Module LAW3146 for 2019/0
- Overview
- Aims and Learning Outcomes
- Module Content
- Indicative Reading List
- Assessment
Undergraduate Module Descriptor
LAW3146: International Law, Conflict and Strategy
This module descriptor refers to the 2019/0 academic year.
Module Content
Syllabus Plan
The following syllabus plan is indicative and may be subject to change, including in response to current developments. Some of the lectures may be delivered by visiting lecturers.
The Context: Law, Conflict and Strategy
- foundations of public international law
- foundations of strategy
I. The Use of Force
- the rules governing the use of force
- the Global War on Terror: from Afghanistan to ‘unwilling and unable’
- responsibilty to protect
II. The Conduct of Hostilities
- the law of armed conflict
- battlefield status and the law of targeting
- human rights and military operations
III. The Challenge of Technology
- the challenge of cyber warfare
- banning weapons: from the cross-bow to nuclear bombs
- killer robots, artificial intelligence and drones
IV. International Accountability and Justice
- selectivity in confronting evil: from Nuremberg to The Hague
- war crimes, genocide and other international crimes
- international criminal justice and its alternatives
Law, Conflict and Strategy: Some Lessons
- a practical perspective
- some conclusions
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | 242 | 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 | 46 | 23 x 2 hour Lectures |
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 9 | 6 x 1.5 hour Workshops |
| Scheduled learning and teaching activities | 3 | Attendance at relevant Exeter Centre for Intenrational Law seminars |
| Guided independent study | 130 | Individual reading and lecture preparation |
| Guided independent study | 32 | Workshop preparation |
| Guided independent study | 60 | Summative assessment preparation |
| Guided independent study | 20 | Formative assessment preparation |
Online Resources
This module has online resources available via ELE (the Exeter Learning Environment).
Other Learning Resources
D. Patrikarakos, War in 140 Characters: How Social Media Is Reshaping Conflict in the Twenty-First Century (2017).
L. Freedman, The Future of War: A History (2017).
T. Farrell, Unwinnable: Britain’s War in Afghanistan, 2001–2014 (2017).
D. Kilcullen, Out of the Mountains: The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla (2015).
V. Lowe, International Law (2007).
D. Armstrong, T. Farrell, H. Lambert, International Law and International Relations (2012).
P. Sands, Lawless World: Making and Breaking Global Rules (2nd edn, 2006).
