Module LAW3146 for 2021/2
- 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 2021/2 academic year.
Module Aims
The module draws on the research interests and expertise of the Law School and the Strategy and Security Institute to provide you with a unique insight into the interaction between international law and strategy. It allows you to study some of the most pressing contemporary legal and security dilemmas and thereby gain a detailed understanding of the rules of international conflict and security law and their application in practice.
On successfully completing the programme you will be able to: | |
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Module-Specific Skills | 1. demonstrate a critical understanding of the key features of the international legal order and detailed knowledge of selected aspects of international conflict and security law; 2. demonstrate a critical understanding of the role that law plays in the international security environment and how strategic considerations shape the development and application of international law. |
Discipline-Specific Skills | 3. demonstrate a critical understanding of the role of law and legal argument as a constraining and enabling factor for political decision-making; 4. apply legal knowledge to complex problems and apply judgement when presented with competing policy imperatives; 5. select and process relevant information from a broad range of diverse primary and secondary materials. |
Personal and Key Skills | 6. prepare analytically compelling work with limited guidance that employs appropriate interpretative techniques and presents a nuanced line of argument; 7. engage in debate effectively and develop complex arguments and opinions with limited guidance; 8. demonstrate the ability to work independently, within a limited time frame, to complete a specified task. |
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.
Basic reading:
D. Patrikarakos, War in 140 Characters: How Social Media Is Reshaping Conflict in the Twenty-First Century (2017)
C. Ford and W. Williams (eds), Complex Battlespaces: The Law of Armed Conflict and the Dynamics of Modern Warfare (2019)
N. White and C. Henderson (eds), Research Handbook on International Conflict and Security Law (2013)
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)