030238 SE Seminar in Public International Law: Economic Sanctions and Public International Law (2022W)
for undergraduate and graduate students
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 12.09.2022 00:01 to Mo 10.10.2022 23:59
- Deregistration possible until We 19.10.2022 23:59
Details
max. 25 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 19.10. 17:00 - 19:00 Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG (Kickoff Class)
- Monday 12.12. 09:00 - 18:00 Seminarraum SEM34 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
- Tuesday 13.12. 09:00 - 18:00 Seminarraum SEM44 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 4.OG
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Seminar paper, presentation of the paper and participation in the discussion during the seminar sessions.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Seminar paper consisting of 50,000 characters –roughly 20 pages– (70%), oral presentation of the paper and active participation during the seminar sessions (30%).
Examination topics
The topics of the seminar papers are discussed and assigned in the preliminary meeting.Topics
•The Austrian Sanctions Law 2010
• The Powers of the EU to Adopt Economic Sanctions
• Do EU Member States Still Have the Power to Adopt Economic Sanctions When the EU has Already Acted?
• What Are the Necessary Requirements for Listing Individuals in Targeted Sanctions?
• How Can Individual Natural or Legal Persons Challenge their Listing by the UN and/or the EU?
• How Are Assets Frozen in the EU and/or other States?
• The Issue of the Legality of Unilateral Sanctions – Extraterritoriality and Non-Intervention
• Sanctions and Arbitration
• The Legal Bases and Techniques of Energy Embargoes
• Are Sanctions in Conformity with WTO Law?
•The Austrian Sanctions Law 2010
• The Powers of the EU to Adopt Economic Sanctions
• Do EU Member States Still Have the Power to Adopt Economic Sanctions When the EU has Already Acted?
• What Are the Necessary Requirements for Listing Individuals in Targeted Sanctions?
• How Can Individual Natural or Legal Persons Challenge their Listing by the UN and/or the EU?
• How Are Assets Frozen in the EU and/or other States?
• The Issue of the Legality of Unilateral Sanctions – Extraterritoriality and Non-Intervention
• Sanctions and Arbitration
• The Legal Bases and Techniques of Energy Embargoes
• Are Sanctions in Conformity with WTO Law?
Reading list
Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 of 17 March 2014 concerning restrictive measures in respect of actions undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty and independence of Ukraine, OJ L 78, 17.3.2014, p. 6Council of the European Union, Sanctions Guidelines – update, 4 May 2018, Doc. 5664/18Report of the Special Rapporteur on the negative impact of unilateral coercive measures on the enjoyment of human rights, UN Doc A/74/165, 15 June 2019ECOSOC, General Comment No 8: The Relationship between Economic Sanctions and
Respect for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 12 December 1997, (E/C.12/1997/8)Human Rights Council, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights, 30 August 2018,
(A/HRC/39/54)Joined Cases C-402/05 P and C-415/05 P, Kadi and Al Barakaat International Foundation v Council and Commission, ECLI:EU:C:2008:461
Case C-376/10 P, Tay Za v Council, ECLI:EU:C:2012:138
Joined Cases C‑539/10 P and C‑550/10 P, Al-Aqsa/Council and Pays-Bas/Al-Aqsa, ECLI:EU:C:2012:711
Case C-417/11 P, Council v Bamba, ECLI:EU:C:2012:718
Joined Cases C‑584/10 P, C‑593/10 P and C‑595/10 P, Commission and Others v Kadi ECLI:EU:C:2013:518
Case C-348/12 P, Council v Manufacturing Support & Procurement Kala Naft, ECLI:EU:C:2013:776
Case C-280/12 P, Council v Fulmen and Mahmoudian, ECLI:EU:C:2013:775
Case C‑176/13 P, Council v Bank Mellat, ECLI:EU:C:2016:96
Case C-72/15 Rosneft Oil Company OJSC v Her Majesty’s Treasury ECLI:EU:C:2017:236Military and Paramilitary Activities in und against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United States of America), Merits, Judgment, I.C.J. Reports 1986, p. 14Alleged Violations of the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America), Provisional Measures, Order of 3 October 2018, I.C.J. Reports 2018, p. 623United States – Restrictions on Import of Tuna, Report of the Panel, 16 June 1994, DS19/R, paras. 5.1-6.2.United States – Import Prohibition of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products, AB-1998-4, Report of the Appellate Body, 12 October 1998, WT/DS58/AB/R.Russia – Measures concerning Traffic in Transit, 5 April 2019, WT/DS512/R, paras. 7.1- 7.104, and 8. 1.US Supreme Court, Hartford Fire Insurance Co and Others v. California and Others, 28 June 1993, International Law Reports, vol. 100, pp. 566-602.
Respect for Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 12 December 1997, (E/C.12/1997/8)Human Rights Council, Report of the Special Rapporteur on the Negative Impact of Unilateral Coercive Measures on the Enjoyment of Human Rights, 30 August 2018,
(A/HRC/39/54)Joined Cases C-402/05 P and C-415/05 P, Kadi and Al Barakaat International Foundation v Council and Commission, ECLI:EU:C:2008:461
Case C-376/10 P, Tay Za v Council, ECLI:EU:C:2012:138
Joined Cases C‑539/10 P and C‑550/10 P, Al-Aqsa/Council and Pays-Bas/Al-Aqsa, ECLI:EU:C:2012:711
Case C-417/11 P, Council v Bamba, ECLI:EU:C:2012:718
Joined Cases C‑584/10 P, C‑593/10 P and C‑595/10 P, Commission and Others v Kadi ECLI:EU:C:2013:518
Case C-348/12 P, Council v Manufacturing Support & Procurement Kala Naft, ECLI:EU:C:2013:776
Case C-280/12 P, Council v Fulmen and Mahmoudian, ECLI:EU:C:2013:775
Case C‑176/13 P, Council v Bank Mellat, ECLI:EU:C:2016:96
Case C-72/15 Rosneft Oil Company OJSC v Her Majesty’s Treasury ECLI:EU:C:2017:236Military and Paramilitary Activities in und against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United States of America), Merits, Judgment, I.C.J. Reports 1986, p. 14Alleged Violations of the 1955 Treaty of Amity, Economic Relations, and Consular Rights (Islamic Republic of Iran v. United States of America), Provisional Measures, Order of 3 October 2018, I.C.J. Reports 2018, p. 623United States – Restrictions on Import of Tuna, Report of the Panel, 16 June 1994, DS19/R, paras. 5.1-6.2.United States – Import Prohibition of Certain Shrimp and Shrimp Products, AB-1998-4, Report of the Appellate Body, 12 October 1998, WT/DS58/AB/R.Russia – Measures concerning Traffic in Transit, 5 April 2019, WT/DS512/R, paras. 7.1- 7.104, and 8. 1.US Supreme Court, Hartford Fire Insurance Co and Others v. California and Others, 28 June 1993, International Law Reports, vol. 100, pp. 566-602.
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Last modified: Fr 22.07.2022 14:27
Knowledge of public international law is required.Participants are requested to select a topic from the illustrative list below or to seek our approval for a comparable topic. Students may submit their final papers in German or English.