Distinction (80) - LAWS3483: War Law (Use of Force and Humanitarian Law) - EXTREMELY DETAILED NOTES + SCAFFOLD (ALL YOU NEED FOR THE COURSE)

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- These are the notes I relied on for both mid-semester and final assignment (extremely handy for any problem or essay question). - It is a compilation of tutorial and reading notes, covering all assessable topics for the course. Topics: 1. History of the legality/illegality of war; The prohibition on the use of force 2. Self-defence against states and attribution; Necessity and proportionality 3. Self-defence against terrorism 4. Anticipatory/pre-emptive self-defence; Invitation and consent: intervention in civil wars 5. Collective security; Humanitarian intervention & "Responsibility to Protect" 6. Introduction to IHL, its history and sources; Types of armed conflict 7. Types of armed conflict; Classifying the actors 8. Conduct of hostilities: principles and methods of war: Targeting & methods of warfare 9. Conduct of hostilities: Methods of warfare 10. Conduct of hostilities: Protected civilian objects 11. Conduct of hostilities: Weapons 12. The law applicable to occupation; Relationship to human rights law 13. Implementation, enforcement, and war crimes