Postgraduate Course: Fundamental Issues in International Law (sem 1 only) (LAWS11189)
Course Outline
| School | School of Law |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Law |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | 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.
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)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
| Not being delivered |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
The course will focus on contemporary scholarship and will try to address the issues in a broad legal and theoretical context.
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Assessment Information
| One essay of no more than 15 pages. |
Special Arrangements
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Alan Boyle
Tel: (0131 6)50 2019
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Course secretary | Mrs Lene Mccool
Tel: (0131 6)50 2022
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