International Criminal Justice
UndergraduateLTU-LCR3ICR2027
Course information for 2027 intake
Study genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggression as international crimes. Examine how mass atrocities differ from domestic crime and evaluate international criminal trials as a response.
- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Enrol by
- 21 Feb 2027
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 12 weeks
- Start dates
- 1 Mar 2027
- Price from
- $2,253
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
International Criminal Justice
About this subject
On successful completion you will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the development of and contemporary issues in international criminal law and justice.
- Demonstrate a capacity to explain the nature of fundamental international crimes.
- Critically analyse and evaluate responses of the international criminal justice system to mass atrocity.
- Undertake independent research on topics of relevance to international criminal justice.
- Consolidate collaborative working skills through group-based tasks.
- Introduction to International Criminal Justice
- What is International Criminal Justice?
- War Crimes and Aggression: The Regulation of Warfare
- Crimes Against Humanity: Conceptualising Mass Persecution
- Genocide: The 'Crime of Crimes'
- Ordinary Offenders and Masterminds
- Prosecutions, Impunity and Selectivity
- Victims of Mass Atrocity
- The International Criminal Trial: Different Courts and Tribunals
- Retribution and Coherence in Sentencing
- Reconciliation and Other Forms of International Criminal Justice
This subject explores the conceptualisation of some of the most heinous atrocities such as genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and aggression as international crimes. You will examine the fundamental features of this form of criminality and how it differs in profound respects from domestic crime. You will consider the role of situational factors, propaganda, and personal agency in the commission of mass atrocity and evaluate the international criminal trial as a retributive response.
- Class submissions (1000 word equivalent). In-class group exercises. (20%)
- Online quizzes (1,000 word equivalent). To be completed on LMS. (30%)
- 2000 word research assignment. (50%)
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Entry requirements
Part of a degree
To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:
Core
- LAT-CRM-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Criminology
- LAT-CPS-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Psychological Science
Elective
- LAT-TEC-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Information Technology
- LAT-PYS-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Psychological Science
- LAT-ART-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Arts
- LAT-BUS-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Business
- LAT-GST-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Global Studies
- LAT-HUN-DEG-2027 - Bachelor of Food and Nutrition
Others
Prerequisites: Students must have completed 60 credit points of Level one LCR, LST or LAW coded subjects and completed 60 credit points of Level two LCR, LST or LAW coded subjects
Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed LAW3012 (International Criminal Law) are ineligible to enrol in this subject.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.
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Related degrees
Once you’ve completed this subject it can be credited towards one of the following courses
UndergraduateLAT-CRM-DEG
Bachelor of Criminology/Bachelor of Psychological Science
UndergraduateLAT-CPS-DEG
Bachelor of Information Technology
UndergraduateLAT-TEC-DEG
Bachelor of Psychological Science
UndergraduateLAT-PYS-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-ART-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-BUS-DEG
UndergraduateLAT-GST-DEG
Bachelor of Food and Nutrition
UndergraduateLAT-HUN-DEG