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Public International Law

Course Description

Foundation for students interested in international dimensions of law. International law concerns not only matters of intergovernmental and international organizational relations, but also many matters which the private practitioner deals with in daily work with transnational operations and transactions for national and transnational enterprises.

Additional Requirements for Graduate Students:
Graduate law students will not be doing any extra work beyond that required of the Juris Doctor students. J.D. students are post-baccalaureate students and the workload expected of them is the same workload expected of post-baccalaureate graduate students. Law students are professional students, not undergraduate students. Graduate law students are primarily international lawyers seeking expertise in the American legal system. This expertise is gained through exposure to Juris Doctor courses.

Athena Title

Public International Law

Semester Course Offered

Offered every year.

Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

Student learning Outcomes

  • Students will understand the complexities of international law, including: its nature, history, sources, and methods of enforcement.
  • Students will understand the nature, actions, prerogatives, and responsibilities of international law's principal actors, including states and nonstate entities.
  • Students will understand international law avenues for protecting human dignity, such as international human rights and international criminal justice.
  • Students will understand legal regulation of armed conflict/use of force.
  • Students will understand international law regulation of resources such as the global economy, oceans and other environs.

Topical Outline

  • Introduction: What is International Law?
  • The Sources of International Law
  • Participants in the International Legal Process
  • Relationship Between International and Domestic Law
  • Protecting Human Dignity
  • Interdependence and Integration
  • The Law of Armed Conflict

Syllabus

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