Taught Masters Modules: POL615 - The Politics of International Law

Level: MA
Credits: 30

Module Convenor: Dr. Garrett Wallace Brown

Description

This core module aims to explore the inter-relationships between international law and politics by considering a number of issues and concepts from legal, moral and political perspectives. The issues will include the concept of international ethics; international politics and governance; international justice; international democracy; international law; international subjects; international crime and international institutions and courts.

Objectives

By the end of the unit, a candidate will be able to:

• develop a critical understanding of international law and politics, a contextual understanding of key philosophical and practical issues within internationalist debates and demonstrate knowledge of the historical, legal and moral development of both international law and politics
• demonstrate appropriate cognitive, communicative and transferable skills, including the ability to evaluate advanced concepts, arguments and theories, to employ both primary and secondary sources, to present reasoned and effective arguments in written and oral form, to make individual and group presentations (if requested), to pursue independent learning and to show critical judgement.

Assessment

• First Essay: 40%
• Second Essay: 60%