LAW347 Foundations of International Law (20 credits)

Year Running: 2018/2019

Credit level: F6

Pre-requisites for		LAW3001 (when the module is running)
Additional Information		Only available to law students. Numbers may be limited according to staff availablity.

Description

Foundations of International Law provides foundational knowledge of the principles and institutions of the international legal order, and applies it to specific areas of international relations (further developed in Advanced Issues in International Law). The foundational knowledge covers issues of nature and sources, sovereignty, liability and enforcement. Emphasis will be on developing analytical and problem solving skills in relation to a new and different type of legal order to the domestic one with which students are familiar.

Reading List

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type	Hours
Independent	172.0
Lecture	22.0
Seminar	6.0

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type	Duration	% of formal assessment	Semester
Exam	3.25	100 %	S1

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2023-24.