This course will be taught in conjunction with the equivalent postgraduate course. Enrolment will be strictly limited (20 students in total). Priority will be given to later year LLB or JD students and to students who have completed at least one international law elective in addition to International Law. Subject to this priority, students will be selected on academic merit. Enrolment is subject to the payment of the applicable administrative fees and accommodation costs.

The purpose of the course is to provide participants with a substantive overview of the activities of international organizations (governmental and non-governmental) located in Geneva, focusing on the legal issues arising in their operations or area of concern.  Students will spend three weeks in Geneva.  Classes will address legal aspects of the work of various international organisations and agencies, both governmental and non governmental, with a specific focus on those located in Geneva. The participants will attend approximately 20 hours of formal academic instruction provided in part by the accompanying ANU staff member and in part by staff drawn from local academic institutions, NGOs etc. In addition they will take part in coordinated visits to a range of governmental and non governmental organisations in Geneva, including up to 30 hours of presentations by legal specialists addressing the organisation's operations. The first week will be devoted to general aspects of the operation of international organizations, the second week will focus on human rights and related issues, the third week will mainly address trade and environmental questions.

The precise composition of the program will vary to some extent from year to year. A copy of the day-by-day schedule of the last course is available on the College webpage as an indicator of the likely content of the next course.  The classes will be given at the Graduate Institute of International Studies and in various international organizations in Geneva. All classes and visits will be conducted in English and knowledge of French is not required.

See course description above. At the conclusion of this course students should be able to:

• demonstrate an understanding of the workings of selected specialized agencies of the United Nations, as well as NGOs, and of the areas of international law they are active in.

20 per cent for class participation and 80 per cent for completion of a 4,000 to 4,500 word essay on a topic approved by the convenor, to be completed in the early part of the following semester.  Details of the final  assessment will be provided on the course home page.

Students will attend between 50 and 60 hours of classes in the course of the 3-week program. In addition, students will have to allocate appropriate time in the course of the first half of the following semester to complete the required research essay.

Enrolment in the course is limited to students with a sufficient background in international law (see prerequisites/corequisites)

International Law.  In addition, priority will be given to later year students who have completed at least one additional international law elective. Subject to this priority, students will generally be selected on a first-come first-serve basis.  Where appropriate, academic merit may also be taken in account.  Due to practical considerations enrolment numbers will be strictly limited to 20 students from all sources (a limited number of places may go to non-ANU summer school students and/or to postgraduate students).
Completed or completing five LAWS courses at 1000 level.

This unit is particularly suitable for later-year students who have completed at least one international law elective in addition to the basic international law course. Students interested in international trade law or international human rights in its various guises (including labour law, refugees, health, etc) might find the unit especially useful, as these two aspects of international law will feature prominently in the course given the location in Geneva of WTO and of various UN and NGO human rights organisations (HCHR, UNHCR, ICRC, etc). International environmental law, international intellectual property and a number of other specialised areas are likely to be the subject of specific visits as well.