Module LAW3024 for 2016/7
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3024: Public International Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2016/7 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
TERM 1: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW
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Identity
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Identification
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Personality
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Jurisdiction
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State Responsibility
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Law of Treaties
TERM 2: SUBSTANTIVE PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
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Use of Force
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Terrorism
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Refugees and Displaced Persons
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International Human Rights Law
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Dispute Settlement
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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55 | 245 |
...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 | 46 | 23 x 2 hour Lectures |
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity | 9 | 6 x 1.5 hour Workshops |
Guided independent study | 120 | Individual reading and lecture preparation |
Guided independent study | 35 | Workshop Preparation |
Guided independent study | 80 | Assessment Preparation |
Guided independent study | 10 | Formative Assessment |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Indicative Reading List
This reading list is indicative - i.e. it provides an idea of texts that may be useful to you on this module, but it is not considered to be a confirmed or compulsory reading list for this module.
Phillippe Sands, Lawless World (Penguin, 2006)
Malcolm Shaw, International Law (Cambridge, 2010)
Antonio Cassesse, International Law (OUP, 2006)
Malcolm Evans (ed.) International Law (OUP, 2010)
Vaughan Lowe, International Law (OUP, 2007)