MLJ734 - Public International Law
Unit details
| Year | 2025 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 3: Online |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Previously coded as: | MLM785 |
| Unit Chair: | Trimester 3: Tamsin Paige |
| Prerequisite: | For students enrolled in M729 Juris Doctor: MLJ701 For all other students: Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | MLL277 |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment: | Pre-recorded lectures up to a maximum of 1.5 hours per week, and 1 x 1.5 hour online seminar (recordings provided) per week, and 1 x 0.5 hour online seminar (recordings provided) per week for 2 weeks. |
| Typical study commitment: | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. This will include educator guided online learning activities within the unit site. |
Content
This unit focuses on public aspects of international law which includes the regulation of peaceful relations between sovereign states, human rights protections and international criminal justice. Topics include the United Nations systems, sources of public international law and regulation of the use of force between sovereign states; and the protection of human rights by international agreements and by means of international criminal justice.
Learning outcomes
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Analyse and apply contemporary public international law. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Develop oral and written legal communication and argumentation skills.
| GLO2: Communication |
| ULO3 | Critically analyse judicial statements, other authoritative sources and scholarly commentaries in public international law. | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO4 | Critically analyse and evaluate the global context in which nations, states, peoples, and other communities attempt to coordinate and regulate their interactions. | GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Group of 3) Seminar Presentation (live)
| 20 minutes | 20% | (Due between week 2 and 11 – there will be three groups presenting per seminar each week and group allocations will occur during O week and week 1) |
| Assessment 2: Case Analysis | 1500 words | 30% | Week 6 |
| Assessment 3: Essay | 3000 words | 50% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for MLJ734 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
Unit Fee Information
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