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030582 KU Foundations of International Law (2020W)

Sources, Statehood, Territory & Global Commons

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

Presence on 13 October 2020 mandatory (including for students on the waiting list)
Moodle

An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 60 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Digitale Anwesenheit in der ersten Einheit am 13.10.2020 ist für eine definitive Zuteilung in diesem Kurs unbedingt erforderlich (auch für StudentInnen auf der Warteliste).

  • Dienstag 13.10. 16:30 - 18:00 Digital
  • Dienstag 20.10. 16:30 - 18:00 Digital
  • Dienstag 27.10. 16:30 - 18:00 Digital
  • Dienstag 03.11. 16:30 - 18:00 Digital
  • Dienstag 10.11. 16:30 - 18:00 Digital
  • Dienstag 17.11. 16:30 - 18:00 Digital
  • Dienstag 24.11. 16:30 - 18:00 Digital
  • Dienstag 01.12. 16:30 - 18:00 Digital
  • Dienstag 15.12. 16:30 - 18:00 Digital
  • Dienstag 12.01. 16:30 - 18:00 Digital
  • Dienstag 19.01. 16:30 - 18:00 Digital

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This course aims to explore and evaluate the foundations of the international legal system, by reference to selected core topics within the general field of international law. The course complements, other, more specialised courses in international law. Only three topics are chosen and they will be discussed in some depth.

Following a historical introduction, the three basic areas of general international law covered are the following

(1) Sources and the Law of Treaties
(2) Statehood and Self-Determination
(3) Territory and Global Commons

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

• Class Participation: 40%.

Seminars will be interactive. Participants are expected to discuss assigned readings during class. Class participation counts for 40 percent of the final grade.

• 2 Reflection Papers: 60%
To stimulate discussion, participants will write two response papers related to two seminars of their choice over the course of the semester. A response paper can consist of any or all of critique, summary, elaboration, expressions of disagreement or puzzlement, suggestions for further inquiry, and so on – as long as it is directed to the readings for the seminar concerned.

Response papers should be 1000-1200 words long and need to be uploaded via Moodle 48 hours prior to the relevant seminar. They need to include the participant’s name, email address and word count.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Some prior background in international law is desirable.

Prüfungsstoff

Topics addressed in the assigned readings and in the seminars.

Literatur

Crawford, Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law (Oxford University Press, 9th edition, 2019)
Crawford, The Creation of States in International Law (Oxford university Press, 2nd ed, 2006),
Fitzmaurice, ‘The Practical Working of the Law of Treaties’, in Evans (ed.), International Law (Oxford University Press, 5th ed, 2018), Chapter 6
Hollis (ed.), The Oxford Guide to Treaties (2nd, Oxford University Press, 2019)
Kohen & Hébié, ‘Territorial conflicts and their international legal framework’, in Kohen and Hébié (eds) Research Handbook on Territorial Disputes in International Law (Edgar Elgar, 2018)
Ranganathan, ‘Global Commons’ 27 European Journal of International Law 693-717
Pahuja, ‘Conserving the world’s resources?’ in Crawford and Koskenniemi (eds), The Cambridge Companion to International Law (Cambridge University Press, 2012), 398-420, pp. 409-418

A detailed syllabus with readings will be available on Moodle.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Letzte Änderung: Fr 12.05.2023 00:12