PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
| Title | PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW / PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW |
| Code | ΕΡ024 |
| Faculty | Law |
| School | Law |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter |
| Coordinator | Miltiadis Sarigiannidis |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 100001269 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīma Nomikīs (2024-sīmera)
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENIAIA KATEUTHYNSĪ | Exchange | Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2022 – 2023 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Class ID | 600215139
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600215139
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, a student will be able to:
- acknowledge the significance of international law within the modern global political environment.
- critically filter the manipulated and distorted image of international law created by governments, the media etc.
- critically approach the contemporary application of international law principles.
- identify the fundamental principles governing international law.
- understand that an international norm must be respected even if it departs from the so called national interest.
- understand the importance of the peaceful settlement of disputes through international law for the maintenance of international peace and security.
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
In an era of intense and manipulated normative preaching by governments, this course covers a variety of topics, ranging from principles and values of public international law to the contemporary international law agenda. The course is particularly concerned with the sources of international law, its subjects and the issue of state sovereignty, and it also devotes special attention to such controversial topics as the peaceful settlement of disputes, use of force between States, self-determination and the role of international organizations.
Keywords
international law, states, international organizations, sources of international law, United Nations
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Multimedia
- Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Description
Use of Information and Communication Technologies in teaching. Also, students may contact the teaching staff via e-mail.
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 90 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Written assigments | 24 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Exams | 36 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Total | 150 |
Student Assessment
Description
Assessment is based on essay writing (50%) and written examination (50%).
A list of essay topics will be provided in class. Students are expected to write an essay of 2.000 words and submit it by the end of the semester.
At the end of the semester students will sit written examination. Please take notice that neither oral exams nor resit exams in case of failure are offered.
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
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Additional bibliography for study
1. Cassese Antonio, International Law, 2nd edn, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2005.
2. Klabbers Jan, International Law, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2013, pp. 3-123, 140-202, 287-314.
3. Malanczuk Peter, Akehurst’s Modern Introduction to International Law, 7th rev. edn, London & New York, Routledge, 1997.
4. Shaw Malcolm, International Law, 7th edn, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2014.
Last Update
30-11-2020
