EUT052: Public International Law
| School | null |
| Department Code | null |
| Module Code | EUT052 |
| External Subject Code | M100 |
| Number of Credits | 15 |
| Level | L7 |
| Language of Delivery | English |
| Module Leader | Professor Edwin Egede |
| Semester | Spring Semester |
| Academic Year | 2013/4 |
Outline Description of Module
The module aims to promote an understanding and appreciation of international law and the political, social, economic and other factors that shape its formation. It also aims to give students a knowledge of the international legal system, including the sources of international law (such as treaties and customary international law); international persons (such as States and international organisations e.g. the United Nations and the European Union), as well as the nature of the compliance mechanism of the system. Further, the module aims to give students an understanding and appreciation of certain key substantive areas of public international law, such as human rights and the use of force.
On completion of the module a student should be able to
Knowledge and Understanding:
- Be familiar with some special terminology of international law.
- Be able to describe the nature of international law and its interrelation with international relations.
- Demonstrate an awareness of certain peculiar characteristics of international law which distinguishes it from domestic law of a State.
- Be able to examine the relationship between international law and the domestic law of a State.
- Be able to identify and examine the various sources and subjects of international law.
- Assess the role of international persons such as States and International organisations such as the United Nations and the European Union in the international community.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the substantive areas dealt with during the seminars and assess their significance in international relations.
- Evaluate any linkage between international law and international relations.
Intellectual Skills:
- Gather, organize and deploy evidence and information from a variety of sources
- Develop a reasoned argument, synthesize relevant information and exercise critical judgement
- Develop skills necessary to perform independent research
- Manage her/his own learning in a self-critical manner
- Develop peer-review skills
How the module will be delivered
Lectures/Seminars – 11 topics x 2 hours each
Skills that will be practised and developed
On completion of the module a student should be able to:
- Competently use the library and communication/information technologies to research on various issues on international law
- Effectively structure and communicate ideas through written and oral presentations
- Develop a reasoned argument and synthesize information
Develop skills necessary to construct a biographical entry matching, or at least close to, the standard of those to be found in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
How the module will be assessed
|
Type of assessment |
% Contribution |
Title |
Approx. date of Assessment |
|
Coursework |
20 |
Seminar Presentation Paper (1500 words) |
May/June |
|
Coursework |
80 |
Essay(2500 words) |
May/June |
The opportunity for reassessment in this module:
Resubmission in August
Assessment Breakdown
| Type | % | Title | Duration(hrs) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written Assessment | 80 | 2,500 Word Assessed Essay | N/A |
| Presentation | 20 | 1,500 Words Seminar Presentation | N/A |
Syllabus content
Syllabus content
· What is International Law?
· International Law as Law;
· Sources of International Law;
· International Personality;
· the United Nations and International Law;
· Security Council and International Law
· The Use of Force under International Law;
· International Law and Human Rights;
· Sovereign Immunity and International Law;
· Diplomatic Immunity and International Law;
· The European Union and International Law.
Essential Reading and Resource List
Indicative Reading and Resource List:
· Egede and Sutch, International Law and International Justice, forthcoming, (Edinburgh University Press, 2013)
· Armstrong, David(ed.), Routledge Handbook of International Law(Routledge, 2011);
· Crawford, James and Koskenniemi, Martti (eds.), The Cambridge Companion to International Law, (Cambridge University Press, 2012);
· Bull, Hedley, The Anarchical Society: A Study of Order in World Politics, 2nd edition,(Macmillan, 1995);
· Harris, D.J., Cases and Materials on International Law, (Sweet & Maxwell, 2004)
· Cassese, Antonio, International Law,2nd edition (Oxford University Press, 2005)
· Henkin, Louis, How Nations behave: Law and Foreign Policy, (Columbia University Press, 1979)
· Byers, Michael(Ed), The Role of Law in International Politics: Essays in International Relations and International Law (Oxford University Press, 2000)