Module LAW3181 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3181: United Nations Law
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
Whilst the module’s precise content may vary from year to year, it is envisaged that the syllabus will cover some or all of the following topics:
- The UN as a system of collective security and the changing nature of security-threat relations in a globalised world
- The institutional framework of the United Nations with a particular emphasis on the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly
- The nature of the UN: conference, contract or constitution of the international community?
- Powers of the UN
- Peaceful methods of dispute resolution and conflict prevention
- The use of economic sanctions
- The use of military force: peace enforcement and peace-keeping
- The Responsibility to Protect
- Regional organisations as partners to the UN in the maintenance and restoration of international peace and security, with a particular emphasis on the African Union and the European Union
- Membership and financing
- Law-making
- Accountability of the United Nations
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 28 | 122 | 0 |
...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:
| Category | Hours of study time | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 22 | 11 x 2 hour Lectures |
| Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities | 6 | 3 x 2 hour seminars |
| Guided Independent Study | 55 | Individual reading and lecture preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | 15 | Seminar Preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | 12 | Formative Assessment Preparation |
| Guided Independent Study | 40 | Summative Assessment Preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
United Nations http://www.un.org/en/index.html
Other Learning Resources
Reparation for Injuries Suffered in the Service of the United Nations, Advisory Opinion, ICJ Reports 1949, p 174
Certain Expenses of the United Nations (Art 17, para 2, of the Charter), Advisory Opinion, ICJ Reports 1962, p 151
