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Genocide, State Crime and the Law (CRIM90007)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Not available in 2018
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Genocide, State Crime and the Law examines the differing roles played by law and legal process in the wake of genocide and other forms of state crime. It examines the limitations and potentials of law in addressing mass harm, in particular analysing the role and function of law in societal reconstruction and reconciliation. Case studies analysed include Rwanda, South Africa, East Timor, the former Yugoslavia, the Holocaust, Australia and Cambodia.
Intended learning outcomes
On completion of this subject students should:
- Be familiar with a range of approaches to addressing genocide and state crime;
- Understand the social, political, cultural and historical contexts of legal and quasi-legal responses to genocide and state crime;
- Possess a critical understanding of these choices;
- Be able to critically and constructively discuss the limitations and potentials of law in the context of addressing mass harm;
- Be able to critically and constructively discuss the limitations and potentials of law in reconstruction and reconciliation.
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should:
- have highly developed cognitive, analytical and problem-solving skills;
- have an advanced understanding of complex concepts and the ability to express them lucidly in writing and orally.
Last updated: 3 November 2022