'Perpetual Peace' Projects in the Development of International Law

Course: International Law (ECL Bachelor, language of program - english)

Structural unit: Educational and scientific institute of international relations

Title
'Perpetual Peace' Projects in the Development of International Law
Code
ННД.27
Module type
Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП
Educational cycle
First
Year of study when the component is delivered
2023/2024
Semester/trimester when the component is delivered
1 Semester
Number of ECTS credits allocated
4
Learning outcomes
To know: the notion of a perpetual peace project, the contribution of perpetual peace projects into the development of international law, the influence of the perpetual peace projects upon the development of the basic principles of international law, the influence of the perpetual peace projects upon the development of international organisations, the significance of the religious and military unions of states in ancient Greece for the future unions proposed by the perpetual peace projects, the historical circumstances of the main perpetual peace projects, the main provisions of the main perpetual peace projects. To be able to: explain the significance of the main perpetual peace projects within the framework of international law development, to choose a theme for one's research and to explain one's choice, to choose sources for one's scholarly investigation, to present a report on a scholarly conference, to write an article for a research journal.
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
- knowledge of the basics of regulation relations generally and of legal relations in particular. - ability to analyze and establish the content of rights and obligations. - the initial skills of legal analysis and synthesis, of critical thinking, of working out a considerable amount of law material while providing the conclusions and proposals of one’s own. - proficiency in English
Course content
Thematic plan of the discipline: Module 1. The meaning of perpetual peace projects for the development of international law. The Perpetual Peace Projects of XIV - XVII cent. 1. The meaning of perpetual peace projects for the development of international law. 2. The ancient unions of states as the ancestors of the European perpetual peace projects. 3. The Peace Ideas of Pierre Du Bois 4. The Peace Ideas of Dante Alighieri 5. The Peace Ideas of Jirji of Podebrad and of Cardinal Thomas Wolsey 6. The Peace Ideas of Maximilien de Béthune, Duke de Sully and of J. A. Komensky. 7. The Peace Ideas of William Penn. Module 2. The Perpetual Peace Projects of XVIII - XX cent. 8. The Peace Ideas of Ch. de Saint-Pierre and their assessment by J.-J. Rousseau. 9. The Peace Ideas of J. Bentham 10. The Peace Ideas of E. Kant 11. The Peace Ideas of V. F. Malinovsky, of J. K. Bluntschli and of J. Lorimer 12. The Peace Ideas of H. Kelsen
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Renan E. Pierre Du Bois, légiste. Histoire littéraire de la France: en 46 volumes. Paris : Imprimerie nationale. 1733–2018. T. XXVI. Quatorzième siècle, 1873. P. 471–536. 2. Rzhevskaya V. The political and legal ideas of Pierre Dubois from the viewpoint of collective security. Ученые записки Таврического национального университета им. Вернадского В. И. Серия "Юридические науки", Симферополь, 2013. Т. 26 (65), №2–1. С. 426–429. 3. The De Monarchia of Dante Alighieri. Edited with translations and notes by Aurelia Henry. Boston and New York. Houghton, Mifflin and Company, 1904. 4. Traité destiné à établir la paix dans toute la chrétienté. Traduit par Konstantin Jelinek, docteur ès lettres. Chrétiens et sociétés – 8 juillet 2008 : вебсайт. URL: http://chretienssocietes.revues.org//index68.html (дата звернення: 23.04.2010).
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars
Assessment methods and criteria
Evaluation is carried out according to the modular rating system. Current control: answers (up to 28 points); out-of-class work (up to 12 points); final module quizzes (up to 20 points). The form of final control is in the form of credit (up to 40 points).
Language of instruction
English

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