Handbook

International law plays an important role in the system of international politics: the rules-based global order. Australian defence and foreign policy is committed to upholding that order and being a regional leader in it. But what does that mean in a time when rising and revisionist powers may be re-shaping … For more content click the Read More button below. The content covered includes topics such as: the core principles and concepts of international law; international law and the use of military force; the role of multilateral treaties in global governance; distinguishing a political from a legal interpretation of a treaty; the operation of international courts and tribunals; and the relationship between foreign policy formulation and international law with an emphasis on current case studies. This course focusses on the interaction of law and politics.