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C. International Criminal Law

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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

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
11:30 am - 1:20 pm
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
Requires Permission
No
Recommended Courses
None
Other Limitations
None