MLL419 - Contemporary International Legal Challenges (Intensive)
Unit details
| Year | 2026 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes | Trimester 3 Intensive: Burwood (Melbourne), Online |
| Credit point(s) | 1 |
| EFTSL value | 0.125 |
| Unit chair | Trimester 3: To be advised. |
| Cohort rule | For Bachelor of Laws (including combined Law awards) students only |
| Prerequisite | Must have completed 8 law units |
| Corequisite | Nil |
| Incompatible with | Nil |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - on-campus unit enrolment | 30 hours spread over 1 week |
| Educator-facilitated (scheduled) learning activities - online unit enrolment | 30 hours spread over 3 weeks |
| Typical study commitment | Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit. |
NoteTRIMESTER 3 INTENSIVE: To ensure a quality teaching and learning experience in this simulation-based unit, an enrolment quota is in place for this unit offering Trimester 3 2026 Intensive Dates: Monday 30 November to Friday 4 December | |
Content
This unit, taught by Dr David Scharia, the Director and Chief of Branch of the United Nations Counter-Terrorism Executive Directorate (CTED), examines how global counter-terrorism norms and policies are developed, with a particular focus on the development of international conventions, United Nations Security Council resolutions, international standards, soft law mechanisms, and ad hoc arrangements. Students will be introduced to the primary institutions and actors involved in global counter-terrorism law and policy making. Key institutions covered include the United Nations Security Council, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), INTERPOL, the Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF), the Al-Qaeda coalition, the Global Internet Forum to Counter Terrorism (GIFCT), Tech Against Terrorism, and the Wassenaar Arrangement. The unit will place special emphasis on the recent integration of emerging technologies into global law and policy-making, including artificial intelligence, drones, virtual payment systems, crowdfunding platforms, online gaming and cyber-terrorism.
An essential part of this course will be a hands-on scenario, where students actively engage in the process of negotiating a new global norm addressing a contemporary counter-terrorism threat. Conducted alongside the theoretical discussions, this exercise will challenge students to collaboratively design a norm that responds to an emerging security issue. Through participation in this simulation, students will gain valuable insight into the complexities and opportunities involved in formulating international strategies and developing new laws and policies to address evolving security challenges.
Learning outcomes
Each unit in your course is a building block towards Deakin's Graduate Learning Outcomes - not all units develop and assess every Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO).
| ULO | These are the Unit Learning Outcomes (ULOs) for this unit. At the completion of this unit, successful students can: | Alignment to Deakin Graduate Learning Outcomes (GLOs) |
|---|---|---|
| ULO1 | Research, identify, explain and apply legal principles and doctrines relevant to the topic area to develop a specialised understanding. | GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities |
| ULO2 | Recommend and justify approaches that lawyers may adopt to account for the complexities that arise through changing contexts for legal application(s). | GLO4: Critical thinking |
| ULO3 | Critically consider broader social, cultural and ethical context in analysing contemporary legal issues and controversies. | GLO8: Global citizenship |
Assessment
| Assessment Description | Student output | Grading and weighting (% total mark for unit) | Indicative due week |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment 1: (Individual) Seminar participation | Participation | 30% | Duration of 5-day intensive |
| Assessment 2: (Group of 2) Briefing Paper | 1500 words | 30% | Information not yet available |
| Assessment 3: (Individual) Report | 2000 words | 40% | Information not yet available |
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
Learning resource
The texts and reading list for MLL419 can be found via the University Library.
Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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Unit fee information
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