List of courses in foreign languages
International Humanitarian Law
- Details
- Category: Integrated undergraduate/graduate university Study of Law
Year of study | ECTS | Language 1 | Language2 | |
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III | 6 | English |
Course coordinator
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Assoc. prof. Sandra Fabijanić Gagro |
Course objectives:
The main objective of the course is to acquaint students with the international customary and treaty rules aimed at solving humanitarian problems closely related to armed conflicts of nowadays. The course is focused on history, tradition and contemporary aspects, challenges and possible changes of international humanitarian law.
Course content:
The main Currents: The Hague, Geneva, New York. The Law Before the Protocols of 1977: Character of the Law. Scope of Application. The Hague. Geneva. Implementation and Enforcement. The Protocols of 1977: Protocol I. Protocol II. Post-1977 Developments: Substantive Law: Conventional Weapons. Nuclear Weapons. Bacteriological and Chemical Weapons. Cultural Property. Warfare at Sea. Post-1977 Developments: Implementation and Enforcement: The ICTY and the ICTR. ICC. Observance by UN forces of IHL. Collective responsibility and compensation for violations. National Jurisdiction and Individual Responsibility. The ICRC. Human Rights Bodies and IHL.