LAWS343-07S2 (C) Semester Two 2007

International Institutions

11 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 July 2007
End Date: Thursday, 15 November 2007
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 29 July 2007
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 14 October 2007

Description

This course will explore the development of international institutions, both at a global level (with particular emphasis on the World Trade Organisation) and a Regional level (with specific reference to the European Union). It will examine their impact and operation and ask what their development means for the future of domestic and international public law in New Zealand and throughout the world.

This course will explore the development of international institutions, both at a global level (with particular emphasis on the World Trade Organisation) and a Regional level (with specific reference to the European Union as well as developments in the Pacific Region).  It will examine their impact and operation and ask what their development means for the future of domestic and international public law in New Zealand and throughout the world.

LAWS 324 Principles of Public International Law, is a pre-requisite for this course.  Admission may be allowed by the Dean if a student is concurrently enrolled in LAWS 324.

Learning Outcomes

  • By the end of this course you should be able to explain and critically evaluate:
  •  The role of international institutions in International Law;
  •  The operation of a selection of global and regional international institutions;
  •  The specific nature of international institutions and the difference between inter-governmental and supra-national institutions;
  •  The impact of the such institutions on domestic constitutional law, particularly in New Zealand; and
  •  The changing nature of the international law system and its interaction with domestic law as brought about by the growth of international institutions.

Prerequisites

(1) LAWS101, (2) LAWS324, or
may be admitted by HOD if concurrently enrolled in LAWS324;

Restrictions

Co-requisites

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

John Hopkins

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Essay 1 14 Sep 2007 45%
Essay 2 19 Oct 2007 45%
Paper Presentation 10%

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $382.00

International fee $1,715.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Faculty of Law .

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  • LAWS343-07S2 (C) Semester Two 2007
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