International Law
A.Y. 2023/2024
Learning objectives
The teaching of International Law deals with the basic characteristics of the international community and the structure of the international legal system. The course is devoted to examining the main concepts of international law looking at their historical, political and social reality, in the light of the jurisprudence, the practice and the international case law. This exam will provide students the necessary background to study the teachings of the third year, especially European Union Law.
Expected learning outcomes
The course aims primarily to allow students to understand and master the fundmental legal institutes of International Law, the main legal problems that characterize each of these aspects, and to forge their ability to frame the contemporary world in light of International Law tools. This objective is pursued both through traditional lectures and through the active involvement of students in the discussion of relevant international case law.
Lesson period: Third trimester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Third trimester
Course syllabus
1) The international legal system: the main features of the international legal system; the historical evolution of international society.
2) The State: the State and the succession between States.
3) The other subjects of the international legal system: insurgents, national liberation movements and other entities; international organizations; individuals and other non-State actors.
4) Creation and implementation of international norms: sources of international law, custom and codification; the «ius cogens»; the treaties, Other lawmaking processes; international law and domestic legal systems.
5) International disputes and State responsibility: settlement of international disputes; international wrongful acts and their legal consequences; serious breaches and aggravated international responsibility.
2) The State: the State and the succession between States.
3) The other subjects of the international legal system: insurgents, national liberation movements and other entities; international organizations; individuals and other non-State actors.
4) Creation and implementation of international norms: sources of international law, custom and codification; the «ius cogens»; the treaties, Other lawmaking processes; international law and domestic legal systems.
5) International disputes and State responsibility: settlement of international disputes; international wrongful acts and their legal consequences; serious breaches and aggravated international responsibility.
Prerequisites for admission
None, even if having passed the exam of public law is strongly reccomended
Teaching methods
The course is taught through lectures and in-class discussions, with an extensive reliance on primary materials (UN Documents, international treaties, decisions of international courts). The detailed programme and all the materials for the course, including the .ppt presentations used by the teacher at class, and for the final exam will be delivered at class and will be also uploaded on the Ariel web-platform of the University of Milan.
Teaching Resources
A. Cassese (a cura di M. Frulli), Diritto internazionale, Terza edizione, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2021 (ad esclusione del capitolo IV).
Assessment methods and Criteria
The assessment will take place through an oral exam. The oral exam takes 20/30 minutes. It is aimed at assessing the notions acquired by each student, the terminology acquired and his/her ability to address and critically solve legal issues through the elaboration of the notions acquired. For students attending classes, written exams could be arranged at the end of each 20-hours module.
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