Postgraduate Module Descriptor

LAWM097: International Law of Armed Conflict

This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.

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

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	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.

This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).

International Committee of the Red Cross: http://www.icrc.org/

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