CREDITS 3 ECTS - 32 Contact Hours
This course examines the history, subjects, mechanisms and principles of public international law.
The main topics include the key features of the international legal system, its sources and subjects, the notion of statehood, the law of treaties, state responsibility, the use of force and the peaceful settlement of disputes. Some subjects – such as the range of international legal subjects and treaty interpretation – will be given more attention than others. By educating students on the principle actors and interpretation of international law, the course aims to give students the capacity to identify and evaluate contemporary international legal issues.
Overall, students shall thus obtain a first broad overview of how the international legal system has been and is further developed.
- Teacher: Rosa-Lena Lauterbach