POSC 345 - International Law

Units: 3 ; Breadth Area: GE-UD-D
Norms and rules about international order. Includes laws of war and peace, human rights, trade and environmental protection, humanitarian intervention, and principles of jurisdiction. Focus on evolution from state- to human-centered order.

Strongly Recommended Preparation: Upper division status (greater than 60 earned semester units) and completion of lower division Area D1-3 requirements.
Prerequisites: Completion of GE Areas A1, A2, A3 and B4 with grade C- (CR) or better.
Possible Instructional Methods: On-ground.
Grading: A-F or CR/NC (student choice).
Breadth Area(s) Satisfied: GE-UD-D - Upper Division Social Sciences
Course Typically Offered: Fall ONLY

Student Learning Outcomes - Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

Demonstrate oral and written competency of the basic concepts and foundational principles of current international law;
Improve factual knowledge about the creation, implementation, and enforcement of international laws, the text of treaties, court cases, and judgments by international courts;
Analyze the intersection of international politics and international law, their effects on international political, economic, and social orders, and their unequal consequences on people, communities, and states;
Understand the reciprocal relationship between international law, identities, and interests;
Develop their research and analytical skills by using databases of international treaties, and by evaluating and critiquing current approaches to the study of international law; and and
Cooperate and collaborate with team members in studying, interpreting, and applying international treaties to current world problems.

UD-D. Upper-division Social Sciences Learning Outcomes

analyze how power and social identity affect social outcomes for different cultural and economic groups using methods of social science inquiry and vocabulary appropriate to those methods;
demonstrate an understanding of and ability to apply accurately disciplinary concepts of the social or behavioral sciences; and
demonstrate an understanding of and ability to effectively plan or conduct research using an appropriate method of the social or behavioral sciences.