International Humanitarian Law (LAWS7156)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2025
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
Law School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
External
Class hours
2L(5T/sem)
Incompatible
LAWS5155 or 5156 or 7155
Prerequisite
7000 or (7100 + 7102)
Restricted
JD; GCAppLaw; GDipAppLaw; MAppLaw
Course enquiries
Doctor Joseph Lelliott (Semester 2, Regular, St Lucia, In person)
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | External | External | Profile unavailable |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
NOT 2010. The course begins by considering the key rules and principles of international law regulating the conduct of armed conflict, focusing on the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and the two Additional Protocols of 1977. It then examines some of the fundamental civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights enshrined in international law, drawing on topical case studies.
Archived offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2024 (22/07/2024 - 18/11/2024) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2023 (24/07/2023 - 18/11/2023) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2022 (25/07/2022 - 19/11/2022) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2021 (26/07/2021 - 20/11/2021) | External | External | Course Profile |
