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    Overview

    An introduction to the concepts and institutions of international criminal justice, and responses to war and atrocity crimes.

    About this paper

    Paper title Special Topic 1
    Subject Law
    EFTS 0.1
    Points 15 points
    Teaching period Not offered in 2024 (On campus)
    Domestic Tuition Fees ( NZD ) $730.20
    International Tuition Fees Tuition Fees for international students are elsewhere on this website.
    Prerequisite
    96 LAWS points
    Limited to
    LLB, LLB(Hons)
    Contact

    Faculty of Law

    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.
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    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

    Timetable

    Not offered in 2024

    Location
    Dunedin
    Teaching method
    This paper is taught On Campus
    Learning management system
    Blackboard
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