Year
2023Credit points
10Campus offering
No unit offerings are currently available for this unitPrerequisites
LAWS104 Foundations of Law and Legal Research
Teaching organisation
4 hours per week for twelve weeks or equivalent.Unit rationale, description and aim
This level four unit contributes to the development of:
- advanced theoretical and technical knowledge in the field of International Criminal Law
- advanced, cognitive, technical and communication skills and the ability to apply these to complex Administrative law problems
- advanced research and writing skills.
Learning outcomes
To successfully complete this unit you will be able to demonstrate you have achieved the learning outcomes (LO) detailed in the below table.
Each outcome is informed by a number of graduate capabilities (GC) to ensure your work in this, and every unit, is part of a larger goal of graduating from ACU with the attributes of insight, empathy, imagination and impact.
Explore the graduate capabilities.
On successful completion of this unit, students should be able to:
LO1 - Describe sources of international criminal law and how to identify and apply them in context (GA3, GA4, GA5, GA6, GA7, GA9)
LO2 - Demonstrate an understanding of the international criminal law framework, the key international criminal courts and the practice of international criminal law in international and domestic jurisdictions (GA3, GA4, GA5, GA6, GA7, GA9)
LO3 - Analyse and interpret key documents which codify and illustrate international criminal law, through their application to hypothetical case scenarios (GA3, GA4, GA5, GA6, GA9)
Graduate attributes
GA3 - apply ethical perspectives in informed decision making
GA4 - think critically and reflectively
GA5 - demonstrate values, knowledge, skills and attitudes appropriate to the discipline and/or profession
GA6 - solve problems in a variety of settings taking local and international perspectives into account
GA7 - work both autonomously and collaboratively
GA9 - demonstrate effective communication in oral and written English language and visual media
Content
Topics will include:
1.Introduction to International Criminal Law
a.Law Making at Domestic and International Levels
2.International Crimes
a.War crimes
b.Crimes against humanity
c.Genocide
3.Transnational Crime
a.Piracy
b.Human Trafficking
c.Drug Trafficking
d.Terrorism
e.Transnational Organised Crime
f.Emerging International Crimes
4.Enforcement
5.Extradition
6.International Criminal Court
7.UN criminal Justice Organisations
8.Australian approaches to the implementation of international criminal law
Learning and teaching strategy and rationale
Mode:Lectures, tutorials, electronic consultation, library tasks and presentations or Online lectures and activities.
Duration:3 hours per week over 12 weeks or equivalent. Students are expected to spend 150 hours in total for this unit.
This level four elective unit allows students to demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding in a specialist area of law in an International context and to develop advanced research skills.
Our strategy is to encourage students to creatively engage with unit content and to practice advanced research skills.
The unit is designed to be delivered in intensive, weekly or online. We have taken a blended learning approach to provide accessibility and flexibility to our students and a student focused approach that increases depth of learning and engagement through actively utilising LEO.
Assessment strategy and rationale
The assessment strategy is designed to assess knowledge, skills and understanding in a specialist area of law, and to develop research capacity.
The assessment tasks for this unit are designed to demonstrate achievement of each of the learning outcomes listed.
Overview of assessments
| Brief Description of Kind and Purpose of Assessment Tasks | Weighting | Learning Outcomes | Graduate Attributes |
|---|---|---|---|
This will require making a VIDEO comprising a 90-second “elevator pitch” for a topic chosen from the list of topics presented on page 3 of the unit outline (under content). This video will serve as an introduction to an area of criminal law that will be studied in this unit.
(If studying in Rome this task will be completed before leaving for Rome.) | 20% | LO1, LO2 | GA3-GA7, GA9 |
Research Essay 2,500 words (see rubric below)
This assessment task is broken up into two parts:
Part A: is an Annotated Bibliography Part B: is the Research Essay | (30%+50%) = 80% | LO1, LO2, LO3 | GA3-GA7, GA9 |
Representative texts and references
Roger O’Keefe, International Criminal Law (Oxford University Press, 2015)