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LAWS6366: International Law - Conflict and Gender
2025 unit information
This unit will develop students’ knowledge of International Law’s rules and institutions as they apply in conflict and peacetime. It draws on contemporary jurisprudence and state practice from international humanitarian law, international criminal law, international human rights law, and the use of force. Students will learn how to apply critical theoretical perspectives to international law, drawing particularly on diverse feminist approaches (including intersectional, Indigenous and Global South feminist theories). Students will be encouraged to understand ‘gender’ beyond a binary approach, and to explore how a gendered lens can serve as a means of highlighting blind spots and limitations in international law. In terms of skills development, this unit will teach students how to apply black letter law and legal theory to fictional and real-life problem scenarios. The unit will also introduce students to the concept of feminist judgment writing, giving students a valuable insight into the practice of analysing facts and writing judgments. The module’s mixed assessment methods is designed to encourage the development of students’ oral and written communication skills, and there is a strong emphasis on student participation throughout. This unit will include some discussion of sensitive material, including sexual and gender-based violence, atrocity crimes, and crimes perpetrated against Indigenous peoples. Refer to the Sydney Law School timetable - https://canvas.sydney.edu.au/courses/4533/pages/postgraduate-lecture-timetable
Unit details and rules
Managing faculty or University school:
Sydney Law School
| Study level | Postgraduate |
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| Academic unit | Law |
| Credit points | 6 |
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None |
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Corequisites:
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None |
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LAWS3483 or LAWS5183 |
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Completion of LAWS1023/LAWS5005 Public International Law or LAWS6243 International Law I or basic understanding of international law's legal frameworks, sources and institutions. The unit is available to MCrim and GradDipCrim students provided that they have completed an international law unit in their current or previous degrees. |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. identify and explain sources of international law, including international humanitarian law, international criminal law, international human rights law, and the regulation of the use of force, as applied in times of war and peace.
- LO2. identify, describe and evaluate feminist theories and related critical theoretical perspectives.
- LO3. critically analyze sources of international law using multiple critical legal theories, to create oral and written arguments.
- LO4. critically evaluate and analyze fictional and real-life problem scenarios using diverse legal frameworks and theories.
- LO5. demonstrate oral and written legal communication skills by writing a feminist judgment.
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Intensive October - November 2024
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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Intensive October - November 2025
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Block mode | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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