LAWS360

This course explores the complex relationship between modern wars and international legal system, which consists of rules, institutions and practices that bind the international conduct of states and non-state actors. We will explore the history of war, justifications for war, the legal boundaries of modern wars, regulating conduct in modern wars, the punishment of war crimes, and special issues in this area (children and women).
This course is one of the elective courses of the Law and Society major. Law and Society is a recommended prerequisite.