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International Humanitarian Law

General data

Course ID: WP-PR-MON-IHL
Erasmus code / ISCED: (unknown) / (unknown)
Course title: International Humanitarian Law
Name in Polish: International Humanitarian Law
Organizational unit: Faculty of Law and Administration
Course groups: (in Polish) Konwersatorium w języku obcym
(in Polish) Konwersatorium w języku obcym
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 8.00 OR 4.00 (differs over time) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.
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Language: English
Subject level:

elementary
Learning outcome code/codes:

PR_W02

PR_W04

PR_W06

PR_U03

PR_U05

PR_U7

PR_K01

PR_K04
Short description:

The aims and objectives (general):

Presentation:

- types of armed conflicts

- protection of an individual in armed conflicts

- international crimes during armed conflict

- methods of enforment of justice after armed conflict
Full description:

1. Development of International Humanitarian Law

2. sources of IHL

3. types of armed conflicts

4. Aim and basic rules of IHL

5. Protection of sick, wounded, and shipwrecked

6. Prisiner of war status

7. Status and treatment of a civilian

8. Methods of onducting military actions

9. Military targets and protection of civilians

10. children in armed conflicts

11. Cultural property protection

12. Mechanisms of enforcing and control of IHL

13. International crimes

14. Relations between human rights protection and IHL
Bibliography:

A.Szpak, Międzynarodowe prawo humanitarne, Toruń 2014;

Dieter Fleck(ed.), The handbook of international humanitarian law, Oxford ; New York 2008;

Orna Ben-Naftali (ed.);International humanitarian law and international human rights law : pas de deux; New York 2011;

Mohamed C. Othman; Accountability for international humanitarian law violations : the case of Rwanda and East Timor, Berlin 2005;

H.P.Gasser, International humanitarian law : an introduction,Berne, 1993;
Efekty kształcenia i opis ECTS:

After completing the course and confirmation the achievement of learning outcomes the student is able to:

EK 1 - define IHL, systems of protecion of individual during armed conflict

EK 2 - charaterise particular groups protected by IHL and the legal basis of the protection

EK 3 - define the types of war crimes and their consequences

EK 4 - present the legal status of civilians and the methods of their protection

EK 5 - define the procedures of accountability for crimes after armed conflict

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Hours of classes (according to the plan of study) with a teacher 30

Student's individual work 20

TOTAL HOURS 50

The total number of ECTS POINTS FOR ITEM
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

The grade depends on the essay, which is also presented in the form

of report

for a grade 2,0

lack of essay; the essay doesn't meet the substantive requirements, written incorrectly, without necessary dilligence concerning style and formal requirements.

for a grade 3,0

student provided an essay, which presents scientifically low level of understanding IHL, but is correct linguistically and the footnotes and bibliography are prepared in correct way

for a grade 4,0

the essay has sientific values concerning IHL. It's correct linguistically and the footnotes and bibliography are prepared in correct way.

for a grade 5,0

The essay is scientifically valuable and well-prepared. The choice of literature and sources of IHL is correct, correct system of footnotes and bibliography; the text corresponds the thesis' title

Classes in period "Summer semester 2021/22" (past)

Time span: 2022-02-01 - 2022-06-30
Selected timetable range:
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Type of class:
Monographic lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: Jakub Czepek
Group instructors: Jakub Czepek
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - examination
Monographic lecture - examination
(in Polish) E-Learning:

(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy
Type of subject:

obligatory
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych:

(in Polish) nie dotyczy
Short description:

The aims and objectives (general):

Presentation:

- types of armed conflicts

- protection of an individual in armed conflicts

- international crimes during armed conflict

- methods of enforment of justice after armed conflict
Full description:

1. Development of International Humanitarian Law

2. sources of IHL

3. types of armed conflicts

4. Aim and basic rules of IHL

5. Protection of sick, wounded, and shipwrecked

6. Prisiner of war status

7. Status and treatment of a civilian

8. Methods of onducting military actions

9. Military targets and protection of civilians

10. children in armed conflicts

11. Cultural property protection

12. Mechanisms of enforcing and control of IHL

13. International crimes

14. Relations between human rights protection and IHL
Bibliography:

A.Szpak, Międzynarodowe prawo humanitarne, Toruń 2014;

Dieter Fleck(ed.), The handbook of international humanitarian law, Oxford ; New York 2008;

Orna Ben-Naftali (ed.);International humanitarian law and international human rights law : pas de deux; New York 2011;

Mohamed C. Othman; Accountability for international humanitarian law violations : the case of Rwanda and East Timor, Berlin 2005;

H.P.Gasser, International humanitarian law : an introduction,Berne, 1993;

Classes in period "Winter semester 2022/23" (past)

Time span: 2022-10-01 - 2023-01-31
Selected timetable range:
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Type of class:
Monographic lecture, 30 hours more information
Coordinators: Jakub Czepek
Group instructors: Jakub Czepek
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - examination
Monographic lecture - examination
(in Polish) E-Learning:

(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy
(in Polish) Opis nakładu pracy studenta w ECTS:

(in Polish) Godziny zajęć (wg planu studiów) z nauczycielem 30

Praca własna studenta 40

Praca nad pojęciami i terminologią anglojęzyczną:30

Przygotowanie pracy zaliczeniowej: 40h

Samodzielna analiza materiałów źródłowych: 40h

Konsultacje: 20h

SUMA GODZIN 200

SUMARYCZNA LICZBA PUNKTÓW ECTS DLA PRZEDMIOTU: 8 (200h)
Type of subject:

obligatory
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych:

(in Polish) nie dotyczy
Short description:

The aims and objectives (general):

Presentation:

- types of armed conflicts

- protection of an individual in armed conflicts

- international crimes during armed conflict

- methods of enforment of justice after armed conflict
Full description:

1. Development of International Humanitarian Law

2. sources of IHL

3. types of armed conflicts

4. Aim and basic rules of IHL

5. Protection of sick, wounded, and shipwrecked

6. Prisiner of war status

7. Status and treatment of a civilian

8. Methods of onducting military actions

9. Military targets and protection of civilians

10. children in armed conflicts

11. Cultural property protection

12. Mechanisms of enforcing and control of IHL

13. International crimes

14. Relations between human rights protection and IHL
Bibliography:

A.Szpak, Międzynarodowe prawo humanitarne, Toruń 2014;

Dieter Fleck(ed.), The handbook of international humanitarian law, Oxford ; New York 2008;

Orna Ben-Naftali (ed.);International humanitarian law and international human rights law : pas de deux; New York 2011;

Mohamed C. Othman; Accountability for international humanitarian law violations : the case of Rwanda and East Timor, Berlin 2005;

H.P.Gasser, International humanitarian law : an introduction,Berne, 1993;

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span: 2024-02-15 - 2024-06-30
Selected timetable range:
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Type of class:
Conversatorium, 15 hours more information
Coordinators: Jakub Czepek
Group instructors: Jakub Czepek
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - graded credit
Conversatorium - graded credit
(in Polish) E-Learning:

(in Polish) E-Learning (pełny kurs) z podziałem na grupy
Type of subject:

obligatory
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych:

(in Polish) nie dotyczy

Classes in period "Summer semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span: 2025-02-15 - 2025-06-30
Selected timetable range:
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Type of class:
Conversatorium, 15 hours more information
Coordinators: Jakub Czepek
Group instructors: Jakub Czepek
Students list: (inaccessible to you)
Examination: Course - graded credit
Conversatorium - graded credit
Type of subject:

obligatory
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych:

(in Polish) nie dotyczy
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