Int'l Humanitarian Law (LAW-620-001)
Hampson, Sandoz
Meets: 10:30 AM - 12:20 PM (MTWTHF) - Room 601
Enrolled: 6 / Limit: 34
Notices
Meets 6/9-6/17 – This class will not meet on Tuesday, May 31. A make up class will take place Saturday, June 4th. *There are additional students enrolled that do not show on the summer course listing* •Exam•The exam for this course will be a take home exam. Students will have until July 13 (three weeks) after the completion of the Academy to do the exams. All exams will be done electronically. For details please visit the Academy website: www.wcl.american.edu/hracademy
Description
A study of international principles and rules regulating the conduct of international and other armed conflicts; the complimentary nature of human rights and humanitarian law in the historical development of restraints in armed conflict; the distinction between rules governing recourse to armed coercion and those governing the conduct of armed hostilities; the protections afforded by the 1949 Geneva Conventions and the 1977 Protocols to combatants and noncombatants, including civilians, POWs, the wounded and the sick; the role of the International Committee of the Red Cross; and key decisions of international bodies finding criminal responsibility for humanitarian law violations.
Textbooks and Other Materials
The textbook information on this page was provided by the instructor. Students should use this information when considering purchases from the AU Campus Store or other vendors. Students may check to determine if books are currently available for purchase online.
All reading materials for this course will be distributed by the Academy on Human Rights during Orientation on Monday, May 30 at 5 pm.
First Class Readings
The syllabus and readings for the first two classes will be posted on our website by mid May: http://www.wcl.american.edu/hracademy/courses.cfm