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Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3024: Public International Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or most of the following topics:
GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
- Sources
- Subjects
- Legal Personality
- Jurisdiction
- State Responsibility
- Dispute Settlement
SUBSTANTIVE PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
- Armed Conflicts and Use of Force
- Terrorism and Counterterrorism
- International Human Rights
- International Criminal Justice
- Regulation of Cyber Domain and Outer Space Law
- Refugees and Displaced Persons
Learning and Teaching
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 | 245 | 0 |
...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 | 46 | 46 x 1 hour Lectures |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 9 | 6 x 1.5 hour Workshops |
| Guided independent study | 120 | Individual reading and lecture preparation |
| Guided independent study | 35 | Workshop Preparation |
| Guided independent study | 80 | Assessment Preparation |
| Guided independent study | 10 | Formative Assessment |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
- ·ICJ: www.icj-cij.org/
- ·ICC: www.un.org/icc
- ·Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR): www.ohchr.org
- ·The International Law Commission: www.un.org/law/ilc
- ·Oxford Reports on International Law on campus URL:http://www.oxfordlawreports.com/
off campus URL: http://0-www.oxfordlawreports.com.lib.exeter.ac.uk/
- ·Max Planck Encyclopaedia of Public International Law (MPEPIL) on campus URL: http://www.mpepil.com/http://www.mpepil.com/
off campus URL: http://0-www.mpepil.com.lib.exeter.ac.uk/
- ·International law blogs:
- EJIL: Talk!: http://www.ejiltalk.org
- Opinio Juris: http://www.opiniojuris.org