Law of International Security

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

Structural unit: Educational and scientific institute of international relations

Title
Law of International Security
Code
ДВС.1.03
Module type
Вибіркова 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
3
Learning outcomes
To know the history of emergence of the law of international security as a branch of modern international law; the sources and contents of the principle of non-use of force or threat of force in the modern international law; the cases where the use of force is acknowledged as legitimate under the modern international law, and their regulation under international law; the legal problems of functioning of the UN Security Council; the powers of the rest of the main UN organs as to the maintenance of international peace and security; the statutory documents, structure and the spheres of activities of the regional security organizations; the spheres of disarmament and limitations on armament; the main international agreements in this sphere; the international and national legal means of enhancing the national security of Ukraine. To be able to : make conclusions as to the international law means to oppose the treats of international security and as to the general problems
Form of study
Prerequisites and co-requisites
- to master successfully the courses 'International public law (the basics of theory'); "The history of international relations"; - to know the theory basics of state and law; - to possess the elementary skills of analysis of the contents of the rules of law in the instruments of national and international law.
Course content
Module 1. The grounds of collective security under international law. 1. Introduction. The history and modern system of legal guarantees of international security. 2. The principle of non-use of force or threat of force in the modern international law. 3. The universal and the regional systems of collective security. Module 2. The disarmament. The legal guarantees of the national security of Ukraine. 4. The disarmament and the limits on the armaments. 5. The non-military aspects of international security. 6. The international and national legal guarantees of the security of Ukraine.
Recommended or required reading and other learning resources/tools
1. Міжнародне публічне право : підручник : у 2 т. / за заг. ред. В. В. Мицика. Харків : Право, 2019. 2. Ржевська В. С. Право держави на самооборону і міжнарод¬на безпека / В. С. Ржевська. – Київ : Промені, 2005. – 256 с. 3. Westra J. H. International law and the use of armed force. The UN Charter and the major powers / J. H. Westra. – London ; New York : Routledge Taylor&Francis Group, 2007. 4. Dinstein Y. War, aggression and self-defence / Y. Dinstein. – 6 edition. – Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017. 5. Gillis M. Disarmament. A basic guide / M. Gillis. – 4 edition. – New York : United Nations, Office for Disarmament Affairs, 2017. URL: https://www.un.org/disarmament/publications/ basic-guide/disarmament-a-basic-guide-fourth-edition-2017/. 6. Ржевська В. С. Моделі колективної безпеки в доктрині і практиці міжнародного права. Одеса : Фенікс, 2020. – 412 с. 7.Статут Організації Об’єднаних Націй, 26 червня 1945 р.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, seminars.
Assessment methods and criteria
1. Answers at seminars, comments, the fulfillment of tasks for out-of-class works: up to 10 points for module 1, up to 6 points for module 2; 2. The module quizzes up to 20 points for module 1; up to 24 points for module 2. The final evaluation is in the form of credit (up to 40 points).
Language of instruction
Ukrainian

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