Duration
15h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
English language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Although, at first glance, war and law may be viewed as distinct or even contradictory phenomena, on a closer look it appears that many fields of international law contribute to governing situations of armed conflict. This course aims to map out these fields, and to give students an overview of the main principles under each of them. Of particular interest will be the key mechanisms of the prohibition of the use of force (jus ad bellum), of international humanitarian law (jus in bello), of international human rights law, of international refugee law, of the law of international responsibility, and of international criminal law.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Upon completion of this course, students should be familiar with the role of the law (and, in particular, of international law) before, during, and after an armed conflict.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Lectures will be the basis of this course (although active student participation will be encouraged). Each lecture will come with a Powerpoint presentation. Furthermore, e-learning material will be made available to help students fully understand the course (this material may take the form of online quizzes for students to assess their own command of the several topics).
Recommended or required readings
A reader with key pieces of doctrinal literature will be made available. Students will be strongly encouraged to read the relevant portions of the reader in advance. This is to help them be familiar with the topic and relevant English terminology before each class.
Assessment methods and criteria
The evaluation method will be twofold:
- A very short essay will be requested during the course of the semester. This short paper (1,000 words maximum) will determine 20 % of the final mark.
- An oral exam will determine the remaining 80 % of the mark.
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
Christophe DEPREZ (christophe.deprez@ulg.ac.be)
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the May-June 2020 session
Teaching methods implemented : distance-learning
Due to the Covid-19 situation, the last four classes (week 7 to week 10) take the form of a series of four videos available in the podcast section of the course tab on MyULiège.
Assessment subjects
The content of all lectures and online podcasts will be the basis for the oral exam.
Assessment methods
The following adjustments have been made on the assessment system:
1° The deadline to submit essays has been extended to Wednesday, April 15;
2° Students now have the possibility to have their final grade for the course determined based on their essay result only (i.e. 100 % of the final grade may be determined based on the essay);
3° The oral exam becomes optional: students who would not be satisfied with their essay result still have the opportunity to take the oral exam. In that case, the initial grading distribution will be applied: 20 % of the final mark will be determined by the essay and the oral exam will determine the remaining 80 %; however, the initial essay result will, in any case, be kept as a minimum.
4° After the essay results will be published, students will be kindly requested to inform the instructor - by Tuesday, May 5th at latest - whether they wish to keep their essay result as a final mark or to take the oral exam in supplement.
5° The optional) oral exam will be organized online in May/June.
For the rest, all other instructions that have been previously shared remain applicable.
Contacts
Christophe.Deprez@uliege.be
Adaptation of teaching commitments following the COVID-19 pandemic for the Aug-Sept 2020 session
Assessment subjects
The content of all lectures and online podcasts will be the basis for the oral exam.
Assessment methods
An oral exam will be organized in August/September, that will normally determine 100 % of the final grade. However, students will also have the possibility to request that 20 % of their final grade be determined by the essay they submitted during the semester. In that case, 20 % of the final mark will be determined by the essay and the oral exam will determine the remaining 80 %.
Contacts
Christophe.Deprez@uliege.be