Public International Law

Level of study: Bachelor

This course is primarily aimed at providing the students the necessary tools to understand and study the nature, principles, and role of International Public Law (PIL) as well as to analyze, discuss the relevant issues in this field and master the structure and mechanisms of the international legal system.

 During the first part, the course will cover a wide array of introductory and substantial topics such as the sources and subjects of PIL, states sovereignty and jurisdiction, territory, the UN legal system, the prohibition of the use of force and the right of self-defense. After the necessary introductory session, we will look at the specific branches of PIL, such as International Human Rights Law, International Humanitarian Law, and International Criminal Law, International Economic Law, International Maritime Law, and International Environmental Law. Moreover, the course will deal with current and emerging issues of PIL, such as terrorism and migration.

The course will analyze and discuss a number of international cases law decided by national and international Courts, as well as treaties, UN resolutions and other international legal instruments.

Syllabus:

 Public International Law (DOCX, 162 Кб)