HU Credits: 2

Degree/Cycle: 1st degree (Bachelor)

Responsible Department: law

Semester: 1st Semester

Teaching Languages: English

Campus: Mt. Scopus

Course/Module Coordinator: Dr. Rotem Giladi

Coordinator Email: rgiladi@umich.edu

Coordinator Office Hours: To be published

Teaching Staff:
Dr. Rotem Giladi

Course/Module description:
An introduction to international humanitarian law applicable in armed conflicts, examining present-day conflicts and issues. In particular, the course seeks to assess assertions according to which the law inadequately meets the challenges of novel types of actors or armed conflicts.

Course/Module aims:
Familiarity with basic rules governing war and the contemporary debates concerning their adequacy to 21St Century wars

Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
Analyze the conduct of war by states and non-state actors
Appraise legal developments in International Humanitarian law

Attendance requirements(%):
80

Teaching arrangement and method of instruction: Lectures

Course/Module Content:
1.Course Introduction
2. Applicability and Types of Armed Conflicts
3. Protection and Humane Treatment – Soldiers
4. Protection and Humane Treatment – Civilians
5. Protection and Humane Treatment – Civilians in Occupied Territory
6. Methods of Warfare
7. Means of Warfare
8. Implementation and Enforcement
9. IHL and International Human Rights Law
10. Contemporary Challenges to IHL

Required Reading:
To be published

Additional Reading Material:
To be published

Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 0 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 100 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %

Additional information:
Up to 5 bonus points for class participation