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030479 KU International Law and the Use of Force (2021W)

From Self-Defense to the Responsibility to Protect

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work
MIXED
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 60 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 11.10. 11:00 - 13:00 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum SEM20 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 2.OG
  • Monday 18.10. 11:00 - 13:00 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum SEM20 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 2.OG
  • Monday 25.10. 11:00 - 13:00 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum SEM20 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 2.OG
  • Monday 08.11. 11:00 - 13:00 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum SEM20 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 2.OG
  • Monday 15.11. 11:00 - 13:00 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum SEM20 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 2.OG
  • Monday 22.11. 11:00 - 13:00 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum SEM20 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 2.OG
  • Monday 29.11. 11:00 - 13:00 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum SEM20 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 2.OG
  • Monday 06.12. 11:00 - 13:00 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum SEM20 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 2.OG
  • Monday 13.12. 11:00 - 13:00 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum SEM20 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 2.OG
  • Monday 10.01. 11:00 - 13:00 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum SEM20 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 2.OG
  • Monday 17.01. 11:00 - 13:00 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum SEM20 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 2.OG
  • Monday 24.01. 11:00 - 13:00 Hybride Lehre
    Seminarraum SEM20 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 2.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course examines the prohibition of the use of force and its (possible) exceptions. Topics include the history of rules on the ius ad bellum, self-defence, measures authorized by the Security Council, Intervention by Invitation, Humanitarian Interventions, the Responsibility to Protect, and Peacekeeping.
Case studies include the US interventions in Latin America during the Cold War, above all in Nicaragua during the 1980s, the Soviet actions in Hungary, the Czech Republic or Afghanistan, the "frozen conflict" in Cyprus, the 1990/91 Gulf War, the conflict in Somalia 1992, the Yugoslav wars, the genocide in Rwanda, the NATO intervention in Kosovo 1999, Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan, the 2003 Iraq invasion, the 2008 Russia-Georgia War, Libya 2011, the annexation of Crimea and the fighting in Eastern Ukraine, the conflicts between Israel and the Hamas, or the conflict in Syria.

Assessment and permitted materials

Midterm Exam via Moodle (single choice, multiple choice, right/wrong questions)
Final written exam in the last session. Active discussions in class on the basis of the course material as provided on moodle. Participation will be taken into account.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

– >50% in the two exams: midterm (10 points), final exam (30 points) in the last session
– presentation of a case study (non-obligatory, 5 points)
– active participation in class (5 points)

Examination topics

Ralph Janik, International Law and the Use of Force: Cases and Materials (Routledge 2020)
all slides
additional reading materials uploaded on moodle

Reading list

Ralph Janik, International Law and the Use of Force: Cases and Materials (Routledge 2020)

Articles and videos on Moodle.

(Non-obligatory) reading recommendations:

– Christian Henderson, The Use of Force and International Law (Cambridge University Press 2018)
– Tom Ruys and Olivier Corten with Alexandra Hofer, The Use of Force in International Law. A Case-based Approach (Oxford University Press 2018)
– Christine Gray, International Law and the Use of Force (OUP 2017)
– Yoram Dinstein, War, Aggression and Self Defence (Cambridge University Press 2017)

Association in the course directory

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