Undergraduate Module Descriptor

LAW3024: Public International 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 most of the following topics:

GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

  •     Sources
  •     Subjects
  •     Legal Personality
  •     Jurisdiction
  •     State Responsibility
  •    Dispute Settlement


 SUBSTANTIVE PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

  •     Armed Conflicts and Use of Force
  •     Terrorism and Counterterrorism
  •     International Human Rights
  •     International Criminal Justice
  •     Regulation of Cyber Domain and Outer Space Law
  •    Refugees and Displaced Persons

Learning and Teaching

This table provides an overview of how your hours of study for this module are allocated:

Scheduled Learning and Teaching ActivitiesGuided independent studyPlacement / study abroad
552450

...and this table provides a more detailed breakdown of the hours allocated to various study activities:

CategoryHours of study timeDescription
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity4646 x 1 hour Lectures
Scheduled Learning and Teaching activity96 x 1.5 hour Workshops
Guided independent study120Individual reading and lecture preparation
Guided independent study35Workshop Preparation
Guided independent study 87Formative and Summative Assessment Preparation
Guided independent study3Attendance 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).

  • ·ICJ: www.icj-cij.org/
  • ·ICC: www.un.org/icc
  • ·Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR): www.ohchr.org
  • ·The International Law Commission: www.un.org/law/ilc
  • ·Oxford Reports on International Law on campus URL:http://www.oxfordlawreports.com/

off campus URL: http://0-www.oxfordlawreports.com.lib.exeter.ac.uk/

  • ·Max Planck Encyclopaedia of Public International Law (MPEPIL) on campus URL: http://www.mpepil.com/http://www.mpepil.com/

off campus URL: http://0-www.mpepil.com.lib.exeter.ac.uk/

  • ·International law blogs:

-       EJIL: Talk!: http://www.ejiltalk.org

-       Opinio Juris: http://www.opiniojuris.org