International Public Law 1

Syllabus

1. Introduction to International Public Law - basic defining features, concept and subject matter and particularities and nature of International Public Law, the relationship between international and national law, a brief history, - international legal rules/norms: concept and classification, material and procedural rules, universal, particular and local rules, hard law and soft law, ius cogens and ius dispositivum norms. 2. Sources of International Public Law and the Principles of Friendly Relations and Cooperation between States - basic sources: international treaty, international custom, codification of international law, - auxiliary sources: unilateral legal acts of states, decisions of international organizations, judicial and arbitral decisions and opinions of the doctrine of international law, equity. 3. The international status of States, their origin and recognition - state sovereignty, fundamental rights and obligations of states, the establishment of the state and its legal consequences / establishment of the state, recognition of the state, recognition of the government, recognition as insurgents, recognition as a nation / bodies of the national liberation movement /, state succession. 4. International Organizations and other bodies governed by International Public Law - the concept and definition of international organizations, nations, insurgents and sui generis entities. 5. The UN as a universal International Organization - institutional aspect, competences, objectives, basic principles, theory of implicit powers and Bernadotte case study, UN Security Council acting under Chapter VI. and VII. 6. Territories and other spaces in International Law I - state territory - concept and composition of state territory, acquisition and loss of state territory, state borders and border regime, international legal regime of international rivers, straits and canals, international maritime law. 7. Territory and other areas in International Law II - the international legal regime of the Arctic and Antarctic, the international legal regime of the above-ground spaces, Outer Space and celestial bodies, the international legal regime of the Airspace, the International Environmental Law. 8. International Legal Status of the Population I - concept and categories of population, citizenship, acquisition, change, extinction and loss of citizenship, dual citizenship, diplomatic protection, statelessness under international law, aliens and alien regimes under international law, extradition in international law. 9. International Legal Status of the Population II - international asylum and refugee law, international human rights protection in general, universal human rights protection system, European human rights protection systems. 10. The law of International Treaties I - types of agreements, registration and publication of international agreements, origin of international agreements, conclusion of agreements and entry into force, interpretation of international agreements, effects of the agreement in force for the contracting parties and third countries. 11. The law of International Treaties II - reservations to international treaties, guarantees of performance of international treaties, amendment and revision of treaties, duration of an international treaty, termination and suspension of the treaty. 12. Legal Consequences of Violations of International Law - international liability and enforcement measures in international law. 13. Means of Peaceful Settlement of International Disputes - Diplomatic means of dispute settlement: negotiation, good services, mediation, investigation, conciliation, litigation / dispute resolution: arbitration and permanent judicial bodies, litigation and appraisal proceedings before the International Court of Justice