LLH472 Public International Law
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| Unit code: | LLH472 |
|---|---|
| Prerequisite(s): | LLH302. LLH302 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH472. |
| Antirequisite(s): | LWB406 |
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Timetable | Details in HiQ, if available |
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| CSP student contribution | $2,124 |
| Pre-2021 CSP student contribution | $1,663 The pre-2021 commonwealth supported place (CSP) contribution amount only applies to students enrolled in a course prior to 2021. To learn more, visit our Understanding your fees page. |
| Domestic tuition unit fee | $3,204 |
| International unit fee | $4,368 |
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2025, Gardens Point, Internal
| Unit code: | LLH472 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | LLH302. LLH302 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH472. |
| Anti-requisite: | LWB406 |
| Coordinator: | Bridget Lewis | b.lewis@qut.edu.au |
Overview
As Australian legal practitioners can increasingly expect to work within a global context, an understanding of this area of law is important for all practitioners. A good understanding of public international law is also essential for anyone wishing to work with an international organisation. As an advanced law elective, Public International Law will develop advanced knowledge of how international law is created and develops, and how it is applied by governments, legislatures, courts and international agencies.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Analyse how public international law is created, implemented and enforced and how it influences the Australian legal system (Course Learning Outcomes 1.1, 1.4, 1.5)
- Apply the rules of public international law to selected issues and contexts (CLOs 2.1, 2.3)
- Complete a research project, using the appropriate research methodology and selecting and appraising relevant primary and secondary sources (CLOs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3)
- Communicate analysis and reasoning effectively in written form (CLO 4.1).
Content
The content of this unit includes a range of topics relating to the fundamental principles of public international law and the way it is implemented and enforced. It addresses substantive areas including armed conflict, international criminal justice, sustainable development and human rights. It critically examines historical and contemporary understandings of public international law and its role in addressing global challenges.
Learning Approaches
This unit employs an active and collaborative approach to learning. It involves an online, self-led learning practice and weekly workshops where you will learn from experts and your peers. Prior to workshops, you will be supported and engaged in this unit through the delivery of recordings presented by experts and relevant real-world readings. You will participate in collaborative discussions that will explore a range of practical and theoretical perspectives.
Your participation in the unit will include:
• Independent engagement with online materials including recordings and readings to assist with your understanding of substantive content and key concepts.
• Weekly interactive workshops for you to engage in learning activities designed to enhance your application of legal principles, practice problem solving and interpretation with your peers and receive guidance and feedback from the lecturer.
• Online Q&A sessions and a discussion board to allow you to check your understanding of key concepts and receive input and feedback from your peers and from the teaching team.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback on the development of students' understanding of the content examined in this unit is provided through:
• the interactive workshops
• the online discussion board
• the feedback on your assessment
• the generic feedback placed on the unit's Canvas site, and
• the option of private consultation with a member of the teaching team during student consultation.
Assessment
Overview
To access the Law School Assessment Information, see the Canvas site for this unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Research paper
Acting as an international legal policy officer, you will write a research paper aimed at publication in an international law journal addressing a current issue or question in international law.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Take-home exam
You will answer a number of questions designed to assess your understanding of international law and your ability to apply it to real-world problems.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
The readings in this unit include the prescribed textbook as well as a range of primary and secondary sources.
Resource Materials
Prescribed text(s)
Anthony Cassimatis, Public International Law (Oxford University Press, 2021)
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no unusual risks in this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.LW36 Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
- The essential principles and doctrines of Australian law and the Australian legal system
Relates to: ULO1, Research paper, Take-home exam - The application, operation and evolution of law in diverse and changing contexts
Relates to: ULO1, Research paper, Take-home exam - Using legal reasoning and critical thinking in applying law to legal problems and providing legal advice
Relates to: ULO2, Research paper, Take-home exam - Applying critical perspectives, including theoretical, technological, cultural and social perspectives, to evaluate law and policy
Relates to: ULO2, Research paper, Take-home exam - Selecting and using contemporary technologies to effectively search, organise and use information
Relates to: ULO3, Research paper - Selecting and applying appropriate research methods
Relates to: ULO3, Research paper - Planning and executing a research project and presenting findings and recommendations
Relates to: ULO3, Research paper - Knowing and using academic and legal writing conventions and communicating clearly, concisely and persuasively in written forms
Relates to: ULO4, Research paper, Take-home exam
LW37 Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (Graduate Entry)
- The essential principles and doctrines of Australian law and the Australian legal system
Relates to: ULO1, Research paper, Take-home exam - The application, operation and evolution of law in diverse and changing contexts
Relates to: ULO1, Research paper, Take-home exam - Using legal reasoning and critical thinking in applying law to legal problems and providing legal advice
Relates to: ULO2, Research paper, Take-home exam - Applying critical perspectives, including theoretical, technological, cultural and social perspectives, to evaluate law and policy
Relates to: ULO2, Research paper, Take-home exam - Selecting and using contemporary technologies to effectively search, organise and use information
Relates to: ULO3, Research paper - Selecting and applying appropriate research methods
Relates to: ULO3, Research paper - Planning and executing a research project and presenting findings and recommendations
Relates to: ULO3, Research paper - Knowing and using academic and legal writing conventions and communicating clearly, concisely and persuasively in written forms
Relates to: ULO4, Research paper, Take-home exam
Unit Outline: Semester 2 2025, Online
| Unit code: | LLH472 |
|---|---|
| Credit points: | 12 |
| Pre-requisite: | LLH302. LLH302 can be studied in the same teaching period as LLH472. |
| Anti-requisite: | LWB406 |
Overview
As Australian legal practitioners can increasingly expect to work within a global context, an understanding of this area of law is important for all practitioners. A good understanding of public international law is also essential for anyone wishing to work with an international organisation. As an advanced law elective, Public International Law will develop advanced knowledge of how international law is created and develops, and how it is applied by governments, legislatures, courts and international agencies.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit you will be able to:
- Analyse how public international law is created, implemented and enforced and how it influences the Australian legal system (Course Learning Outcomes 1.1, 1.4, 1.5)
- Apply the rules of public international law to selected issues and contexts (CLOs 2.1, 2.3)
- Complete a research project, using the appropriate research methodology and selecting and appraising relevant primary and secondary sources (CLOs 3.1, 3.2, 3.3)
- Communicate analysis and reasoning effectively in written form (CLO 4.1).
Content
The content of this unit includes a range of topics relating to the fundamental principles of public international law and the way it is implemented and enforced. It addresses substantive areas including armed conflict, international criminal justice, sustainable development and human rights. It critically examines historical and contemporary understandings of public international law and its role in addressing global challenges.
Learning Approaches
This unit employs an active and collaborative approach to learning. It involves an online, self-led learning practice and weekly workshops where you will learn from experts and your peers. Prior to workshops, you will be supported and engaged in this unit through the delivery of recordings presented by experts and relevant real-world readings. You will participate in collaborative discussions that will explore a range of practical and theoretical perspectives.
Your participation in the unit will include:
• Independent engagement with online materials including recordings and readings to assist with your understanding of substantive content and key concepts.
• Weekly interactive workshops for you to engage in learning activities designed to enhance your application of legal principles, practice problem solving and interpretation with your peers and receive guidance and feedback from the lecturer.
• Online Q&A sessions and a discussion board to allow you to check your understanding of key concepts and receive input and feedback from your peers and from the teaching team.
Feedback on Learning and Assessment
Feedback on the development of students' understanding of the content examined in this unit is provided through:
• the interactive workshops
• the online discussion board
• the feedback on your assessment
• the generic feedback placed on the unit's Canvas site, and
• the option of private consultation with a member of the teaching team during student consultation.
Assessment
Overview
To access the Law School Assessment Information, see the Canvas site for this unit.
Unit Grading Scheme
7- point scale
Assessment Tasks
Assessment: Research paper
Acting as an international legal policy officer, you will write a research paper aimed at publication in an international law journal addressing a current issue or question in international law.
This assignment is eligible for the 48-hour late submission period and assignment extensions.
Assessment: Take-home exam
You will answer a number of questions designed to assess your understanding of international law and your ability to apply it to real-world problems.
Academic Integrity
Academic integrity is a commitment to undertaking academic work and assessment in a manner that is ethical, fair, honest, respectful and accountable.
The Academic Integrity Policy sets out the range of conduct that can be a failure to maintain the standards of academic integrity. This includes, cheating in exams, plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion and contract cheating. It also includes providing fraudulent or altered documentation in support of an academic concession application, for example an assignment extension or a deferred exam.
You are encouraged to make use of QUT’s learning support services, resources and tools to assure the academic integrity of your assessment. This includes the use of text matching software that may be available to assist with self-assessing your academic integrity as part of the assessment submission process.
Breaching QUT’s Academic Integrity Policy or engaging in conduct that may defeat or compromise the purpose of assessment can lead to a finding of student misconduct (Code of Conduct – Student) and result in the imposition of penalties under the Management of Student Misconduct Policy, ranging from a grade reduction to exclusion from QUT.
Resources
The readings in this unit include the prescribed textbook as well as a range of primary and secondary sources.
Resource Materials
Prescribed text(s)
Anthony Cassimatis, Public International Law (Oxford University Press, 2021)
Risk Assessment Statement
There are no unusual risks in this unit.
Course Learning Outcomes
This unit is designed to support your development of the following course/study area learning outcomes.LW36 Bachelor of Laws (Honours)
- The essential principles and doctrines of Australian law and the Australian legal system
Relates to: ULO1, Research paper, Take-home exam - The application, operation and evolution of law in diverse and changing contexts
Relates to: ULO1, Research paper, Take-home exam - Using legal reasoning and critical thinking in applying law to legal problems and providing legal advice
Relates to: ULO2, Research paper, Take-home exam - Applying critical perspectives, including theoretical, technological, cultural and social perspectives, to evaluate law and policy
Relates to: ULO2, Research paper, Take-home exam - Selecting and using contemporary technologies to effectively search, organise and use information
Relates to: ULO3, Research paper - Selecting and applying appropriate research methods
Relates to: ULO3, Research paper - Planning and executing a research project and presenting findings and recommendations
Relates to: ULO3, Research paper - Knowing and using academic and legal writing conventions and communicating clearly, concisely and persuasively in written forms
Relates to: ULO4, Research paper, Take-home exam
LW37 Bachelor of Laws (Honours) (Graduate Entry)
- The essential principles and doctrines of Australian law and the Australian legal system
Relates to: ULO1, Research paper, Take-home exam - The application, operation and evolution of law in diverse and changing contexts
Relates to: ULO1, Research paper, Take-home exam - Using legal reasoning and critical thinking in applying law to legal problems and providing legal advice
Relates to: ULO2, Research paper, Take-home exam - Applying critical perspectives, including theoretical, technological, cultural and social perspectives, to evaluate law and policy
Relates to: ULO2, Research paper, Take-home exam - Selecting and using contemporary technologies to effectively search, organise and use information
Relates to: ULO3, Research paper - Selecting and applying appropriate research methods
Relates to: ULO3, Research paper - Planning and executing a research project and presenting findings and recommendations
Relates to: ULO3, Research paper - Knowing and using academic and legal writing conventions and communicating clearly, concisely and persuasively in written forms
Relates to: ULO4, Research paper, Take-home exam