Courses / Module

• Be familiar with humanitarian principles and standards and key debates within contemporary humanitarianism.
• Be familiar with international humanitarian law and the legal framework applicable to humanitarian contexts.
• Understand what an emergency is and how emergency needs are prioritised.
• Understand how the international system responds to large scale emergencies.
• Understand key concerns and priorities in thematic responses.

• Lectures, presentations & discussion

• Module Graded (numeric value) or Ungraded (Pass/Not Passed): Graded

• Pass standard: 40%
• Could the result of this module be capped? No
• Penalties: Penalties: 10% of awarded grade for unauthorised late continuous assessments

• Are supplemental/resit registrations permitted? Yes
• Resit students must submit their continuous assessment by a date before the Autumn examination session, which will be specified by the department. Students are responsible for familiarising themselves with this deadline. No continuous assessment work will be accepted after this date. This will apply except upon presentation of a medical certificate covering the relevant period or in other extremely extenuating circumstances, which must be communicated to, and accepted by, the lecturer prior to, or immediately after, the relevant deadline.

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