Judging the judges

Bringing the battlefield into the classroom: using video games to teach and assess international humanitarian law

“…60 Likewise, Newbery-Jones strongly criticises the continued outdated use of legal teaching methods and lack of new technologies in legal education, as a tutor based problem, not a student one, which is inhibiting the latter's employability. 61 In order to prompt students to problematize their understanding and application of IHL, we decided that the best way to teach and assess using Arma 3 would be for students to be presented with a range of scenarios, and to provide them with a list of options to deal with the specific situation. Students would need to choose the correct course of action based on their knowledge and understanding of IHL.…”