Duration
12 weeks
Study method
100% Online
Available loans
- HECS-HELP
- FEE-HELP
Assessments
100% online
Prior study
Not required
The third university established in Victoria, La Trobe University has a diverse community of more than 38,000 students and staff. Its commitment to excellence in teaching and research prepares students to make a bold and positive impact in today's global community. La Trobe provides Open Universities Australia with its core tenets, entrepreneurship and sustainability.
Learn more about La Trobe.
Explore La Trobe courses.
QS Ranking 2023
20
Times Higher Education Ranking 2023
16
Need help?
Our student advisors are here to guide you with:
- Enrolling and eligibility
- Fee and loan information
- Credit and recognition for prior learning
Subject details
-
- • Nature and sources of international law.
- • Functions and types of international organisations.
- • Negotiating international law.
- • International organisations and conflict resolution.
- • Regional organisations and alternative approaches to international law.
- • Laws of the sea and environment.
- • International law and public health.
Others
Past La Trobe University students who have previously completed POL3ILO (International Law and International Organisation) are ineligible to enrol in this subject. Pre-requisites: Students must have completed 15 credit points of Level one Politics subjects, and 15 credit points of any Humanities and Social Sciences subjects.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
In an increasingly interdependent world, international law and international organisations are playing an important part in regulating human activity, both within and between states. In this subject you will examine this trend, and its implications for the theory and practice of state sovereignty and international relations in a rapidly changing world. The trend is then considered with reference to developments in international law and organisations since 1945. Special attention is directed to the role of international organisations in conflict resolution, the laws of war, humanitarian law, international environmental law and the law of the sea, international health regulations, and refugee law. How effective is international law at regulating state and human behaviour? What role do international organisations play in the development and enforcement of international laws and norms? And how could international law and organisations more effectively regulate the excesses of sovereign states?
- Weekly online blog discussions (equivalent to 1000 words) (20%)
- One 2000-word research report (50%)
- One 1200-word essay (30%)
For textbook details check your university's handbook, website or learning management system (LMS).