Online Course - International Humanitarian Law
(Last Updated on 27 May 2021)
Registration for the new cohort opens until 30 September 2022. Upon registration, students are allowed to study the course until 31 October 2022 at their own pace.
Course Overview
This law course will help to understand underlying principles governing armed conflicts, also known as International Humanitarian Law (IHL). It enables a careful evaluation of the various IHL rules intended to protect victims, such as civilians and prisoners of war, as well as wounded and sick during armed conflict. This course provides essential knowledge and skills for academics and practitioners who wish to specialise in this field. Course emphasise to professionals working in the humanitarian and medical field, including members of NGOs especially involved in armed conflict situations.
Course Features
Upon completion of the course, students should be able to:
- Understand philosophy and logic underlying IHL norms
- Develop knowledge and skills in the area on contemporary issues in IHL
- Enhance the competencies of professionals already working in the area of IHL
- Enhance the career prospects of professionals working in the area of IHL
Target Audience
This online course will be available to anyone in the world. The target audience is individuals studying, researching or/and working in law, health, policy, international relations, education and humanitarian sectors or postgraduate students of closely-related disciplines. The course requires a primary degree in any of the above or related subjects.
Tuition
As part of CCOUC’s knowledge transfer endeavour, this course is offered free of charge. There is limited quota for enrolment on a first-come-first-served basis.
Course Structure and Delivery Format
The course involves a total of 8 lessons, 2 short quizzes and one final assessment. Each lesson requires about 1.5 to 2 hours of study. All assessments are in the form of multiple-choice questions to be completed online with unlimited attempts. To progress through the course, students must obtain 80% or above in each short quiz. Students enrolled in the course may access all learning materials and go through all learning activities online within a maximum period of seven months. Topics covered in the course are as follows:
- Definition, history, and development of International Humanitarian Law
- Classification of conflicts and applicability of IHL
- Protection of wounded, sick and shipwrecked
- Protection of prisoners of war
- Protection of civilians
- Regulations: means and methods in warfare
- Humanitarian assistance and role of non-governmental organizations
- Repression of serious violations of IHL
Course Completion and Certification
Students who obtain 60% or above in the final assessment will be issued a printable certificate in recognition of completing the course.
Registration
To start studying the course now, please visit the course website at https://www.hkjcdpri.org.hk/d11-3-international-humanitarian-law
Stay Connected
For units interested in promoting and recommending this course, please send an email to ccouc@cuhk.edu.hk for further information.
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