Public International law is a branch of law that regulates relations between states. This course will provide students with foundational knowledge of this law as well as an understanding of the broader international context within which international law operates. It will also equip students to engage in critical legal analysis of international issues. A number of topics will be explored including; the sources of public international law, the international legal personality, jurisdiction, conflict resolution between parties under international law, the law of treaties, immunities, use of force, international criminal law, human rights law and international humanitarian law.
Judith KICONCO
Séminaire
English
Spring 2020-2021
Final exam 60% ; Mid-term exam 30% ; Presentations 10%.
The course will be taught in an interactive manner; hence prior reading is essential. For each class a set of readings consisting of excerpts from a textbook, case law and or articles and essays will be specified. These as well as relevant current debates shall form the basis of the discussions in class.
Shaw, Malcolm N. International Law. Seventh edition. Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Dixon, Martin, Robert McCorquodale, Sarah Williams, and Robert McCorquodale. Cases & Materials on International Law. Sixth edition. Oxford University Press, 2016.
Brierly, J. L., and Andrew Clapham. Brierly's Law of Nations: An Introduction to the Role of International Law in International Relations. Seventh edition. Oxford University Press, 2012.
Reference will also be made to specific legal instruments such as; The UN Charter and the ICJ Statute; 1969 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties and the 2001 Articles on the Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts (ILC Articles) wi