International Law Advanced

A.Y. 2023/2024
6
Max ECTS
42
Overall hours
SSD
IUS/13
Language
Italian
Learning objectives
The course is designed to give students a global understanding of the rules governing the issue of international responsibility and, ultimately, provide them with practical skills in legal reasoning and arguing on both cases and current events that give raise to questions regarding the addressed topics. It aims not only at equipping students with appropriate knowledge of the issues examined in class, but also with the tools to address legal questions originating from a practical case, to acquire language skills and, in the long term, to apply international law principles in a professional and competent manner and, before that, in moot court's competitions (like for example the Jussup Moot Competition).
Expected learning outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
- Have a deep and detailed knowledge of public international law on States responsibility; - Acquire ability to argue and evaluate complicated international legal issues, also arising from current events; - Understand and evaluate critically legal issues regarding international responsibility; - Acquire communication skills (written and oral) as regards the issues dealt with in the course and use them also to argue with logical and legal thoroughness and propriety of legal language.
Single course

This course can be attended as a single course.

Course syllabus and organization

Single session

Responsible
Lesson period
First semester
This course will be taught in class.
Course syllabus
This class is dedicated to the students who, after having passed the basic course of international law, desire to deepen their knowledge of public international law. The class deals with three sections: a first one dedicated to the judicial settlement of international disputes. The second one dedicated to the law of treaties. The last one dedicated to the international responsibility of states for wrongful acts.
Prerequisites for admission
Students must be fluent both in English and Italian.
Teaching methods
Classes consist of the teaching of the foundational rules of the three areas of the course, and in the discussion of some recent cases. In the second part of the year students will agree with the two professors on a research paper to be drafted or just presented to the whole class.
Teaching Resources
Cases and bibliography will be suggested during the classes and by the professor throughout the semester.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Students are assessed through the following criteria: mid-term exam; a paper presented in class; an oral exam.
IUS/13 - INTERNATIONAL LAW - University credits: 6
Lessons: 42 hours
Professor(s)
Reception:
During the second semester I receive students by appointment, e-mail luigi.crema@unimi
Office in the International and EU Law hallway, ground floor, via Festa del Perdono 7, Milano