LLB Law / Course details

1. To facilitate a focus both on Public and Private International Law as legal regimes, to examine how these legal regimes are conceptualised in a global context, as well as aspects of the substantive provisions of Public and Private international Law.

2. To provide students with an insight into law in a global context -- particularly its basic structures and foundations and how the different legal regimes interact. This insight is provided against a general background of contemporary global affairs.

3. To orientate students with the basic analytical, presentational and research skills specific to Public and Private international Law.

4. To provide a general background to the subject of law in a global context and to focus on particular issues and debates in some depth.

1. To facilitate a focus both on Public and Private International Law as legal regimes, to examine how these legal regimes are conceptualised in a global context, as well as aspects of the substantive provisions of Public and Private international Law.

2. To provide students with an insight into law in a global context -- particularly its basic structures and foundations and how the different legal regimes interact. This insight is provided against a general background of contemporary global affairs.

3. To orientate students with the basic analytical, presentational and research skills specific to Public and Private international Law.

4. To provide a general background to the subject of law in a global context and to focus on particular issues and debates in some depth.

· Introduction to Public and Private International Law

· Sources of International Law

· Subjects and Actors

· Jurisdiction

· State Responsibility

· International Organisations

· Use of Force

· Human Rights

· Climate Change

· Dispute Resolution

All Level 1 and Level 2 Law course units use a combination of lectures and 2 hour workshops as the scheduled teaching and learning activities.

Lectures will introduce the content and skills taught on this course and will be taught by a team of colleagues.

Workshops will enable students to participate in a range of activities in small groups and will be led by the workshop leader. They are focused around structured group work, with supported discussions, presentations and mooting exercises. The workshops will provide opportunities for students to work on and develop a group project, taking part in problem

solving based learning. Students will be encouraged to reflect on their learning and to direct their own study, both individually and as part of their groups. The workshops will focus on nurturing a growth mindset and will provide the opportunity for experiential learning.

This course unit has a Blackboard page which will be used to deliver the range of course materials and information about teaching, learning and assessment for that course unit.

· Understand the basic structure of public and private international law, including the foundational legal concepts and key features of the legal regimes relevant for a global context

· Understand the relationship and overlaps between domestic, regional, and global legal regimes

· Understand the interaction between different public and private legal regimes at a global level

· Understand the different roles played by international legal norms in world affairs and conflicts

· Develop a working knowledge of traditional sources of public and private international law and the interpretative approaches to analyzing those sources.

· Understand the increasing recourse to the global law paradigm instead of the traditional “public international law” paradigm and demonstrate an awareness of the different perspectives relating to this paradigmatic shift

· Understand foundational international legal theories and demonstrate an awareness of different theoretical perspectives concerning the global order

· Understand how social responsibility cuts across key questions of international/global law, including questions of state/actor legal responsibility, jurisdiction, and human rights

· Apply the founding principles and relevant rules of international public and private law to specific contemporary issues

· Demonstrate an understanding of key debates and themes for law in a global context and how to apply sources and interpretative approaches to specific scenarios

· Develop the ability to analyse legal problems and then think and argue logically about a possible legal solution

· Demonstrate independent learning and critical thinking about contemporary global legal issues

· Develop an aptitude to research new topics independently, autonomously and collectively

· Communicate effectively in writing and orally to different audiences, both independently and in groups, and identify where to find further support when required

· Demonstrate the principles of good academic practice in research including finding, referencing and reading academic materials

· Locate, navigate and reference primary and secondary sources of law and other legal materials

· Reflect on personal learning and skills development in an academic context

· Work and communicate effectively in a group, including learning how to offer constructive and useful feedback to peers

· Become self-directed, responsible, reflective and active researchers and legal problem solvers

Students will receive both individual ad cohort feedback 

We are revising the current reading list significantly, and updating it based on new research and publications in the area.