LA 205: INTERNATIONAL LAW: LEARNING OUTCOMES
By the end of the module the
student should be able to:
Knowledge:
To provide students with an
understanding of the general principles
of International Law and the relation of
International Law to social, political,
cultural, economic and historical factors
How will the learning and teaching
methods enable students to achieve
this learning outcome?
Which assessment method will
measure the achievement of this
learning outcome?
Lectures, staff and student-led seminars,
directed private study
3-hour unseen examination, plus
minimum of 1 x 20% piece of
coursework. Students may opt for 40%
coursework
Lectures and seminars plus research
involved in preparation of assessed work
(Seminar groups are often broken up into
smaller working groups)
Assessment and examination
To equip students with an
understanding of the methodology of
International Law, and the processes of
legal argument and analysis
To think critically and objectively about
the impact of International Law in
constructing the realities of their lives
and their surroundings
General:
Understand the nature of international
society, the basic concepts and
structure of International Law and be
able to use a wide variety of materials
(legal and other) to inform their
analysis
Contextual Skills:
Understand the historical, social,
political and economic contexts in
which international law exists and
develops, and the impact of these
developments on populations around
the world
Through study of a diverse range of source
materials
As above
Assessment and examination
Analysis:
Analyse, evaluate and form critical
judgements on cases, treaties and
other legal texts
Through an analysis of relevant texts in
seminars, assessments and examination
Assessment and examination
Application:
Apply international law to hypothetical
cases involving international legal
issues
Case studies, consideration of hypothetical
problems, in seminars
Assessment and examination
Autonomy:
Work independently to gain
understanding of materials/issues in
International Law without explanatory
notes/lectures
Communication:
Understand the language of
international law, be able to speak and
write about international law with
accurate use of specific terms
Research for assessed work
(minimum 20%; maximum 40%)
Seminar discussion, assessment process
Assessment
Other Skills:
Work collaboratively to complete
defined tasks within a limited time
Seminar work, small group work within
seminars
Seminar, assessment and examination
IT: Frequent use of the Internet to
access source materials
Independent research. Emphasis on webbased resources for seminars and the
coursework generally
Coursework primarily
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