This unit examines the interrelationship and operation of the rapidly evolving rules of international human rights law, the law of armed conflicts and the international law relating to the protection of refugees. <br/><br/>Topics include the following:<br/><br/>Laws relating to armed conflicts—the four Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their historical antecedents; the role of the Red Cross; the protecting power system; extension of the scope of humanitarian law to internal conflicts and guerrilla warfare; the two 1977 Additional Protocols to the Geneva Conventions; protection of civilians and POWs; combatant rules; the Hague Law; methods and means of warfare; laws concerning the... -- Course Website
Instructor: Professor Doug Hodgson
Prerequisites: LAWS1130 Legal Process
