| CODE | INL2003 | ||||||
| TITLE | Basic Notions of Public International Law | ||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||
| DEPARTMENT | International Law | ||||||
| DESCRIPTION | The unit is designed to introduce the student to the main principles of Public International Law, thus exposing the student to the broad international legal framework. Topics of instruction include: the nature and sources of International Law, International Legal Personality, the relationship between international law and municipal law and principles of jurisdiction. Study-Unit Aims: 1. The study-unit is intended to arm the student with an understanding of the core principles of international law. 2. The student will also be taught the link of international law to the Maltese legal system, in particular. 3. Similarly, the student will be instructed on the difference between national legal systems and the international legal system, and the respective subjects of each to understand the various roles, areas of operation and functions of the international legal system. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) identify and analyse the workings of international law; (b) write upon the role of the State and the role of international law in the global order; (c) critically appraise a selected area of international law. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: (a) demonstrate a working knowledge of the foundations of international law; (b) differentiate these principles from the core principles governing national legal systems. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - I. Brownlie. “Principles of Public International Law”. (7th Ed, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2008) - M. N. Shaw. “International Law”. (6th Ed, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 2008) - M.D. Evans. "International Law" (3rd, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2010) Supplementary Readings: Periodicals: - American Journal of International Law - European Journal of International Law - International and Comparative Law Quarterly - British Yearbook of International Law Cases and Materials: - D. Harris. "Cases and Materials on International Law". (7th Ed, London, Sweet & Maxwell 2010) - Reports of the International Court of Justice Selected Websites: - American Society of International Law http://www.asil.org - Electronic Informational System for International Law http://www.eisil.org - United Nations http://www.un.org - International Maritime Law Institute http://www.imli.org - International Court of Justice http://www.icj-cij.org - International Law Commission http://www.un.org/law/ilc/ - Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Malta http://www.foreign.gov.mt/ |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Felicity Attard Simone Borg Patricia Vella de Fremeaux |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2023/4. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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