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International Law, Organization, and Systems

Course Number: POL 351
Credits: 4
Offered: Spring 2012
Instructor: Dr. Beard

Overview:

This course examines the formal and informal organizational structure of the international community, as well as international legal norms, customs, and practices. Contemporary international systems and organizations are studied as part of an extensive Model United Nations simulation. A lab culminating in a Model United Nations Conference is completed before Spring Break.
Prerequisite: permission of instructor required.