PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
Learning outcomes of the course unit
Lectures aim at providing students with basic notions of Public International Law. At the end of this study-unit, students will be able
- to recognize, interpret and properly apply international norms both among States and within the national legal system;
- to autonomously deepen the study of other sectors of international;
- to apply the acquired knowledge to practical cases and assert their own thesis by using correct terminology and proper arguments.
Prerequisites
In order to undertake the exam of International Law, students must have already successfully undertaken the following exams: Private Law Institutions, Roman Law Institutions and Constitutional Law.
Students must have undertaken the exam of International Law in order to undertake exams of other courses related to the scientific sectors IUS/13 and IUS/14.
Course contents summary
- The notion of international law.
- Subjects of international law: States, intergovernmental organizations, other entities.
- The individuals as entities having rights and duties under international law.
- International law rules: customs, treaties, other rules of law.
- Codification of international law.
- The law of treaties.
- The use of force and the limits of public international law.
- International responsibility.
- Settlement of international disputes.
- Incorporation of international law into national legal systems.
Recommended readings
T. TREVES, Diritto internazionale. Problemi fondamentali, Giuffrè, Milan, 2005, pp. 1-3; 51-83; 113-143; 161-237; 245-255; 262-267; 294; 298-706.
Teaching methods
Taught lessons, case-law discussion and seminars.
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination.
Knowledge and understanding will be tested with at least two questions aimed to assessing the actual knowledge of the foundations of international law. Applying knowledge and understanding will be assessed by inviting students to discuss general notions in the light of concrete cases.
Communication skills will be tested by assessing student’s skill to give thorough definitions, to use correct specialized terminology and to explain the meaning of specific expressions or concepts. Learning skills will be tested by means of an overall assessment of student’s answers.
Other informations
Some topics will be dealt with by experts in the field, such as lawyers, officers of international organizations, diplomats, academics of Italian and foreign Universities or members of non-governmental organizations.
