AU kursuskatalog arkiv

5215 International Law ( efterår 2011 - 10 ECTS )

Rammer for udbud

• Uddannelsessprog: engelsk
• Niveau: Masters
• Semester/kvarter: Autumn 2011, Spring 2012, Spring 2013
• Timer per uge: 3
• Deltagerbegrænsning: 30
• Undervisningssted: Århus
• Hovedområde: Det Samfundsvidenskabelige Fakultet
• Udbud ID: 28041

Tid og sted

Wednesday 9-12 in building 1342, room 455
first lessons on the 31th August 2011

Den 28. september 2011 + den 5. oktober 2011 + den 9. november 2011 i bygning 1325, lokale 136

Formål

The purpose of the lectures is to enable the students to:

• describe the structure of the international legal system,
• explain the fundamental concepts of international law,
• account for the relationship between domestic law and international law,
• apply international rules and principles to present-day international issues,
• present international law topics in a clear and professional legal language.

Indhold

The global development entails new opportunities and new challenges for the international community. Defined as a set of rules to govern the interaction between states, public international law provides a regulatory framework to deal with this development. Consequently, an understanding of the principles of public international law is fundamental for anyone who is acting internationally, whether as a government representative in international matters, or as an international specialist in a private company, a trade organisation or a non-governmental organization.

The course will provide the students with a basic knowledge of how the international legal system works, including its relationship with domestic law. On this basis, the students will be able to apply international rules and principles to pertinent issues in current international relations. In addition, the students will be able to conduct a critical analysis of both established and developing rules of international law.

Selected topics to be studied:

• The sources of international law
• The subjects of international law
• The law of treaties
• The relationship between international law and domestic law
• Acquisition of territory and state succession
• Jurisdiction and immunity
• Nationality and diplomatic protection
• State responsibility
• International human rights law
• The use of force under international law
• International humanitarian law

Active student participation is expected.

Faglige forudsætninger

None

Underviser

Iben Yde

Undervisnings- og arbejdsform

Teaching in classes

English

Litteratur

Martin Dixon & Robert McCorquodale, Cases and Materials on International Law, 4th Edition, 2003.

Bedømmelse

Oral examination