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Thursday 15-18 in building 1327, room 024
first lessons in week no. 35
The interplay between law and politics is at the core of this course with a focus on international relations and international law, especially human rights law and humanitarian law. The course is directed at law students as well as students of political science.
By the end of the course, the students should be able to:
- Recognize and describe basic politological theories on international relations.
- Recognize and describe the basic features of the international legal system.
- Recognize and describe the basic features of international human rights law and humanitarian law.
- Give an account of and analyze the problems related to the use of force.
- Give an account of and analyze the pertinent features of international criminal law, especially in relation to the International Criminal Court.
- Give an account of and analyze problems related to humanitarian intervention.
- Analyze concrete cases, such as the genocide in Rwanda, NATO´s military action in Kosovo and the ongoing crimes against humanity in Darfur, etc., in terms of legality and the responses of international society.
- Present the acquired knowledge and skills in a reasonably well-formulated English.
- General theories on international relations (realism, international society, neoconservatism, cosmopolitarianism, liberalism etc).
- Introduction to international (public) law. Connection to international relations theories.
- International human rights law, their connection to international law and to international relation theories.
- Humanitarian law, the International Criminal Court and connection to human rights, international law and international relations theories.
- Humanitarian interventions.
- We may add other related topics, such as human rights and terrorism, failed states or other issues suggested by the students.
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Tonny Brems Knudsen (political science) and Sten Schaumburg-Müller (law)
The course is partly interactive, requiring the students to participate in discussions and possibly small presentations.
As a point of departure, the group of students will consist of 15 law students and 15 students of political science.
English
David Forsythe, Human Rights in International Relations , Cambridge University Press, 2006.
Excerpts from:
Hedley Bull, The Anarchical Society. A Study of Order in World Politics , Macmillan, 1977 or 1995;
Peter Malanczuk, Akehurst´s Modern Introduction to International Law , 7 th rev. ed., Routledge, 1997; (or another introduction to international law)
Robert Jacksom & Georg Sørensen, International Relations. Theories and approaches , Oxford University Press, 2003.
