Postgraduate Module Descriptor

LAWM114: Post-Conflict Governance, Rule of Law and Justice

This module descriptor refers to the 2018/9 academic year.

Module Aims

You will gain a deeper understanding of post-conflict governance, security and justice, including an increased awareness of current developments and areas of disagreement. The module offers you a highly practical insight into how international law is applied in post-conflict/crisis and transitional environments, which is aimed at stimulation of a vibrant discussion of key contemporary challenges in the context of international development.

Intended Learning Outcomes (ILOs)

This module's assessment will evaluate your achievement of the ILOs listed here - you will see reference to these ILO numbers in the details of the assessment for this module.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to:
Module-Specific Skills1. Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the rules of international law governing the post-conflict/crisis rule of law, security and governance, including detailed knowledge of the core legal concepts applicable in this area and their contextual/social/political implications.
2. Demonstrate critical understanding of the contemporary challenges facing the stabilization and peacebuilding in young democracies.
Discipline-Specific Skills3. Develop, apply and critically assess international legal arguments, using a wide range of appropriate primary materials and advanced scholarship.
4. Demonstrate critical understanding of the relationship between the different branches and sources of rules of law, including potential norm conflicts, and between legal and non-legal considerations impacting on legal argument and advice.
Personal and Key Skills5. Identify, retrieve and use efficiently and autonomously a range of library-based and electronic resources.
6. Communicate and engage in debate effectively and accurately, orally and in writing, in a manner appropriate to the discipline.