SCHEDULE
The weekly three-hour sessions will begin with
a presentation of theoretical and practical aspects of the weekly subject
matter, enhanced with videos and student input.
Week
|
Date
|
Contents - Lectures
|
Assignment
|
1
|
Sept 15
|
Introduction:
Course
Structure, objectives, themes and
evaluation
Inaugural
presentation/lecture
|
Students’
introduction
|
2
|
Sept 22
|
Defining
International Law: Theories and conceptions.
Examples
of case law
|
This session
includes
Student’s
participation: Comments on Readings/Bibliography (SCRB).
|
3
|
Sept 29
|
Sources of
International Law
International
Law of Justice
|
- Students should
hand in list with proposals/country for their research paper
|
4
|
October 6
|
The Law of Treaties: The legal essence of treaties
|
This session
includes
Student’s
participation: Comments on Readings/Bibliography (SCRB).
|
5
|
October 13
|
Treaty Making:
The Vienna Convention. |
This session
includes
Student’s
participation: Comments on Readings/Bibliography (SCRB).
|
6
|
Oct. 20
|
Customary Law
General Principles of
Law
|
This session includes SCRB
|
7
|
Oct. 27
|
Fall Reading Week. No class
|
This session includes SCRB
|
8
|
November 3
|
International Legal Persons:
States and the nature
of Statehood. |
- Research Papers hand in date (legal
cases/country). This session will follow up with
students’ case studies depicting real situations and related developmental
problems, followed by a discussion and exchanged period.
|
9
|
November 10
|
International organizations: UN, OAS, NGOS’, Transnational
Corporations, Individuals.
|
There will be a simulation of a fictional
dispute between countries before the International Court of Justice, the
judicial organ of the United Nations. Each student is allowed to participate
based on his/her written pleadings arguing both the applicant and respondent
positions of the case.
|
10
|
Nov. 17
|
State Jurisdiction: introduction
|
This session includes SCRB
|
11
|
Nov. 24
|
State Jurisdiction over;
Ocean, Air, Space, Persons, Property and Transitions.
|
This session includes SCRB
|
12
|
Dec.1
|
Constraints on State Jurisdiction: Immunity. |
This session includes SCRB
The professor will provide specific
instructions for Take Home Exam.
|
13
|
Dec. 8
|
International Human rights
and International Criminal Law
|
This session includes SCRB
Take Home Exam due date
|
14
|
Dec. 15 |
Summary and implications for
future research and work.
Future course of study, research, and job
prospects.
|
Conclusions and feedback |
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