Universität Wien

030151 PF Practical Excercises in International Law (F) (2011W)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
Continuous assessment of course work

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Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Wednesday 12.10. 13:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal U13 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 16.11. 13:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal U13 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 07.12. 13:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal U13 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 14.12. 12:00 - 15:00 Hörsaal U14 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Monday 16.01. 13:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal U13 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1
  • Wednesday 18.01. 13:00 - 16:00 Hörsaal U13 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, KG1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course will cover the most important topics of international law. It will tackle legal topics which are of great importance to understand the specific characteristic of international law: contract and common law, general legal principles, decisions/resolutions of international organizations, the relation between international law and domestic law, succession of states, sovereignty or jurisdiction, citizenship and diplomatic protection, basic principles of relations between international legal personalities, especially prohibition of use of force; humanitarian law, international criminal law and international protection of human rights

Assessment and permitted materials

1. Oral participation and an oral test amount to 50% of the final mark.
2. A positive written test amounts to 50% of the final mark.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Case studies

Reading list

- Malcolm N. Shaw, International Law, Cambridge: CUP,2008
- M. Nowak, Introduction to the International Human Rights Regime, 2003
- M.D. Evans, Blackstone’s International Law Documents. Oxford: OUP, 2011

Course material will be available online, http://intlaw.univie.ac.at/lehre/pflichtlehrangebot/

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