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The course’s aim is to familiarise students with public international law and to analyse its implementation to some of the world’s challenges. The course studies key concepts of public international law. It also questions whether traditional public international law can regulate pressing issues on the international plane. Examples of these problems are: international terrorism, nuclear weapons proliferation, protection of human rights, ethnic conflicts, climate change. The course encourages the participant-student to think creatively as an international lawyer to resolve contemporary international dilemmas. » Course description should be << The course's aim is to familiarise students with publci international law and to analyse its implementation to some of the world's challenges. The course studies key concepts ofpublic international law. It also questions whether traditional public international law can regulate pressing issues on the international plane. Examples of these problems are: international terrorism, nuclear weapons proliferation, protection of human rights, ethnic conflicts, climate change. The course encourages the particpant-student to think creatively as an international lawyer to resolve contemporary international dilemmas.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course aim is to familiarise students with public international law and to analyse some of its major issues in seminars. Students will be required to study key concepts of public international law in order to be able to participate effectively in the seminars. To facilitate this, students will be asked to attend public international law lectures . The first seminar will identify the principles and rules of public international law through an advanced knowledge of the main sources of this law, international customs and treaties; the following seminars then intend to assess critically the evolution of public international law in an era of crises, such as international terrorism, nuclear weapons proliferation, ethnic conflicts, climate change, and protection of human rights. The overall purpose of the course is to encourage the participant-student to think creatively as an international lawyer in order to understand and to try to resolve these contemporary dilemmas.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
2000 word essay (30%)
Exam (70%)
Resit: essay mark is carried forward and exam
Alternative Resit Arrangements
48 hour written exam (% equivalent to failed element)
There are no assessments for this course.
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Factual | Remember | Not available |
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