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Women, War and Peacebuilding (LAWS70118)
Graduate coursework level 7Points: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
- Timetable(opens in new window)
Contact information
September
Lecturer
Professor Hilary Charlesworth, Coordinator
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 6190
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Overview
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This subject examines the way that international law regulates women in both war and peace-building. It will study the way that legal principles position women in the areas of international humanitarian law, international criminal law and international human rights law. The subject will also investigate developments in the United Nations Security Council dealing with sexual violence in conflict and women’s participation in conflict resolution and post-conflict peace-building.
Principal topics include:
- An analysis of the way that international law depicts women in conflict, including as civilians, victims, survivors, refugees, widows, combatants and peace-makers
- The Geneva Conventions of 1949 and their 1977 Additional Protocols
- Human rights law relating to women’s rights during armed conflict and in its aftermath
- Accountability of the United Nations for the activities of peacekeeping forces
- International criminal law relating to women
- The impact of the United Nations Security Council ‘women, peace and security’ agenda
- The role played by international non-government organisations (NGOs)
- The challenges facing women in post-conflict peace-building.
Intended learning outcomes
A student who has successfully completed this subject will:
- Have an advanced and integrated understanding of the international legal principles that regulate women in war and peace-building
- Be able to critically examine, analyse, interpret and assess the effectiveness of these legal rules
- Be an engaged participant in debate regarding emerging and contemporary issues in the field, such as the role of the United Nations Security Council’s women, peace and security agenda.
- Have a sophisticated appreciation of developments in international criminal law, including the work of the International Criminal Court, with respect to crimes against women
- Have an advanced understanding of systems of accountability of United Nations peacekeepers
- Have the cognitive and technical skills to generate critical and creative ideas relating the regulation of women’s roles in war and peace-building and to critically evaluate existing legal theories, principles and concepts with creativity and autonomy
- Have the cognitive and technical skills to independently examine, research and analyse the regulation of women’s roles in war and peace-building
- Have the communication skills to clearly articulate and convey complex information regarding the regulation of women’s roles in war and peace-building to relevant specialist and non-specialist audiences
- Be able demonstrate autonomy, expert judgment and responsibility as a practitioner and learner in the field of the regulation of women’s roles in war and peace-building.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Melbourne Law Masters Students: None
JD Students: Successful completion of both the below subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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LAWS50024 | Principles of Public Law | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
LAWS50041 | Public International Law | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Corequisites
None
Non-allowed subjects
None
Recommended background knowledge
Applicants without legal qualifications should note that subjects are offered in the discipline of law at an advanced graduate level. While every effort will be made to meet the needs of students trained in other fields, concessions will not be made in the general level of instruction or assessment. Most subjects assume the knowledge usually acquired in a degree in law (LLB, JD or equivalent). Applicants should note that admission to some subjects in the Melbourne Law Masters will be dependent upon the individual applicant’s educational background and professional experience.
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Additional details
- Take-home examination (5,000 - 6,000 words) (100%) (17 - 20 November)
or - 8,000 - 10,000 word research paper (100%) (10 January 2018) on a topic approved by the subject coordinator
A minimum of 75% attendance is a hurdle requirement.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Quotas apply to this subject
Dates & times
- September
Principal coordinator Hilary Charlesworth Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 24-26 hours Total time commitment 150 hours Pre teaching start date 30 August 2017 Teaching period 27 September 2017 to 3 October 2017 Last self-enrol date 30 June 2017 Census date 27 September 2017 Last date to withdraw without fail 24 November 2017 Assessment period ends 10 January 2018 September contact information
Lecturer
Professor Hilary Charlesworth, Coordinator
Email: law-masters@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 3 8344 6190
Website: law.unimelb.edu.au
Time commitment details
136-150 hours The pre-teaching period commences four weeks before the subject commencement date. From this time, students are expected to access and review the Reading Guide that will be available from the LMS subject page and the subject materials provided by the subject coordinator, which will be available from Melbourne Law School. Refer to the Reading Guide for confirmation of which resources need to be read and what other preparation is required before the teaching period commences.
Additional delivery details
This subject has a quota of 30 students. Please refer to the Melbourne Law Masters website for further information about the management of subject quotas and waitlists.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Specialist printed materials will be made available free of charge from the Melbourne Law School prior to the pre-teaching period.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Law and Development Course Master of Public and International Law Course Graduate Diploma in International Law Course Graduate Diploma in Human Rights Law Course Graduate Diploma in Legal Studies Course Juris Doctor Course Master of Human Rights Law Course Master of Laws Major Development Major Development Major Development - Links to additional information
law.unimelb.edu.au
- Available through the Community Access Program
About the Community Access Program (CAP)
This subject is available through the Community Access Program (also called Single Subject Studies) which allows you to enrol in single subjects offered by the University of Melbourne, without the commitment required to complete a whole degree.
Entry requirements including prerequisites may apply. Please refer to the CAP applications page for further information.
Additional information for this subject
If required, please contact law-admissions@unimelb.edu.au for subject coordinator approval.
Last updated: 3 November 2022