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Sustainable Development and International Law
Last Updated Date:   15 January 2024


4 Units,  Semester 2

Course Description:
Article 28 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) will provide the cue for exploring how international law fares in providing a social and international order where the rights and freedoms of the UDHR are realized. Concomitantly, the course considers how international law relates to the promise of ‘leaving no one behind’, linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The approach will be inter-disciplinary, meaning that the outcomes of research in the natural sciences (planetary boundaries, Anthropocene) and in the social sciences (teleconnections), will be used to formulate the challenges the international community faces in realizing sustainable development.

Course Convenor: Visiting Prof Ellen Hey

Co-teacher(s): NA

Course Codes: LL4502 / LL5502 / LL6502 / LLJ5502

Contact Hours: 9 session over 3 weeks: Three 3hr weekly seminar

Workload: Intensive: Week 4 - 6: 5 Feb - 23 Feb 2024 [Mon, Wed: 6.30 - 9.30pm; & Fri: 3pm - 6pm] *Make-up for Fri, 9 Feb (CNY Eve) on Wed, 14 Feb 24 (1-4pm) *Make-up for Mon, 12 Feb (CNY PH) on Sat, 17 Feb 24 (1-4pm)

Mode of Assessment: Assignment Outline (1000 words) - 20%; Research Paper (4000 words) - 80% [Due: Wed, 27 March 2024 (9pm)]

Preclusions: LL4502V/LL5502V/LLJ5502V/LL6502V Sustainable Development and International Law

Prerequisites: NUS Compulsory Core Law Curriculum or common law equivalent.

Examination Date: Different Mode of Examination

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