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Postgraduate Module Descriptor
LAWM148: International Crimes and Crimes of Mass Violence
This module descriptor refers to the 2022/3 academic year.
Overview
| NQF Level | 7 | ||
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| Credits | 30 | ECTS Value | |
| Term(s) and duration | This module will run during term 2 (11 weeks) | ||
| Academic staff | Professor Caroline Fournet (Convenor) | ||
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| Available via distance learning | No | ||
This module innovatively adopts a two-fold legal approach – based on international criminal law and international human rights law – as well as, where relevant, an interdisciplinary perspective, turning to criminology, history and /or forensic science.
With this module, you will undertake an in-depth study of different international crimes and crimes of mass violence (see syllabus plan) and explore the relevant domestic, regional and international law and case-law. You will apply this knowledge in the dedicated case-study sessions.
This approach will enable you to fully understand the concepts of international criminality and mass violence, in terms of prohibited acts, criminal modus operandi and victimhood. It will also allow you to understand the nature, causes and consequences of this type of violence.
There are no pre-requisites for you to take this module.
| Module created | 14/03/2022 | Last revised | 14/03/2022 |
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