Contemporary War: can law regulate the use of force?

To Clausewitz, 'War is the continuation of politics by other means'. World history is punctuated by wars of conquest. After the UN Charter in October 1945, aggressive war became illegal, yet armed conflict remains endemic and civilians frequently find themselves in the front line. Current armed conflicts in Europe and Israel-Palestine raise questions around the capacity of law to regulate conflict, striking at the heart of international relations policy. Integrating the use of force and the law of armed conflict, this course uses the UN Charter, and the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court to consider what remains to be done. This is a 10-session course and must be taken with W310Pm52 in Week 3.