International Humanitarian & Criminal Law (LAWS7156)
Information valid for Semester 2, 2025
Course level
Postgraduate Coursework
Faculty
School
Law School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
2L(5T/sem)
Incompatible
LAWS5155 or 5156 or 7155
Prerequisite
LAWS7000 or LAWS7936
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) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2025 (28/07/2025 - 22/11/2025) | External | External | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
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 their two Additional Protocols of 1977. It then examines the central principles and procedures of international criminal law, as developed and applied by bodies such as the International Criminal Court.
Archived offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 2, 2026 (27/07/2026 - 21/11/2026) | St Lucia | In Person | Profile unavailable |
| 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 |
