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 Syllabus - Spring, 2023 |
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 International Law - Malcolm N. Shaw |
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| Sources of International Law |
1. Chapter 1 in Shaw, Malcolm. 2008. International Law. 6 ed. |
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The ICJ and Unwritten Sources of International Law |
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Treaties in Malanczuk P, Akehurst’s Modern Introduction to International Law (Routledge 1997) |
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Customs - Malcolm N. Shaw |
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Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties |
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Furundzija, ICTY, Trial Chamber Judgment |
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| Subjects of International Law |
Subjects of International Law in Shaw M, International Law (6 edn, 2008) |
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State Extinction through Climate Change |
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Statehood under Water: Challenges of Sea-Level Rise to the Continuity of Pacific Island States |
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Climate Change, Rising Seas, and the Loss of Island Nation Statehood |
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The Threat of a Rising Sea Level: Saving Statehood through the Adoption of Uti Possidetis Juris |
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| International Space Law |
Outer Space Treaty |
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 PPT - International Space Law |
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Why the United States Space Act of 2015 is Illegal? |
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Interpreting Article II of the Outer Space Treaty |
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Article II of the Outer Space Treaty: Prohibition of State Sovereignty, Private Property Rights, or Both |
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Non-Appropriation Principles under Attack: Using Article II of the Outer Space Treaty in its Defence |
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Sovereignty in Space: Finding a Source of Private Property Rights in the Final Frontier |
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Interpreting the Outer Space Treaty's Non-Appropriation Principle |
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Legality of Unilateral Exploitation of Space Resources under International Law |
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Adequacy of the Current Legal and Regulatory Framework Relating to the Extraction and Appropriation of Natural Resources in Outer Space |
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The Meaning of Peaceful Purposes in Article IV of the Outer Space Treaty |
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| Additional Topics |
Development of Article IX of the Outer Space Treaty |
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Article IX and Planetary Protection |
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The Paradox of Article IX |
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History and Analysis of Article IX |
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Protection of the Space Environment under the Outer Space Treaty |
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Contamination and the Outer Space Treaty |
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Space Mining in Light of Article IX |
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Principle of Complementarity |
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Gacaca Courts |
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PPT - Gacaca Courts |
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Shimoda case |
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Peace Treaty, 1951 |
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Summary of the case and Compensation Issues |
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Historical Significance of the Shimoda case |
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PPT - Shimoda case |
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| Review Questions and Mid-Term Exam |
Review Questions |
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| Week 6 Rules on State responsibility |
 State responsibility |
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| Week 7 International Environmental Law |
Environmental law |
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Environmental law Board Notes |
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| Week 8: Use of force in IPL |
Use of force class 1 |
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Use of force class 2 |
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| Week 9 Human Rights and Humanitarian law |
IHRL |
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IHL |
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| Week 10 International Criminal Law |
ICL |
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Elements of crimes |
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Class Board Notes |
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| Final Exam |
Final Exam |
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