Course level

Postgraduate Coursework

Faculty

Business, Economics & Law

School

Law School

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

Seminar 3 Hours/ Week

Restricted

LLM; LLM(Adv); LLM(16), LLM(24); MICLaw; GCGPP; GDipGPP; MGPP(16); MGPP(24); MGPP(32); GCIR; MIR(16); MIR(24); MIR(32), MIL, MIR/MIL Quota: minimum of 12 enrolments.

Course enquiries

A/Prof R. Liivoja

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile

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Course description

This course will focus on selected topics in the law of war (or international humanitarian law). This body of law centres on the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their two Additional Protocols of 1977. We will examine issues such as the definition of armed conflict, the doctrine of military necessity, the significance of prisoner of war status, the relationship between international humanitarian law and human rights standards, and issues concerning implementation and enforcement. The course will consider the challenges posed to international humanitarian law by the changing character of armed conflict, the fragmentation of international law, and the evolving character of international relations. We will consider historical and current case studies to examine how humanitarian rules operate in practice.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2020 (24/02/2020 - 11/07/2020) St Lucia Intensive Course Profile
Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) St Lucia Intensive Course Profile
Semester 1, 2018 (19/02/2018 - 24/06/2018) St Lucia Intensive Course Profile
Semester 1, 2017 (27/03/2017 - 27/05/2017) St Lucia Intensive Course Profile
Semester 1, 2016 (29/02/2016 - 25/06/2016) St Lucia Intensive Course Profile
Semester 1, 2015 (07/04/2015 - 30/05/2015) St Lucia Intensive Course Profile