| COURSE | TITLE | EFF YEAR | EFF TERM | DEPARTMENT | CREDIT HOURS | ||||
| LW474 | LAW OF ARMED CONFLICT | 2011 | 1 | Law | 3.0 (BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) | ||||
| SCOPE | |||||||||
| This course is designed to develop in each student an understanding of basic law of armed conflict (LOAC), with an emphasis on issues that might arise on the battlefield at a tactical level. The ethical and historical background of LOAC will be examined, including Geneva Conventions and protocols, and how LOAC is enforced on international and national levels, to include prosecution under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Illustrative examples will include the Nuremberg Tribunal, My Lai, and the Gulf War. The emphasis is on the LOAC responsibilities of the junior officer. | |||||||||
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| SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: | |||||||||
| Two research papers of moderate length (approximately five pages each) may be required. Topics will be determined in consultation with the instructor. | |||||||||
| AYT | #SECT/SIZE | CPBLTY | ENRLD | WAIT | SEATS | CLOSED | DETAILS | ||
| 2024 - 2 | 2 | 19 | 38 | 37 | 0 | 1 | Y | Hours | |
| 2025 - 1 | 2 | 19 | 38 | 35 | 0 | 3 | Y | Hours | |
| 2025 - 2 | 2 | 19 | 38 | 28 | 0 | 10 | Y | Hours | |
| 2025 - 8 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | N | Hours | |
| 2026 - 1 | 2 | 19 | 38 | 7 | 0 | 31 | Y | Hours | |
| 2026 - 2 | 2 | 19 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 0 | Y | Hours | |
| 2026 - 8 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | N | Hours | |
| 2027 - 1 | 2 | 19 | 38 | 17 | 0 | 21 | Y | Hours | |
| 2027 - 2 | 2 | 19 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 38 | Y | Hours | |
| 2027 - 8 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | N | Hours | |
| COURSE | TITLE | EFF YEAR | EFF TERM | DEPARTMENT | CREDIT HOURS | ||||
| LW474 | LAW OF WAR | 1981 | 2 | Law | 3.0 (BS=0.0, ET=0.0, MA=0.0) | ||||
| SCOPE | |||||||||
| This course is designed to develop in each student an understanding of basic law of war (LOW), with an emphasis on issues that might arise on the battlefield at a tactical level. The ethical and historical background of LOW will be examined, including Geneva Conventions and protocols, and how LOW is enforced on international and national levels, to include prosecution under the Uniform Code of Military Justice. Illustrative examples will include the Nuremberg Tribunal, My Lai, and the Gulf War. The emphasis is on the LOW responsibilities of the junior officer. | |||||||||
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| SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: | |||||||||
| Two research papers of moderate length (approximately five pages each) may be required. Topics will be determined in consultation with the instructor. | |||||||||