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Law, Globalisation and International Development - LAWS853

This unit will introduce students to the development of the dominant paradigms in law and development including economic growth and transitional justice; assess the main institutions involved in development including the multilateral banks and UN agencies; critical evaluate the rule of law and its applicability to the Global South; gain an overview of law as a site of political contestation; and consider the role of customary laws within the spatiality of international norms.

Credit Points: 4
When Offered:

TBD - Not offered in the current year; next offering is to be determined

Staff Contact(s): Professor Vijaya Nagarajan
Prerequisites:

(Admission to MEnvLaw or MIntEnvLaw or MIntTrdeComLaw or MIntRelMIntTrdeComLaw or LLM or MIntLawGovPP or MSocEntre or GradDipIntRel or MPPP or GradDipPP or GradCertSocEntre) or (42cp in LAW or LAWS units at 400 or 500 level) or (admission to JD and 24cp in LAW or LAWS units at 800 level) Prerequisite Information

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Assessed As: Graded
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Macquarie Law School

Faculty of Arts

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