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International Law and International Relations – (M.A.)
Oxford Brookes University
School of Law
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 5,369 - ≈ € 12,862 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Oxford / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
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The International Law and International Relations Program offers an advanced, interdisciplinary understanding of the inter-relationships between international politics and international law. In global affairs, governments, inter-governmental institutions non-governmental organisations and multinational cooperation are engaged in a constant making and remaking of political and legal rules and procedures. For both practitioners and students of global governance, it is necessary to be able to analyse and interpret legal and political developments in a transnational context.
Not only have societies have become increasingly connected and interdependent, the range of policy issues that fall within the remit of global politics has increased dramatically and these issue areas tend to be both highly juridical as well as intrinsically political. For quite some time now, international relations have superseded the level of traditional interstate diplomacy. International relations increasingly include to rules and standards of economic interaction, global communications, international human rights, and the management of the global commons (e.g. the environment).
There is, then, a demand in academia, in national and international policy-making communities, in the NGO community and the transnational business sector, for personnel with in-depth knowledge and understanding of how international politics is practised through law and how international law functions against the backdrop of political contexts. Drawing on the research expertise of interdisciplinary scholars, this course aims to provide you with such knowledge and understanding.
Contents
Course length
Full-time: MA: 12 months PG Dip: 8 months PG Cert: 4 months
Part-time: MA: 24 months PG Dip: 20 months PG Cert: 16 months
In Semester 1, you complete three compulsory modules: International Law (20 credits), International Relations in Theory and Practice (20 credits) and Research Methods in International Relations and Law (20 credits). In Semester 2, MA/PG Dip students complete one more compulsory module: The Law and Politics of Transnational Organisations (20 Credits)
In addition, Semester 2, MA/PG Dip students choose one 20 credit optional module offered by the Law Department and one 20 credit optional module offered by the Department of International Relations, Politics and Sociology. The choice is made from the following options:
International Law introduces you to the international legal system and the general rules that govern the international community, set in the context of a rapidly globalising world. The module explores the philosophical underpinnings of international law, including the nature of the international legal system and the context within which it operates, and examines the sources of international law and the key doctrines and principles. Areas of particular importance in state practice are also examined, including human rights, the use of force and international humanitarian law, environmental protection and international economic law.
International Relations in Theory and Practice provides an advanced investigation into theoretical approaches in the discipline of International Relations, as well as an overview of contemporary debates. It aims to establish a clear understanding of the role and purpose of theory, and its relation to substantive issues in international relations.
Research Methods in International Relations and Law offers an advanced understanding of interdisciplinary research in International Relations and International Law and provides the analytical skills and methodological knowledge to carry out such interdisciplinary research. This is achieved through a combination of knowledge-transfer and hands-on learning. The module starts from the idea of a multi-disciplinary classroom and uses your own specific disciplinary research skills and knowledge as the basis for developing an interdisciplinary perspective. The highly research-practice oriented module may be closely linked to your dissertation research.
In Semester 2, MA/PG Dip students complete one more interdisciplinary compulsory module on International (20 credits):
The Law and Politics of Transnational Organisations offers students an advanced interdisciplinary understanding of the principles and practices that inform transnational institutions. In particular, the module addresses the problems and prospects in the development of intergovernmental and non-governmental organisations. It provides students with the analytical skills and methodological knowledge to investigate new forms of global governance from an interdisciplinary perspective. The module achieves this objective through a combination of lectures and seminars. The readings of selected in-depth articles on various themes provides the basis for the seminars.
In addition, Semester 2, MA/PG Dip students choose one 20 credit optional module offered by the Law School and one 20 credit optional module offered by the Department of Social Sciences. The choice is made from the following options:
IELTS
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Take testRequirements
Students are normally required to have at least a second-class honours degree from a university in the UK or an equivalent qualification from countries outside the UK. The degree should be in an appropriate discipline.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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