030570 SE Seminar in International Law (2023W)
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 Tu 12.09.2023 00:01 to Tu 26.09.2023 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Su 15.10.2023 23:59
Details
max. 15 participants
Language: German, English
Lecturers
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Only the Studienservicezentrum can register you once the deadline for course registration has passed. Please contact the SSC rather than the instructors or Frau Weidinger (ssc.rechtswissenschaften@univie.ac.at).
For organisational matters, please contact Brigitte Weidinger at brigitte.weidinger@univie.ac.at.
Wednesday
11.10.
15:00 - 16:00
Seminarraum SEM62 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum 6.OG
(Kickoff Class)
Wednesday
17.01.
09:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
Thursday
18.01.
09:00 - 18:00
Seminarraum SEM31 Schottenbastei 10-16, Juridicum, 3.OG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Seminar paper (German or English), presentation and contribution to discussions.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The assessment criteria include notably: the comprehensive treatment of the relevant issues; the conciseness of the presentation; the persuasiveness, originality, and level of argumentation; the independence of the line of thought; the extent of the research that was conducted; and the compliance with formalities and guidelines. In addition to the written work, the presentation and participation in the discussions of other participants' papers can also be positively considered in the assessment.
The seminar is open to diploma students, IREWI and doctoral students.
The seminar is open to diploma students, IREWI and doctoral students.
Examination topics
International Law, International Climate Change Law
Reading list
Depends on chosen field A basic guide to research in international law for beginners: https://harvardilj.org/2021/01/how-to-do-research-in-international-law-a-basic-guide-for-beginners/
a) Treaties
Charter of the United Nations
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness 989 UNTS 175 (opened for signature 30 August 1961, entered into force 13 December 1975)
Convention on the Rights and Duties of States (adopted Montevideo 26 December 1933)
Energy Charter Treaty 2080 UNTS 100 (opened for signature 17 December 1994, entered into force 16 April 1998)
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 999 UNTS 171 (adopted 16 December 1966, entered into force 23 March 1976)
Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change 2303 UNTS 162 (adopted 11 December 1997, entered into force 15 February 2005)
Paris Agreement TIAS 16-1104 (adopted 12 December 2015, entered into force 4 November 2016)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1771 UNTS 107 (adopted 9 May 1992, entered into force 21 March 1994)
b) Other International Instruments and Materials
Letter dated 5 June 2023 from the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General UN doc S/2023/408 (5 June 2023)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report (AR6, 20 March 2023)
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (1992)
UN Conference on the Human Environment; Stockholm Declaration (9172)
UN Environment Programme, Emissions Gap Report 2022 (27 October 2022)
UN General Assembly, ‘Climate change and its possible security implications’ UN doc A/Res/63/281 (11 June 2009)
c) Selected textbooks and articles
Adrienne Anderson et al “Imminence in Refugee and Human Rights Law: A Misplaced Notion for International Protection” (2019) 68(1) ICLQ 111
André Nollkaemper and Ilias Plakokefalos (eds), The Practice of Shared Responsibility in International Law (CUP 2017)
Antara Haldar, “The Paris Agreement as a Paradigm Shift in International Law: The View from Empirical Legal Studies” (2023) 12(1) Cambridge International Law Journal 24
Benoit Mayer and Alexander Zahar (eds), Debating Climate Law (CUP 2021)
Benoit Mayer, “Prompting Climate Change Mitigation Through Litigation” (2023) 72(1) ICLQ 233
Benoit Mayer, The International Law on Climate Change (CUP 2021)
Bruce Burson, Walter Kaelin and Jane McAdam “Statehood, Human Rights and Sea-Level Rise: A Response to the International Law Commission’s Second Issues Paper on Sea-Level Rise in Relation to International Law” (2023) 4(1) Yearbook of International Disaster Law Online 265
César Rodríguez-Garavito (ed), Litigating the Climate Emergency: How Human Rights, Courts, and Legal Mobilization Can Bolster Climate Action (CUP 2023)
Daniel Bodansky, “The UN Climate Change Regime Thirty Years on: A Retrospective Assessment” (2023) 53(1) Environmental Law and Policy 19
Daniel Bodansky, Jutta Brunee and Lavanya Rajamani International Climate Change Law (OUP 2017)
Frances Anggadi “What States Say and Do About Legal Stability and Maritime Zones, and Why It Matters” (2022) 71(4) ICLQ 767
Ivano Alogna and Christine Bakker et al (eds), Climate Change Litigation: Global Perspectives (Brill Nijhoff 2021)
Karl Coplan et al Climate Change Law: An Introduction (Edward Elgar 2021)
Lavanya Rajamani “Ambition and Differentiation in the 2015 Paris Agreement: Interpretive Possibilities and Underlying Politics” (2016) 65(2) ICLQ 493
Lavanya Rajamani and Daniel Bodansky “The Paris Rulebook: Balancing International Prescriptiveness with National Discretion” (2019) 68(4) ICLQ 1023
Lavanya Rajamani and Jacqueline Peel (eds), The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law (2021)
Margaret Young and Georgina Clough “New Zero Emissions and Free Trade Agreements: Efforts at Integrating Climate Goals by the United Kingdom and Australia” (2023) 72(2) ICLQ 393
a) Treaties
Charter of the United Nations
Convention on the Reduction of Statelessness 989 UNTS 175 (opened for signature 30 August 1961, entered into force 13 December 1975)
Convention on the Rights and Duties of States (adopted Montevideo 26 December 1933)
Energy Charter Treaty 2080 UNTS 100 (opened for signature 17 December 1994, entered into force 16 April 1998)
International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 999 UNTS 171 (adopted 16 December 1966, entered into force 23 March 1976)
Kyoto Protocol to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change 2303 UNTS 162 (adopted 11 December 1997, entered into force 15 February 2005)
Paris Agreement TIAS 16-1104 (adopted 12 December 2015, entered into force 4 November 2016)
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 1771 UNTS 107 (adopted 9 May 1992, entered into force 21 March 1994)
b) Other International Instruments and Materials
Letter dated 5 June 2023 from the Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the United Nations addressed to the Secretary-General UN doc S/2023/408 (5 June 2023)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, Climate Change 2023: Synthesis Report (AR6, 20 March 2023)
Rio Declaration on Environment and Development (1992)
UN Conference on the Human Environment; Stockholm Declaration (9172)
UN Environment Programme, Emissions Gap Report 2022 (27 October 2022)
UN General Assembly, ‘Climate change and its possible security implications’ UN doc A/Res/63/281 (11 June 2009)
c) Selected textbooks and articles
Adrienne Anderson et al “Imminence in Refugee and Human Rights Law: A Misplaced Notion for International Protection” (2019) 68(1) ICLQ 111
André Nollkaemper and Ilias Plakokefalos (eds), The Practice of Shared Responsibility in International Law (CUP 2017)
Antara Haldar, “The Paris Agreement as a Paradigm Shift in International Law: The View from Empirical Legal Studies” (2023) 12(1) Cambridge International Law Journal 24
Benoit Mayer and Alexander Zahar (eds), Debating Climate Law (CUP 2021)
Benoit Mayer, “Prompting Climate Change Mitigation Through Litigation” (2023) 72(1) ICLQ 233
Benoit Mayer, The International Law on Climate Change (CUP 2021)
Bruce Burson, Walter Kaelin and Jane McAdam “Statehood, Human Rights and Sea-Level Rise: A Response to the International Law Commission’s Second Issues Paper on Sea-Level Rise in Relation to International Law” (2023) 4(1) Yearbook of International Disaster Law Online 265
César Rodríguez-Garavito (ed), Litigating the Climate Emergency: How Human Rights, Courts, and Legal Mobilization Can Bolster Climate Action (CUP 2023)
Daniel Bodansky, “The UN Climate Change Regime Thirty Years on: A Retrospective Assessment” (2023) 53(1) Environmental Law and Policy 19
Daniel Bodansky, Jutta Brunee and Lavanya Rajamani International Climate Change Law (OUP 2017)
Frances Anggadi “What States Say and Do About Legal Stability and Maritime Zones, and Why It Matters” (2022) 71(4) ICLQ 767
Ivano Alogna and Christine Bakker et al (eds), Climate Change Litigation: Global Perspectives (Brill Nijhoff 2021)
Karl Coplan et al Climate Change Law: An Introduction (Edward Elgar 2021)
Lavanya Rajamani “Ambition and Differentiation in the 2015 Paris Agreement: Interpretive Possibilities and Underlying Politics” (2016) 65(2) ICLQ 493
Lavanya Rajamani and Daniel Bodansky “The Paris Rulebook: Balancing International Prescriptiveness with National Discretion” (2019) 68(4) ICLQ 1023
Lavanya Rajamani and Jacqueline Peel (eds), The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law (2021)
Margaret Young and Georgina Clough “New Zero Emissions and Free Trade Agreements: Efforts at Integrating Climate Goals by the United Kingdom and Australia” (2023) 72(2) ICLQ 393
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Last modified: Tu 03.10.2023 00:04
The seminar is organized jointly with the seminars by colleagues in comparative law, namely "Climate change and private law" (Prof. Nitsch, 030682), and "Climate change und private international law" (Prof. Lehmann, 030583).
At the beginning of the course, students will be able to choose a topic from a list of suggestions or alternatively propose a topic themselves. Students will then write a seminar paper (min. 50,000 characters incl. spaces and footnotes) on the chosen topic. The main findings are to be presented during the oral discussion, either in English or in German. After that, students hand in a paper written in German or English, independently of the language in which the oral presentation was given.