Universität Wien

030757 VO Public International Law II (2021S)

Core issues of substantive International Law

3.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 3 - Rechtswissenschaften
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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).

Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 09.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 16.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 23.03. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 13.04. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 20.04. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 27.04. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 04.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 11.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 18.05. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 01.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 08.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 15.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital
  • Tuesday 22.06. 10:15 - 11:45 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This lecture is the continuation of the lecture "Völkerrecht I - Grundlagen und Quellen" (030025 VO) of the winter semester. It takes up some core areas of international law and discusses them against the respective historical and political backgrounds as well as on the basis of concrete cases. At the beginning, the subjects of international law are discussed (part II: international organisations, the individual, other subjects of international law). Further topics are the prohibition of the use of force, the prohibition of intervention, the peaceful settlement of disputes, the international protection of human rights, immunities and privileges, international economic law, international regimes beyond national borders (the law of the sea, the law of the polar regions, the law of outer space), international responsibility, international criminal law, the international legal status of Austria since 1918.

Assessment and permitted materials

The lecture forms part of the examination topics of the oral exam in public international law in the "Staatswissenschaftlicher Abschnitt" (third section of studies) and will be examined in this framework.
For all Erasmus students and students from other faculties a written exam will take place on 22 June 2021. In order to register for the exam please send an e-mail to Brigitte Weidinger (Brigitte.weidinger@univie.ac.at) under specification of your name, student ID number and e-mail address, between the 1 June and 11 June 2021. Registration is absolutely necessary in order to take the exam!
It is allowed to use the following book during the exam: Reinisch (Hrsg.), Österreichisches Handbuch des Völkerrechts (5. Aufl., 2013), Band 2 (Materialienteil)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

50% of the points available at the written exam. Prior completion of the exam on "Völkerrecht I – Grundlagen und Quellen" (030025 VO) is not required.

Examination topics

Contents of the lecture, i.e. those chapters of the "Österreichisches Handbuch des Völkerrechts", or an equivalent text book, that have been discussed during the lecture

Reading list

Reinisch (Hrsg.), Österreichisches Handbuch des Völkerrechts (5. Aufl., 2013), Band 1 (Textteil) und Band 2 (Materialienteil) (a new edition will be published in 2021)

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