Course overview
This compulsory course equips students with the knowledge and skills to analyse key principles in international law from both national and international perspectives, covering crucial areas such as human rights, environmental justice, and peace and conflict. Students will critically examine diverse, cross-disciplinary theoretical and ethical perspectives on international law and apply these often-conflicting principles to hypothetical scenarios that reflect core debates and practical challenges in the field. With an emphasis on global justice, the course content dynamically responds to emerging issues and the most pressing global challenges of our time. Through engagement with cutting-edge research and real-world case studies, students will develop advanced critical thinking, legal analysis, and problem-solving skills.
- Course Introduction, Sources Of International Law - Customary International Law
- Sources Of International Law: Treaties, General Principles, Subsidiary Sources And 'Soft Law'
- Statehood, Sovereignty And Territory
- Maritime Jurisdiction And Law Of The Sea
- International Space Law
- International Law In Australia
- State Responsibility And Remedies
- Jurisdiction And Use Of Force
- Use Of Force
- International Human Rights
- Law Of Armed Conflict
Course learning outcomes
- Explain and utilise the vocabulary, concepts, and institutions of international law
- Analyse applicable international instruments connected to various international regimes
- Examine the interaction between international law and Australian domestic law
- Formulate legal arguments applying international sources to practical and theoretical problems
- Formulate legal arguments recognising various ethical perspectives on international law and its impact on diverse groups