191-537 Genocide, State Crime and the Law

Admission to the postgraduate diploma, fourth-year honours or postgraduate studies in socio-legal studies, criminology or politics, or permission of the subject coordinator.

Genocide, State Crime and the Law examines the differing roles played by law and legal process in the wake of genocide and other forms of state crime. It examines the limitations and potentials of law in addressing mass harm, in particular analysing the role and function of law in societal reconstruction and reconciliation. Case studies analysed include Rwanda, South Africa, East Timor, the former Yugoslavia, the Holocaust, Australia and Cambodia.

• have highly developed cognitive, analytical and problem-solving skills;

• have an advanced understanding of complex concepts and the ability to express them lucidly in writing and orally;

A research essay of 5000 words 100% (due during the examination period).