LAWS6219 - International Criminal Law

Objectives

• Focus on the development of international criminal law through both convention and customary international law.
• Examine the bases of jurisdiction, the definition of international crimes, the jurisprudence of international criminal law and the exercise of jurisdiction by both national and international criminal courts.

Content

War crimes; crimes against humanity and genocide; work of the ad hoc International Criminal Tribunals; the ‘hybrid’ tribunals and the International Criminal Court.

Session

Semester 2 Intensive
8-10 & 16-17 October 2009

The timetable is subject to frequent changes. Please refer to the latest version of the Postgraduate Timetable.

Assessment

• 2 x Class Exercises (40%)
• 1 x Research Paper (60%)

Courses this unit is available in

Master of Laws | Graduate Diploma in Law | Master of Criminology | Graduate Diploma in Criminology | Master of International Law | Graduate Diploma in International Law