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LAW464 Human Rights law
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisite: LAW255
The course Human Rights Law is an advanced course that offers an introduction to the theory
and practice of human rights withing the International law track. It examines the different
sources of human rights as well as their enforcement and development. The course also
provides students with the analysis of these rights through conventions, international and
regional organizations as well as national laws.

LAW466 International Humanitarian Law
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisite: LAW255
The course International Humanitarian Law is an advanced course that explores the
development and application of humanitarian law also known as the law of armed conflict. The
course focuses on the underlying principles governing armed conflicts and enables a careful
evaluation of the various international humanitarian rules intended to protect victims during
armed conflict and civil wars. The course is based on many cases from the International Criminal
Court to provide a greater understanding of the application of the law of armed conflict at the
practical level in the contemporary operating environment.

LAW468 Dispute Settlement
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisite: LAW255
The course covers the general meaning of international dispute settlement and methods of
dispute settlement. This include the definitions of various relevant terms like dispute, settlement
and international disputes, the role of international law and institutional institutions in relation to
dispute settlements, causes of international disputes and participants in international disputes. It
covers also the methods of dispute settlement which include direct methods, third party
intervention, the regional approach and judicial settlement. The process for international dispute
settlement involving the arbitral tribunal and new model for dispute settlement shall be covered
too.

LAW492 Cooperative Education (C0-Op)
Credits: 10 Prerequisite: Departmental Approval
The Co-Op is a career related professional program available to all Law students. It is designed to
help students build on skills already learned in the classroom and acquire new ones as well.
Co-Op education is available to university students who have accumulated 90 or more credits. The
Co-Op option counts for 10 credit hours (CRs) in practical experience over a 7 month period-
usually spanning one semester and a summer.

MATH101 Finite Mathematics
Credits: 3 (3,0,0) Prerequisites: None
This course introduces various topics including linear and quadratic equations, financial terms and
applications, systems of linear equations, matrices, systems of linear inequalities and the linear
programming problem via graphical and the simplex methods. Besides financial mathematics,
topics of counting techniques, permutations and combinations, and probability models are given.

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