public international law 2015 intro slides

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Public International Law2015-16

Introduction to the Module

(1LAW666 and 1LWX612)

28 e!te"ber 2015


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tructure# $ne %e"inar !er wee&

' 2-!" or -6!" Monda%# !eci*ic !re!aration re+uired (%ee ,andboo& and chec&

lac&board each wee&)# .ou are a%%i/ned to a %!eci*ic %e"inar /rou!

# Inde!endent %tud' Wee& 5 26 $ctober ' no %e"inar' eadin/3acti4it will be !o%ted on lac&board


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tructure

# e"e%ter 1 Introduction to %ource% and!rinci!le% o* international law and %o"e&e i%%ue% in international law (uth

Mac&enie)

# e"e%ter 2 critical a!!roache% to

international law (7leni rantiou)'A %e!arate handboo& will be di%tributed *or

%e"e%ter 2 "aterial


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A%%e%%"ent

# e"e%ter 1' 7%%a3Proble" +ue%tion' .ou will be /i4en a !roble" %cenario and a%&ed to

addre%% two +ue%tion% related to the !roble"

' or 1LAW666 %tudent% ' e%%a count% *or 509 o*total "ar& *or "odule

' or 1LWX612 %tudent% ' e%%a count% *or 1009"ar& *or "odule

# e"e%ter 2 (1LAW666 onl)' 7:a" (509 o* total "ar& *or "odule)' 7:a" i% ba%ed on %e"e%ter 2 wor&


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Public International Law

# What i% it;

' Public international law !ri"aril /o4ern% relation%

between states

- It al%o addre%%e% e%tabli%h"ent and o!eration o*

international or/ani%ation% (e/ an al%o enco"!a%% relation% between %tate% and

indi4idual% (e/ international hu"an ri/ht% law)

- While %tate% are the !ri"ar %ub?ect% o* international

law increa%in/l international law ha% an i"!act u!on

indi4idual% co""unitie% and cor!orate entitie%

- >*privateinternational law (con*lict o* law%)

- ituation% within a do"e%tic le/al %%te" where i%%ue%

o* *orei/n law or role o* *orei/n court% ari%e


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Public international law

# PIL i% a %e!arate %%te" o* law

# @he wa in which PIL i% "ade i% 4er

di**erent to do"e%tic law# ue%tion% ari%e about the nature o*

international law and it% en*orceabilit


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Wh doe% it "atter;

# unda"ental !rinci!le% o* international law e%tabli%h how

%tate% are e%tabli%hed and the ba%i% u!on which thee:erci%e ?uri%diction to "a&e and en*orce do"e%tic law%

# International law /o4ern% the u%e o* *orce b one %tate (or

/rou! o* %tate%) a/ain%t another A rule i% now e%tabli%hed

!rohibitin/ the u%e o* the *orce b %tate% e:ce!t in the 4erli"ited circu"%tance% !ro4ided in the harter

# International law re/ulate% how a %tate %hould treat it% own

citien% and tho%e under it% ?uri%diction (hu"an ri/ht%)

# International law /o4ern% the conduct o* international and

internal (ci4il) con*lict% ' international hu"anitarian law '

e/ the !rotection o* non-co"batant%

#


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Wh doe% it "atter;

# co!e and co"!le:it o* international law ha%

/rown hu/el in the la%t B0-0 ear% *or e:a"!le

' detailed a/ree"ent% (treatie%) ha4e been ado!ted

addre%%in/ e/ international tradeC en4iron"ental!rotectionC hu"an ri/ht%C di%ar"a"ent and wea!on%

controlC health !rotectionC *orei/n in4e%t"entC terrori%"

' increa%in/ nu"ber o* international and re/ional court%

ha4e been e%tabli%hed b %tate% to decide di%!ute%

concernin/ +ue%tion% o* international law

' ue%tion% o* international law ari%e with /rowin/

*re+uenc be*ore national court%


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@o!ic% e"e%ter 1

# =ature o* international law

# ource% o* international law ' how i%

international law "ade;

# Law o* treatie%

# tatehood and %el*-deter"ination

# International re*u/ee law


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@o!ic% e"e%ter 1 (continued)

# tate re%!on%ibilit (when i% %tate re%!on%ible*or a 4iolation o* a rule o* international law andwhat are the con%e+uence%;)

#


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oo&% and "aterial%

# e"e%ter 1 ,andboo& i% on lac&board '!lea%e let "e &now i* an !roble"% with acce%%

# @e:tboo&

' M Fi:on International Law($:*ord a%e% and Material% collection% (%ee li%t in

,andboo&)


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$ther 4er u%e*ul boo&%

# F ,arri% Cases and Materials on International Law (weet andMa:well 8thedition 2015)

# M haw International Law (>a"brid/e


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o"!arati4e Law uarterl

# A"erican Hournal o* International Law

# riti%h .earboo& o* International Law

# 7uro!ean Hournal o* International Law# e*erence% to other ?ournal% and "aterial% will

al%o be !ro4ided *or %!eci*ic to!ic%

# = .ou %hould al%o &ee! u! with currentinternational e4ent% throu/h new%!a!er%3new%web%ite% etc


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ele4ance o* international law '

%o"e recent e:a"!le%# ri"inal @ribunal*or the or"er .u/o%la4ia

' I>> !ro%ecution% ari%in/ out o* e4ent% in >on/oC oa%tC Liba etc

' Fo"e%tic !ro%ecution o* war cri"e%3cri"e% a/ain%t hu"anit


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ele4ance o* international law;

# tatehood and reco/nition' Pale%tineE% a!!lication to ?oin


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ele4ance o* international law;

# oundar di%!ute%3di%!uted territorie% ' e/ >hina3Ha!anin 7a%t >hina ea

# Fi%!ute %ettle"ent' ole o* International >ourt o* Hu%tice (the ?udicial bod o* the


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ele4ance o* international law

# International coo!eration throu/h international law andinternational or/ani%ation% e/

' 7n4iron"ent ' e/ ne/otiation% on a new a/ree"enton "iti/atin/ cli"ate chan/e (due to be ado!ted in

Pari% Fece"ber 2015)' @rade World @rade $r/aniation and re/ional trade

or/ani%ation%

' >o"batin/ "ariti"e !irac

' e%!on%e to international re*u/ee cri%e%' Wide ran/e o* %!eciali%ed area% o* international law


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>han/in/ nature o* international law

# Krowin/ %co!e and %!eci*icit o* international law# ut %till di**icultie% in i"!le"entation and

en*orce"ent# =o /lobal le/i%lature or en*orce"ent authorit

' = role o* ouncil in relation tointernational !eace and %ecuritC

'?uri%diction o* international court% i% ba%ed oncon%ent

# Widel reco/ni%ed that international law i% nolon/er onl about %tate% and internationalor/ani%ation% ' al%o rele4ant to indi4idual%=K$% cor!oration% etc


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=ature o* international law

# =e:t wee& lecture will e:a"ine %ource% o*

international law

# International law ba%ed on con%ent o*

%tate% who%e conduct it re/ulate%

# I% international law a %%te" o* law at all;

>an it reall bind !ower*ul %tate%; $r i% it

all about !olitic%;


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e"inar 2 5 $ctober

# We will loo& at ource% o* International

Law ' ie how i% international law "ade;

# eadin/ and +ue%tion% to con%ider in the

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