Turns D: The law of armed conflict (international humanitarian law) In: Evans M (Ed): International law, Oxford UP: Oxford: 2014, 4th edn.Carry out independent research in the field of international law using both library–based and electronic resources.

Articulate and appraise different ideas, concepts, and approaches to international humanitarian law through concise yet sophisticated written and oral interventions.

Demonstrate an ability to think critically about the role international law may play in the limitation and legitimation of violence.

Demonstrate an understanding of the history of ideas, legal doctrines and institutional structures developed to restrict the means and methods of warfare.

Ability to subject to critical analysis the sources of international humanitarian law and the key elements of English-language scholarship.

Objectives and learning outcomes of the module This module is designed to complement other modules offered within the international law subject grouping. The assigned readings will focus on various ways to think about the legal regulation of violence and on the history of legal efforts to organize and institutionalize international affairs. Emphasis will also be placed upon the relationship between international humanitarian law and human rights law.

It will examine the history and sources of international humanitarian law, its relationship with the ius ad bellum, and the basic principles that have governed its development (such as the principles of distinction and proportionality).īeyond the basic principles, it will examine a range of contemporary challenges to the law of armed conflict such as the problems inherent in and importance of classifying conflicts, privileged and unprivileged belligerents, the protection of the civilian population, and the regulation of means and methods of warfare. This half unit module provides an introduction to the law of armed conflict (international humanitarian law). SOAS Development for Transformation Centre (DevTraC) London Asia Pacific Centre for Social Science Centre for Creative Industries, Media and Screen StudiesĬentre for Cultural, Literary and Postcolonial StudiesĬentre for Development, Environment and PolicyĬentre for Financial and Management StudiesĬentre for Global Media and CommunicationsĬentre for Global and Comparative PhilosophiesĬentre for International Studies and DiplomacyĬentre for Migration and Diaspora StudiesĬentre for the Study of Colonialism, Empire and International LawĬentre for the Study of Illicit Economies, Violence and DevelopmentĬentre for the Study of Japanese Religions

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