Australia in the international legal order 700
Not offered in 1995
One 2-hour seminar weekly over 13 weeks
The subject explores the place of Australia in the international legal order, primarily from the perspective of its role as an active participant in the creation and application of international law norms. It will be taught by a combination of lecture and class discussion. The subject consists of a detailed and rigorous examination selected from fourteen areas of public international law, from the perspective of Australian State practice. The areas include the basic elements of the international legal system (the nature of international law and its sources and evidence, the relationship of international law to municipal law, international legal persons); jurisdiction on land, out to sea and in the air (sovereignty and jurisdiction, the law of the sea, Antarctica, international air law, space law); constraints placed by international law on the exercise of jurisdiction (limitations of jurisdiction, human rights, international environmental law); international `constitutional' law (the law of treaties); settlement of disputes (peaceful settlements of disputes, the use of force).
Assessment
Take-home examination: 40% * Research paper (6000 words): 60%