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CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Sovereignty, nationality, jurisdiction, arbitration. Examination of selected cases exemplifying present trends in the international legal order.

COURSE DETAILS:

International Law is the body of rules, principals, practices, and institutions devised by states and non-state entities to constitute relations among themselves. This body of law reflects the will of the states as well as other international legal personalities. As law became the preferred medium to construct relations in the 20th century, global affairs experienced vast development through law-making treaties and inter-state agreements with diverse effects on domestic laws and policies. The first World War was a turning point for rapidly expanding international law with significant theoretical and empirical ramifications.

The focus of this specific course and its exam is on public international law, however students will have brief introduction to both private and public international law. This course offers (1) a comprehensive introduction to international law and the legal system as well as (2) an exploration of selected substantive areas of international law. The first phase presents the fundamental concepts of international law, its history and sources. It surveys how this law is made and who is involved in its creation. The course examines the relationship between international and domestic law, as well as state sovereignty, responsibility and jurisdiction, recognition of states and the legal personality of non-state actors. In addition, this course explores the concept of nationality, protected persons and entities. The second phase of the course discusses critical perspectives on international law such as post-colonial, indigenous, feminist and third world approaches to international law as well as several substantive areas of international law including the United Nation, international human rights law, environmental protection, use of force and armed conflicts and finally International Criminal Court. Multimedia supplements will be introduced both in class and on the Canvas.

There will be one 3-hour seminar and one 1-hour tutorial each week.  Tutorials start Week Two

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