Post-Conflict Governance, Rule of Law and Justice
Module LAWM114 for 2017/8

Postgraduate Module Descriptor

LAWM114: Post-Conflict Governance, Rule of Law and Justice

This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.

Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:

Introduction to the concept of stabilisation operations and its legal underpinnings in post- crisis and transitional environments;

Safe and secure environment in integrated military-civil effort- legal challenges;

Rule of Law and post-conflict judiciary, law enforcement and prison administration;

Stable governance: involving legal aspects of the creation and functioning of effective State institutions encompassing legislative, executive and judicial division of powers,

Going forward: regulation of free and responsible media, fair and independent elections and robust civil society;

Vulnerable groups: legal protection of minorities; ensuring access to justice for women;

Role of international, regional and national organisations in advancement of rule of law, in peace building process and stabilisation effort.

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities	Guided independent study	Placement / study abroad
33	267

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

Category	Hours of study time	Description
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity	30	Seminars (10 x 3 hours)
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity	3	Exercise: this activity will take place over two days and simulate a command post exercise to provide you with an opportunity to apply your knowledge in a practical setting.
Guided Independent Study	24	Preparation of seminar essay paper: for each seminar at least one student will research and write a paper on the seminar topic, presenting it to the rest of the group.
Guided Independent Study	200	Assigned seminar readings (including for the seminar paper).
Guided Independent Study	40	Preparation of the assessed/summative essay.
Guided Independent Study	3	Preparation for the exercise.

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).