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Public International Law (Basics of the Theory)

ННД.08

Обов’язкова дисципліна для ОП

First

2021/2022

3 Semester

11

Know the history of international law, peculiarities of sources and subjects of international law, the peculiarities of principles of international law, the basic treaties, international organizations and international judicial and arbitration institutions; Be able to find out the basic tendencies and patterns of development of international legal regulation of international relations, to apply the prognostic function to the prospects of international law, to analyze texts of treaties, acts of European Union, acts of national legislation of Ukraine and decisions of international judicial institutions concerning general issues of international law; Master the skills of public speaking on a wide range of international law issues, communication during persuasion and proving one's position on issues of international legal regulation of international relations;

Knowledge of the basics of Theory of State and Law, History of Political and Legal Doctrine, Philosophy, Comparative Constitutional Law; ability to analyze and establish the content of rights and obligations of international law subjects, apply the rules and principles of law, study out the content of legal documents; have the basic skills of legal analysis and synthesis, critical thinking, working out of a considerable amount of legal material while providing one’s own conclusions and proposals; proficiency in English.

Thematic plan of the discipline: 1. General issues of international law theory 2. History of international law 3. Theoretical background of international law 4. The sources of law and sources of international law 5. Norms of international law 6. Interplay of international and domestic law 7. System of international law 8. Subjects of international law 9. Recognition of States and Governments 10. Succession in international law 11. Jurisdiction in international law 12. State immunities, immunity of state property and state officials 13. Law of international responsibility 14. Countermeasures and sanctions 15. Basic issues of peaceful settlement of international disputes

1. Chen: An Introduction to Contemporary International Law 3rd ed.: A Polcy-Oriented Perspective, Oxford University Press; 3 edition, 2015. 2. Chesterman, Owada, and Saul: The Oxford Handbook of International Law in Asia and the Pacific, Oxford University Press, 2019, 912 p. 3. Clapham: Brierly's Law of Nations 7th ed.: An Introduction to the Role of International Law in International Relations, Oxford University Press, 2012. 4. Crawford: Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law 9th ed., Oxford University Press, 2019, 888p. 5. Higgins: Problems and Process: International Law and How We Use It, Clarendon Press; Reprint edition, 1995, 302 p.

Lectures, seminars

Evaluation is carried out according to the modular rating system. Current control: answers (up to 24 points), written assignment (up to 12 points), final modular test (up to 18 points); Moot Court/Case-Study/Speech (up to 6 points). The form of final control is an exam. The exam is conducted in writing. The student's answer to the exam – up to 40 points.

English