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An introduction to the concepts and institutions of international criminal justice, and responses to war and atrocity crimes.
| Paper title | Special Topic 1 |
|---|---|
| Paper code | LAWS470 |
| Subject | Law |
| EFTS | 0.1 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2021 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $679.70 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 96 LAWS points
- Limited to
- LLB, LLB(Hons)
- Contact
- Teaching staff
Dr Susan Lamb, past senior legal officer in international war crimes tribunals
- Textbooks
Course materials will be provided.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Scholarship, Communication, Critical
thinking, Research.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this paper will be able to
- Understand the legal ingredients of the core international crimes, as well as important modes of participation and key defences
- Be able to follow and critically assess future decisions and judgments of the ICC and other international criminal tribunals
- Understand the contemporary historical development of international criminal law and its relation to discourses of criminal law, international law and human rights
- Comprehend the basic workings and background to the establishment of the UN’s ad hoc criminal tribunals and the permanent International Criminal Court
- Understand the role of international criminal law in national, regional and local responses to atrocity crimes, including the relationship between national and international jurisdictions when prosecuting grave international crimes
- Be aware of the constraints and political sensitivities surrounding the work of international criminal tribunals
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An introduction to the concepts and institutions of international criminal justice, and responses to war and atrocity crimes.
| Paper title | Special Topic 1 |
|---|---|
| Paper code | LAWS470 |
| Subject | Law |
| EFTS | 0.1 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Not offered in 2022 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees (NZD) | $691.30 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 96 LAWS points
- Limited to
- LLB, LLB(Hons)
- Contact
- Teaching staff
Dr Susan Lamb, past senior legal officer in international war crimes tribunals
- Textbooks
Course materials will be provided.
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
- Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Scholarship, Communication, Critical
thinking, Research.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes. - Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this paper will
- Understand the legal ingredients of the core international crimes, as well as important modes of participation and key defences
- Be able to follow and critically assess future decisions and judgments of the ICC and other international criminal tribunals
- Understand the contemporary historical development of international criminal law and its relation to discourses of criminal law, international law and human rights
- Comprehend the basic workings and background to the establishment of the UN’s ad hoc criminal tribunals and the permanent International Criminal Court
- Understand the role of international criminal law in national, regional and local responses to atrocity crimes, including the relationship between national and international jurisdictions when prosecuting grave international crimes
- Be aware of the constraints and political sensitivities surrounding the work of international criminal tribunals
