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Summer Session 2009-10 |
lec > subject pages > public international law |
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Public international law is the regime of legal rules which primarily seeks to regulate relations between sovereign states. For example, public international law defines the minimum standard of treatment which a sovereign state must accord the nationals of another state on its territory and the responsibility of one state to another for failure to observe the required standard of treatment. Individuals, to an increasing extent, also are a direct concern of public international law. Examples of this development include the international criminal responsibility of individuals for war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide and the network of treaties which aspires to define and protect human rights. This course is a general introduction to the sources and techniques of public international law with the objective of imparting to you an appreciation and understanding of the role of legal rules in regulating the conduct of states and individuals in international society. The course objective will be attained through a study of primary and secondary materials comprising the decided cases, treaty provisions, legislation and academic literature referred to in the reading guide (pp 4-12 in the Study Guide). The purpose of this course, which is conducted by the Law Extension Committee of The University of Sydney, is to assist your preparation for the examination in Public International Law which is conducted by the Legal Profession Admission Board, a body external to the University. ASSESSMENT To be eligible to sit for the Board’s examinations, all students must complete the LEC teaching and learning program, the first step of which is to ensure that you have registered online with the LEC in each subject for which you have enrolled with the Board. This gives you access to the full range of learning resources offered by the LEC. Then, students must achieve a satisfactory result in a compulsory assignment of at least 1500 words or as prescribed. |
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