| CODE | INL5016 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Introduction to International Law | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 05 - Postgraduate Modular Diploma or Degree Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 7 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 6 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | International Law | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit provides an analysis of the general rules and principles of international law. It is designed to introduce the students to key concepts and doctrines, providing them with the knowledge to understand the specialised branches of international law regulating the prevention and suppression international crimes at sea. The study-unit covers topics such as the nature and origin of international law, subjects of international law and international legal personality, sources of international law (treaties, custom, and general principles), jurisdictional principles, immunities and extradition, use of force, and State responsibility. It will also examine the relevance of judicial decisions and publicists. Furthermore, the study-unit will deal with the implementation of international rules at the national level. Study-Unit Aims: The aim of this study-unit is to provide the student with a basic understanding of the general principles of international law which is necessary if the student is to understand the international regime regulating the prevention and suppression of crimes at sea. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Master the general principles of international law which are relevant to future studies of the regime regulating the prevention and suppression of international crime at sea; - Analyse the dynamics of the rules regulating the subjects of international law, particularly States; - Assess the methods by which international rules are enforced; - Grasp the relationship between international law and municipal law. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Demonstrate the capacity to evaluate principles of international law and their importance in preventing and suppressing international crime at sea; - Apply the learned knowledge to the subsequent study-units dealing with the prevention and suppression of international crime at sea. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - James Crawford (ed), Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law (8th edn, Oxford University Press 2012) - Malcolm Shaw, International Law (7th edn, Cambridge University Press 2014) - Malcolm Evans, International Law (4th edn, Oxford University Press 2014) - James Crawford (ed), The Law of International Responsibility (Oxford University Press 2010) - James Crawford, The International Law Commission’s Draft Articles on State Responsibility: Introduction, text and Commentaries (Oxford University Press 2002). Supplementary Readings: - Anthony Aust, Handbook of International Law (2nd edition, Cambridge University Press 2010). - Martin Dixon and others, Cases and Materials on International Law (6th edn, Oxford University Press). |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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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 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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