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Room 2.17 Ligertwood
Phone: 83135937

On successful completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Undertake legal research at a high level of complexity, especially in relation to differentiating the impact of different regimes to the topic of the law of naval warfare.
2. Effectively structure and articulate written legal arguments.
3. Deploy advanced skills in treaty interpretation to resolve complex legal problems.
4. Analyse a complex factual scenario and identify the relevant legal issues and practical solutions.
5. Articulate complex legal arguments orally.
6. Identify and evaluate relevant ethical and moral issues in legal situations. 

San Remo Manual on International Law Applicable to Armed Conflict at Sea (Ed Louise Doswald-Beck), (Cambridge University Press, 2015).

MyUni (http://myuni.adelaide.edu.au) will be used for submission and return of all items of assessment.

All course materials will be available on the ADELE website ().

This is an intensive post graduate course that will examine the Law of Naval Warfare with a particular focus on practical solutions.  The format will be one of lecture presentation, but with a seminar style theme.

Learning and Teaching Activities amounting to 24 hours (across lectures, seminars and structured learning actvity formats) will be offered to students in this course. 

The University expects full-time students (i.e. those taking 12 units per semester) to devote a total of 48 hours per week to their studies.  This means you are expected to commit approximately 10 hours of private study in addition to your regular classes.

	Tuesday, 1 May 2018	Wednesday, 2 May 2018	Thursday, 3 May 2018	Friday, 4 May 2018
9:00-9:50am	Introduction: Course objectives, assessment, learning outcomes, outline of relevant sources.	Submarine Warfare & Naval Mine Warfare (including legal regime for specific weapons systems)	Zones and Naval Warfare. Immediate area of operations, visit and search, exclusion zones, blockade	Syndicate work. Zones, Targeting and Detention/PW status.
9:50am – 10:10am	Morning Tea
10:10-11:00am	Law of the Sea and Law of Naval Warfare – reconciliation of regimes; status of vessels – warships/Auxiliaries/merchant ships	Geneva Convention II: Key Contemporary Issues in the Commentary Revision incl. exempt vessels i.e. Hospital ships, coastal rescue craft and rescue obligations	Zones and Naval Warfare Immediate area of operations, visit and search, exclusion zones, blockade	Syndicate work.
11:10am-12:10pm	Characterization of conflict and scope of armed conflict at sea: short overview of legal regimes re targeting and measures short of attack (capture)	Geneva Convention II: Key Contemporary Issues in the Commentary Revision	Detention, Internment and PW status in the context of naval warfare	Jus ad Bellum and Security Council Authority regarding Naval Warfare
12:10-1:10pm	Lunch
1:10-2:00pm	Law of Targeting in Naval Warfare with particular focus of the relevance of Additional Protocol I to principles of distinction, proportionality, precautions, DPH at Sea	Syndicate Work – Art 18/General Belgrano	Case Studies: Lusitania Altmark incident Battle of the river plate Falkland War	Unmanned systems & other emerging weapon systems at sea
2:10-3:00pm	Law of Targeting in Naval warfare cont…	Relevance of Australian domestic law to belligerent naval operations: MPA Act, Criminal Code and general Criminal Law	Spoofing/Deception/Ruses/Perfidy and operational TTP’s under International Law	The role of Manuals – the differences between San Remo and Harvard etc re naval warfare implications
3:00-3:10pm	Afternoon Tea
3:10-4:00pm	Syndicate Work – Targeting at Sea	Senior Navy Warfare Officer	Senior Navy Warfare Officer	Concluding Observations / Assessment

Assessment Task	Task Type	Due	Length	Weighting	Redeemable	Learning Outcome
Class participation	Individual	N/A	N/A	10%	No	1,2,5,6
Short Issues Paper	Individual	2pm, Monday 7 May 2018	1,500 words	30%	No	1,2,6
Research Essay	Individual	2pm, Monday 11 June 2018	4,000 words	60%	No	1,2,3,6

Will be advised on MyUni.

Students must retain a copy of all assignments submitted.

All assignments in this course are to be submitted electronically through Turnitin. Details for electronic submission through Turnitin will be provided with the assignment instructions.

All written work in the Law school is required to comply with the approved Law School style guide, The Australian Guide to Legal Citation.

Extensions: Requests for extensions must be made electronically according to law school policy. Extensions will be granted only for unexpected illness, hardship or on compassionate grounds in accordance with University Policy. Work commitments, travel, holidays or sporting engagements are not unexpected circumstances.

Penalties:

1. Late Submission: Submission penalties of 5% (of the total mark of the assignment) each day (or part thereof) will be deducted for late submission (including weekends and public holidays), (ie an essay graded 63% will have 5 % deducted if it is one day late, for a final mark of 58%, 10% if it is two days, etc).
2. Word Length: Assignments which exceed the allocated length (word length or page limit) will be subject to a penalty of 5% of total marks available per 100 words or part thereof (ie with a word limit of 3,000, an essay graded 63% will have 5% deducted if it is 3001 words long, for a final grade of 58%, 10% if it is 3101 words long, etc).  Words are calculated including all footnotes and headings within the text but excluding cover page information.  Quotations and all referencing information are included in the word count.

Turnaround time: The interim assignment for this course will be returned to students within 2 weeks of the submission date. Group feedback, together with written, individual feedback will be provided, from which students can learn from in the final assignment. The final assignment will be returned to students within 4 weeks of the submission date with written individual feedback. Students will be notified by email when assignments are ready for collection from the Law School Front Office.

Courses for which a result of conceded pass has been obtained may not be presented towards the degree requirements for the Bachelor of Laws or the Honours Degree of Bachelor of Laws programs, or any postgraduate law program, nor to satisfy prerequisite requirements within any law course.

Finality of Assessment Grades

Students are advised that Course Coordinators will not enter into negotiations of any kind with any student regarding changes to their grades. It is irrelevant, in any given circumstance, that only a minimal number of additional marks are required to inflate a student’s grade for any individual assessment item or course as a whole. Pursuant to the University’s Assessment for Coursework Programs Policyand the Adelaide Law School Assessment Policies and Procedures, grades may only be varied through the appropriate channels for academic review (such as an official re-mark).

Moderation

In accordance with the University’s Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy, course coordinators ‘ensure that appropriate marking guidelines and cross-marking moderation processes across markers are in place’ in each course. Procedures adopted by Adelaide Law School to ensure consistency of marking in courses with multiple markers include:

• assurance of the qualifications of markers, and their knowledge of the content covered in each course;
• detailed marking guidelines and assessment rubrics to assist in the marking of items of assessment;
• sharing of example marked assessments at various grade bands across markers;
• reviewing of selected marked assessments from each marker by the course coordinator;
• comparison of the marks and their distribution across markers;
• automatic double-marking of all interim assessment receiving a fail grade, and of final assessments where a student’s overall result is a fail grade;
• the availability of re-marking of assessments in accordance with Adelaide Law School’s Assessment Policies and Procedures.

Approval of Results by Board of Examiners

Students are reminded that all assessment results are subject to approval (and possible moderation/change) by the Law School’s Board of Examiners. Assessment results at the University are not scaled. Under the Assessment for Coursework Programs Policy, students are assessed ‘by reference to their performance against pre-determined criteria and standards … and not by ranking against the performance of the student cohort in the course’. However, under that same policy, the Board of Examiners (as the relevant Assessment Review Committee for courses at Adelaide Law School) is required to ‘ensure comparability of standards and consistency’ in assessment. On occasions, the Board of Examiners will form the view that some moderation is required to ensure the comparability of standards and consistency across courses and years, and accordingly provide fairness to all law students. All assessment results are therefore subject to approval (and possible change) until confirmed by the Board of Examiners and posted on Access Adelaide at the end of each semester.

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Lex Salus Program

Lex Salus (law and wellbeing) is an initiative of the Adelaide Law School aimed at destigmatising mental health issues; promoting physical, mental and emotional wellness; building a strong community of staff and students; and celebrating diversity within the school. It also seeks to promote wellness within the legal profession, through the involvement of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Australia, the Honourable Chris Kourakis, as the official Patron of the program.

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Our Lex Salus YouTube channel also includes videos on topics like managing stress, and interviews with LGBTQ lawyers and their supporters which celebrate diversity and individuality. Students who commit to 10 hours of volunteering with Lex Salus in one year can have their service recognised on their academic transcript and through a thank you morning tea with the Chief Justice and law school staff.

Student Life Counselling Support

The University’s service provides free and confidential service to all enrolled students. We encourage you to contact the Student Life Counselling Support service on 8313 5663 to make an appointment to deal with any issues that may be affecting your study and life.

Academic Honesty

Academic dishonesty is a serious act of academic misconduct. All students must be familiar with the University’s Academic Honesty Policy.

Academic dishonesty is a serious matter and is treated as such by the Law School and the University. Academic dishonesty (which goes beyond plagiarism) can be a ground for a refusal by the Supreme Court of South Australia to admit a person to practice as a legal practitioner in South Australia.

Academic honesty is an essential aspect of ethical and honest behaviour, which is central to the practice of the law and an understanding of what it is to be a lawyer.