International Law

This guide will direct you to various resources useful for your study in International law.  Items have been included for their relevance but do not make up an exhaustive list of all that is available to support this discipline.

LAWS4030 Private International Law
Private International Law covers traditional resolution of conflict of law issues including foreign enforcement of domestic judgments and domestic enforcement of foreign judgments. This course will also include, international privacy, counter terrorism and anti-money laundering legislation, anti-corruption legislation, cross-border financing, tax shelters, the enforcement of foreign arbitral awards, the General Agreement on Tariff and Trade, the World Trade Organisation free trade agreements generally, and the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.

LAWS4200 Public International Law
In this course students will be provided with an introduction to public international law. Contemporary problems in the field of public international law are examined by reference to key areas including the natural law and Judeo-Christian foundations of international law,  the nature of international law; sources of international law (including treaties, customary international law, general principles of international law and juristic opinions); the relationship between international law and domestic (Australian) law; the United Nations system; principles of state responsibility; jurisdiction & immunities; self-determination & secession; and international law and the use of force.