Overview
Examines legal concepts and perspectives concerning the characteristics and exercise of power on a global scale by varied actors, building on and extending beyond traditional (inter)national law analyses and doctrines.
Globalisation has complicated traditional approaches to international law and the exercise of power at a global/transnational level, blurring distinctions between public and private, as well as domestic/territorial and international/global. The concept of global governance developed as an attempt to better account for this exercise of power. This paper aims to provide an introduction to this area, focusing on (different theories of) the role of law in this wide-angled view of global power, in contrast to more traditional approaches.
About this paper
| Paper title | Global Governance and Law |
|---|---|
| Subject | Law |
| EFTS | 0.1000 |
| Points | 15 points |
| Teaching period | Semester 2 (On campus) |
| Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) | $774.00 |
| International Tuition Fees | Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website. |
- Prerequisite
- 96 LAWS points
- Pre or Corequisite
- Any 200-level LAWS paper not already passed
- Limited to
- LLB, LLB(Hons)
- Recommended Preparation
- LAWS 302 and LAWS 409 or LAWS 412 or LAWS 421 or LAWS 443 or LAWS 467 or LAWS 481
- Eligibility
Existing LLB/LLB Hons, with a strong recommendation that students have already taken a paper at 300-level or above with a significant international law component.
- Contact
Mr Alex Latu alex.latu@otago.ac.nz
- More information link
Mr Alex Latu alex.latu@otago.ac.nz
- Teaching staff
- Paper Structure
More details will be provided in the Course Outline.
- Textbooks
Details of readings will be provided in the Course Outline.
- Course outline
To be Confirmed
- Graduate Attributes Emphasised
Global perspective,Interdisciplinary perspective,Lifelong learning, Scholarship,Communication,Critical thinking,Self-motivation,Environmental literacy,Information literacy.
View more information about Otago's graduate attributes.- Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes this paper seeks to achieve are for learners to be able to:
- Demonstrate understanding of the concept of global governance as distinct from a traditional approach to international law and ordering; and the ways in which law or legal analyses may be considered relevant to this concept.
- Identify characteristics and shortcomings of global governance, including by reference to examples of activity with global regulatory effect discussed during the paper; and demonstrate familiarity with explanations for these characteristics based on theories considered during the paper.
- Critically analyse and assess the role of law in creating and/or perpetuating deficiencies in global governance, and its potential to engender positive change, based on theories considered during the paper.
- Demonstrate familiarity with important theories and theorists in the field of global governance, particularly those emphasising the role of law in global governance.
- Identify and discuss significant governance-related elements arising from diverse legal materials, regulatory processes and outputs.