PICT906: International Security Law
Thomas Hobbes said "covenants without swords are merely words". This unit examines the legal framework of states and international organisations which has been erected to provide international security. Such issues as the right to use force by states and the United Nations, in matter such as self defence, humanitarian intervention and peacekeeping are studies in detail. Laws against violence by non-state actors are also considered.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | -- |
| When Offered: |
E2 - Evening; Offered in the second half-year
X2 - External study; Offered in the second half-year (On Campus session: No session) |
| Staff Contact: | Professor Rafiq Islam |
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| NCCWs: | ISS806 |
| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Centre for Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrrorism Faculty of Arts |