international law, as well as for those who may have taken a basic undergraduate course but who wish to explore the issues in greater depth.
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| Course description |
The following topics are indicative of those to be covered in the course: The international law-making process; the relationship between municipal law and international law; state responsibility; remedies in international law; state immunity and diplomatic immunity; the law on the use of force; UN enforcement and peacekeeping; self-determination of peoples; and dispute settlement.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: 50 |
| Course Start |
Full Year |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
400
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 40,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 8,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
352 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Course is assessed by two essays. |
| Feedback |
All students will be provided with feedback in Week 5 regarding their class participation.
An opportunity for students to gain 'feed forward' information in advance of the assessment will be provided. |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Students will gain an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the international law-making process
- Students will acquire an ability to critically engage with contemporary legal and policy debates on international law with a view to reflecting on different approaches and viewpoints on controversial issues
- To further develop the ability to conduct independent research, to identify primary and secondary sources and to synthesise and evaluate material from a variety of sources (via the course assessment)
- To further develop the ability to articulate, sustain and defend a line of argument in both written and oral form (via assessment) as well as to further develop skills of communication, expression and debate (via seminar participation)
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
General cognitive skills, ability to exercise informed and rigorous analysis as well as critical and independent judgement of complex legal/policy issues
Students will develop their ability to express information and arguments in a succinct, coherent and persuasive manner, both orally and in writing, whilst remaining open to discussing and learning from other points of view (via seminar participation)
Students will obtain the ability to locate legal and other sources through library and IT resources as well as to present written work in an appropriate format.
Students will develop their ability to work autonomously in preparing for seminars and completing the course assessment whilst seeking advice when appropriate and incorporating feedback.
Managing their time and workload within deadlines will also be a key outcome of this course. |
| Keywords | international law; state immunity; diplomacy; UN enforcement and peacekeeping |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Kasey Mccall-Smith
Tel: (0131 6)51 4524
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Course secretary | Mr David Morris
Tel: (0131 6)50 2010
Email: |
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