International Disaster Law
| Code | School | Level | Credits | Semesters |
| LAWW4160 | Law | 4 | 15 | Spring UK |
- Code
- LAWW4160
- School
- Law
- Level
- 4
- Credits
- 15
- Semesters
- Spring UK
Summary
International Disaster Law is an emerging field of international law, which is seeing growing prominence within international legal research, international law and policymaking, not least since Coronavirus emerged. States, international organisations, NGOs and community actors are increasingly addressing the effects of disasters in terms of human rights law, refugee law, and international humanitarian law, particularly when it comes to laws regarding humanitarian assistance.
This module addresses International Disaster Law both as the application of existing international law as applied to disasters, and as a new legal field, which draws on, and adds to, existing principles. This module addresses current issues affecting all actors and people within the international community from humanitarians, to politicians, to economists, to academics, to the people on the ground affected by disasters.
Target Students
Available to PGT students within the School of Law and exchange students hosted by the School of Law.
Classes
This module is taught in seminar format.
Assessment
- 100% Coursework: 15 pages
Assessed by end of spring semester
Educational Aims
This module will introduce students to international disaster law, which is an emerging field of enquiry on the international stage. Students will be encouraged to consider how countries, and communities, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters. They will learn the meaning of disaster, including ‘man-made’ disasters. The module will introduce students to relevant legal frameworks, including soft law, currently being developed at the international level and consider their utility and application in specific circumstances. This will naturally require them to consider hazards in the natural world, such as earthquakes and flooding, health disasters, and man-made disasters, such as oil spills.Learning Outcomes
- This module will develop students’ knowledge and understanding of International Disaster Law.
- Students will be able to identify, analyse, and understand complex ideas within International Disaster Law and be able to evaluate and present well-reasoned arguments, drawing on a range of sources.
- Knowledge and understanding of how the law-in-context works, including knowledge of International Disaster Law governance.
- Prepare students for PGR programmes and/ or working in public and private sector careers where the skills and knowledge acquired are valued.
- To enable students to work independently and collaboratively within the module and to apply the knowledge and skills acquired.
- To develop the ability to use a range of research methods and methodologies, including black letter law, socio-legal research, theoretical understanding, and engagement with interdisciplinary perspectives.