| CODE | DST1003 | |||||||||
| TITLE | International Law | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Diplomatic Studies | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The aim of this study unit is to introduce the student to the basic concepts in International Law. The nature of international law as well as its sources is given particular attention in the first year of the course. At the end of the first year the student should have acquired the necessary knowledge to be able to analyse specific topics in international law dealt with in the course of the second year. Contents - Origins, Nature and Basis of Public International Law - Sources of International Law - The Subjects of International Law - International Legal Personality - The Relationship between International and Municipal Law - State Jurisdiction - State Responsibility - Immunity from Jurisdiction – Diplomatic Law Literature General Text Books - Brownlie, I. “Principles of Public International Law” (6th Ed.). Oxford Uni. Press, 2003. - Malanczuk, P. “Akehurst’s Modern Introduction to International Law” (7th Ed.). Routledge, 1997. - 0’Connell, D.P. - International Law (2 vols.) - Starke, J.G. “Introduction to International Law”. LexisNexis, 1994. Periodicals - American Journal of International Law - European Journal of International Law - International and Comparative Law Quarterly - British Yearbook of International Law Cases and Materials - Reports of the International Court of Justice - International Law Reports - International Legal Materials - Brownlie, I. - Basic Documents in International Law - Harris, D.J. - Cases and Materials on International Law |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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