POL 4810 is also offered in Spring 2024
POL 4810 is also offered in Fall 2021
Spring 2024 | POL 4810 Section 001: Topics in International Politics and Foreign Policy -- Int Law Regulating Armed Conflict & Int Crimes (68166)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Repeat Credit Limit:
- 6 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person
- Class Attributes:
Topics Course
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
Mon,
Wed 02:30PM - 03:45PM
UMTC, West Bank
Blegen Hall 130
- Enrollment Status:
Open (15 of 55 seats filled)
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Analysis of selected issues in contemporary international relations. Topics vary, as specified in Class Schedule.
- Class Notes:
- This course is an introduction to international law for political science students, with a focus on international law relating to armed conflict and international crimes. This course introduces students to the international legal system. Students explore the sources of international law and its fundamental principles and learn about the application of these principles and sources in particular contexts, including the use of force. Students examine the use of international legal rules and principles by domestic and international tribunals. The course also offers an introduction to two of the specific areas of international law that interact with armed conflict: international humanitarian law (the laws of war) and international criminal law. This course explores the development and operation of international humanitarian law, which is the body of public international law that regulates conduct during armed conflict. The course examines key issues relating to international humanitarian law and its application, enabling students to examine the historical and theoretical developments, sources, and fundamental principles and objectives of the rules governing armed conflicts. The course also examines the main issues relating to international criminal law, through which students will examine the historical developments, sources, principles, and objectives of international criminal law as well as the main characteristics of international crimes, such as genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. This course content has a strong legal component. However, while assessments will assess knowledge of the law, assessments will not be strictly legal, to allow political science students to apply the legal learning in a non-legal manner. Students will be assessed through class participation, group presentations, quizzes, a treaty drafting exercise, and a policy brief.
http://classinfo.umn.edu/?mjobrien+POL4810+Spring2024
- Class Description:
- Student may contact the instructor or department for information.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/68166/1243
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