C. International Criminal Law
Course Information
- Course Number
- L8941-COL
- Curriculum Level
- Upperclass
- Areas of Study
- Criminal Law and Procedure, International and Comparative Law
- Type
- Colloquium
Section 001 Information
Instructor
Lori Fisler Damrosch
Hamilton Fish Professor of International Law and Diplomacy
Section Description
The colloquium will be organized in sessions with experts on international and comparative criminal law and related fields. They will present scholarly work-in-progress and current projects in international humanitarian law and will discuss cutting-edge topics relevant to the institutions involved in this area of practice. Students will be expected to participate in discussion of the experts' papers and to write either short reflection papers on several of them or a research paper inquiring further into one or more of the topics discussed. Grading will be credit/fail.
The colloquium is required for participants in the Columbia-Amsterdam Alliance on International Criminal Law and also open (subject to space limitations) to other students.
- School Year & Semester
- Spring 2024
- Location
- WJWH 101
- Schedule
-
Class meets on
- Friday
- Points
- 2
- Method of Evaluation
- Paper
- J.D Writing Credit?
- Minor (upon consultation)
- Major (only upon consultation)
Learning Outcomes
- Primary
-
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in a specific body of law, including major policy concerns
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in use of other disciplines in the analysis of legal problems and institutions, e.g., philosophy; economics,other social sciences; and cultural studies
- At the end of the course, students will have acquired understanding of and/or facility in comparative law analysis of legal institutions and the law
Course Limitations
- Instructor Pre-requisites
- None
- Instructor Co-Requisites
- None
- Recommended Courses
- None
- Other Limitations
- None