Postgraduate Module Descriptor

LAWM097: The International Law of Armed Conflict

This module descriptor refers to the 2017/8 academic year.

Module Content

Syllabus Plan

Please note that the following syllabus is indicative and that the topics covered by the module may change from year to year:

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
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
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity	30	Seminars (10 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.
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activity	3	Exercise: this activity will take place over two days and simulate a command post exercise to provide you with an opportunity to apply your knowledge in a practical setting.
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	Preparation for the exercise.

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

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.

D. Fleck (ed), The Handbook of Humanitarian Law in Armed Conflicts (3^rd edn, 2013)

Y. Dinstein, The Conduct of Hostilities under the Law of International Armed Conflict (3^rd edn, 2016)

G. D. Solis, The Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War (2^nd, 2016);

R. Kolb and R. Hyde, An Introduction to the International Law of Armed Conflicts (2008)

UK Ministry of Defence, The Manual on the Law of Armed Conflict (2004, OUP)