International Humanitarian Law and Command Responsibility

What you will learn

On successful completion of this module you should be able to:

• Consider the nature, sources and interrelationship of international humanitarian law and international criminal law
• Examine the rules of international humanitarian law for the regulation of hostilities and protection of victims in armed conflicts
• Appraise the significance of international criminal law in conflict-related scenarios
• Analyse the application of the law to command and leadership functions

Core content

This module focuses on the application of systems thinking in the context of enterprise architecture. It incorporates the following topics:

• The sources, origins and development of international humanitarian law
• The scope of application of international humanitarian law
• The regulation of the conduct of hostilities and the protection of victims of war
• The concept of war crimes and the development of international criminal law
• Crimes, defences and jurisdiction
• Command responsibility

Upgrade to a professional qualification

When taken as a Short Course for Credit, 10 credit points can be put towards the Leadership and Security Pathway of the Defence and Security Programme Leadership and Management MSc.

Find out more about short course credit points.

Speakers

• Dr David Turns