Section outline
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Dear Students! Welcome to our course "Advanced Issues in International Public Law".
This course provides an advanced overview to the main concepts and principles of public international law. It aims at looking at the most challenging aspects of international law by engaging students into the diverse scholarship and sources including primary sources and critical literature on international law. Specific emphasis is made on practical impact of international law into international politics, relations and domestic law. It is structured into three parts. The first part focuses on the foundations of PIL (subjects, sources, principles and relations between international and domestic law). The second part deals with three major areas of PIL, namely the law of treaties, the law of State responsibility and the peaceful settlement of international disputes. The third part will be devoted to some specialized areas of PIL, such as international environmental law, use of force, and the law governing international and transnational dispute settlement.
Class meeting hours: Tuesdays 17:00-18:30 and Saturday 10:00-12:30 (starting from March 4, 2023)
Classes from Week 1 to week 5 are taught by Bholenath
Classes from Week 6 to week 10 are taught by Saniia Toktogazieva -
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Dear All,
Starting from week 6 (April 18) we will start the second half of the course taught by me (Saniia Toktogazieva). This is to remind you that you are all expected to come prepared for the class beforehand. Do the readings carefully, if possible try to prepare case briefs on your own, this way you can better understand course materials.
Next class we will start covering the rules of State Responsibility. Please do the following readings:
1. Articles on State Responsibility
2. Nicaragua case
3. Pulp Mills
4. Corfu Channel
5. Gapcykovo Nagymaros
6. Rainbow warriors §§ 72 and 75; 101; 107; 110-111; 113-116; 118-123
Best regards,
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Dear Students,
Next class, we will discuss International Environmental law. This branch of Public International law is considered to be one of the most challenging and yet dynamic fields. While doing readings please try to approach this issue from general Public International law perspectives and from the prisms of sovereignty, trade law, human rights and etc. Please review cases on Gabcykovo Nagymaros and Pulp Mills. Especially parts related to State Responsibility under International Environmental law. Please also do following readings:
1. Article on Principles of International Environmental law
2. Whaling case of the ICJ
3. Article on Shrimp-Turtle case decided by WTO dispute settlement body.
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Next week will be dedicated to discussing the use of force in IPL:
For the first class of the week please read:
1. Nicaragua case,
2. Oil Platform case
3. Article on UNSC and use of force.For the second class of the week please read:
1. ICJ Order: ALLEGATIONS OF GENOCIDE UNDER THE CONVENTION ON THE PREVENTION AND PUNISHMENT OF THE CRIME OF GENOCIDE (UKRAINE v. RUSSIAN FEDERATION)
2. Putin’s War against Ukraine: Mocking International Law
3. The increasingly complicated Russia-Ukraine crisis, explained -
Dear All,
For Next class please do the following readings:
1. Book chapter on International Human Rights Law
2. Please follow this link and read the difference between IHL and IHRL: https://www.icrc.org/en/document/what-difference-between-ihl-and-human-rights-law
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Dear Students,
Next Tuesday we will discuss another important field of International law- International Criminal law. Please do the following readings for the next class:
1. Excerpts from the book on International Criminal law
2. Excerpts from the book on elements of international crimes
3. Please following this link, read summary of ICL: https://www.diakonia.se/en/IHL/The-Law/International-Criminal-Law1/
Here you can find recordings of the class on ICL: https://zoom.us/rec/share/vGEbvynjEPM9JTt4nfMa7aPOLV8My2 T9bf32YHMJP6Hkz- KOGxaqnGKFo66j5SrT.N2- TuIm23eRHAhu8
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It is an open-book take-home exam. Any forms of cheating and correspondence with your group mates are strictly prohibited. You have three hours to complete the exam. The exam consists of two parts: the hypothetical situation and a few open-ended questions. Overall you will have 3 hours to complete the exam and must submit your written answers in Word format to the e-course at 16.15 (May 27)Sharp! Any forms of cheating and correspondence with your group mates are strictly prohibited.