Module LAWM097 for 2020/1
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Postgraduate Module Descriptor
LAWM097: International Law of Armed Conflict
This module descriptor refers to the 2020/1 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover all or some of the following topics:
- Introduction to the Law of Armed Conflict
- Material, Geographical and Temporal Scope of Application
- Personal Scope of Application
- Targeting
- Means of Warfare
- Methods of Warfare
- Detention in Armed Conflict
- LOAC and International Human Rights Law
- The Law of Non-International Armed Conflict
- Humanitarian Assistance
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 |
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33 | 267 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
Category | Hours of study time | Description |
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Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity | 33 | Seminars (11 x 3 hours): the main teaching method for the module consists of weekly seminars requiring active participation by all students under guidance of the module convenor. |
Guided Independent Study | 24 | Preparation of seminar paper: for each seminar at least one student will research and write a paper on the seminar topic, presenting it to the rest of the group. |
Guided independent study | 200 | Assigned seminar readings (including for the seminar paper). |
Guided independent study | 40 | Preparation of the assessed/summative essay. |
Guided Independent Study | 3 | Attendance at relevant events organised by the Exeter Centre for International Law. |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
International Committee of the Red Cross: http://www.icrc.org/
International Review of the Red Cross: http://www.icrc.org/eng/resources/international-review/index.jsp
International Law Department, US Naval War College: http://www.usnwc.libguides.com/LOAC-IHL
International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: http://www.icty.org/
United Nations War Crimes Commission Law Reports of Trials of War Criminals (LRTWC): http://www.loc.gov/rr/frd/Military_Law/law-reports-trials-war-criminals.html