International Humanitarian & Criminal Law (LAWS5156)
Course level
Undergraduate
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Class hours
2L(5T/sem)
Incompatible
LAWS5155 or 7155 or 7156
Prerequisite
All Level 1 LAWS courses
Restricted
LLB(Hons)(#64), LLB(Hons)(#48), LLB, LLB (Graduate Entry), LLB(Hons) duals and LLB dual programs.
Course enquiries
TBA
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Course description
The course begins by considering the key rules and principles of international law regulating the conduct of armed conflict, focusing on the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their two Additional Protocols of 1977. It then examines the central principles and procedures of international criminal law, as developed and applied by bodies such as the International Criminal Court.