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Unit Overview

Description

How do States peacefully resolve their disputes? This unit provides an overview of the types of dispute settlement mechanisms available, such as litigation, arbitration, mediation and conciliation. We compare how these mechanisms deal with key issues of consent, transparency of process, finality of outcome, remedies, and enforcement. In seeking to resolve their disputes, States often face legal and political challenges. With that in mind, this unit critically examines how dispute settlement mechanisms have operated in real-world situations and assess their relative effectiveness in resolving international conflicts

Credit
6 points
Offering
(see Timetable)
AvailabilityLocationMode
Non-standard teaching periodUWA (Perth)Face to face
Outcomes

Students are able to (1) understand and describe the key features of various dispute settlement mechanisms; (2) critically explain and analyze the relative strengths and weaknesses of dispute settlement mechanisms; (3) evaluate how dispute settlement mechanisms apply in real-world situations where States face legal, political and other types of constraints; (4) apply their understanding of the relative effectiveness of each dispute settlement mechanism in hypothetical scenarios; and (5) create and develop arguments on why certain dispute settlement mechanisms are preferable to others in hypothetical scenarios.

Assessment

Indicative assessments in this unit are as follows: (1) class participation; (2) short answer paper; and (3) case study analysis. Further information is available in the unit outline.



Student may be offered supplementary assessment in this unit if they meet the eligibility criteria.

Unit Coordinator(s)
Alvin Yap
Contact hours
Students must attend every day of the intensive period 17-21 June 2024.
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  • All students are responsible for identifying when they need assistance to improve their academic learning, research, English language and numeracy skills; seeking out the services and resources available to help them; and applying what they learn. Students are encouraged to register for free online support through GETSmart; to help themselves to the extensive range of resources on UWA's STUDYSmarter website; and to participate in WRITESmart and (ma+hs)Smart drop-ins and workshops.
  • Visit the Essential Textbooks website to see if any textbooks are required for this Unit. The website is updated regularly so content may change. Students are recommended to purchase Essential Textbooks, but a limited number of copies of all Essential Textbooks are held in the Library in print, and as an ebook where possible. Recommended readings for the unit can be accessed in Unit Readings directly through the Learning Management System (LMS).
  • Contact hours provide an indication of the type and extent of in-class activities this unit may contain. The total amount of student work (including contact hours, assessment time, and self-study) will approximate 150 hours per 6 credit points.