International Law
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
The course complements the course of the second year in International and EU Law. It aims at opening students to the knowledge of the main international law instruments effective into specific areas of inter-State cooperation. Specific attention is paid to States' practice and to the case law of domestic and international courts and tribunals. The course offers a legal perspective for the analysis of current relevant events involving both States and intergovernmental organizations. Its purposes also include the strengthening of students' ability to apply the founding concepts of public international law to interpret the current state of international relations under a legal perspective.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students will be capable to apply the founding concepts of public international law to case studies and international disputes involving States and/or intergovernamental organizations. The study of the teaching materials and the analysis of specific case studies (also during classes, for attending students) will allow students to define the legal dimension of the most frequent and urgent issues arising in specific sectors of inter-state relations. When dealing specific case studies, students will be able to identify the relevant legal discipline under public international law instruments, to interpret and apply it correctly, recurring, at the same time, to the most appropriate language tools.
Lesson period: First 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
First trimester
Course syllabus
The course will address the following topics:
Unit 1:
- The peaceful settlement of international disputes.
- The use of force under international law: prohibition and exceptions.
- The individual in the international legal order (i.e., the treatment of aliens, international humanitarian law, international criminal law).
Unit 2:
- The Territorial sovereignty of States. The law of the sea, air space and outer space, and Polar Regions.
- The international protection of the environment.
- Immunity of States.
- Privileges and immunities of diplomatic and consular agents and other State organs.
Unit 1:
- The peaceful settlement of international disputes.
- The use of force under international law: prohibition and exceptions.
- The individual in the international legal order (i.e., the treatment of aliens, international humanitarian law, international criminal law).
Unit 2:
- The Territorial sovereignty of States. The law of the sea, air space and outer space, and Polar Regions.
- The international protection of the environment.
- Immunity of States.
- Privileges and immunities of diplomatic and consular agents and other State organs.
Prerequisites for admission
Students may take the final exam only if they have already passed the exam of "Diritto della Comunità internazionale e dell'Unione europea" (second year of the Bachelor programme).
Teaching methods
Lectures (with ppt presentations to be published after class).
In-class team exercises on selected cases.
Attending students will have the chance to deliver an in-class presentation on selected case-studies related to the topics addressed during the course. Further information will be published in due time on the Ariel webpage of the course.
In-class team exercises on selected cases.
Attending students will have the chance to deliver an in-class presentation on selected case-studies related to the topics addressed during the course. Further information will be published in due time on the Ariel webpage of the course.
Teaching Resources
S.M. CARBONE e altri, Istituzioni di diritto internazionale, VI ed., Giappichelli, Torino, 2021: chapters V, VI, VIII (paras. 1.1-3.11), IX (paras. 1.1-3.4; 6.1-7.1), X, XI.
Further readings (uploaded on Ariel).
For attending students, the exam will only focus on the topics that will be actually addressed during the lectures. However, besides the notes taken in class, attending students are also expected to study the abovementioned book chapters.
Further readings (uploaded on Ariel).
For attending students, the exam will only focus on the topics that will be actually addressed during the lectures. However, besides the notes taken in class, attending students are also expected to study the abovementioned book chapters.
Assessment methods and Criteria
The final exam will consist in a written test. Further information will be provided in due time on the Ariel webpage of the course.
IUS/13 - INTERNATIONAL LAW - University credits: 6
Lessons: 40 hours
Professors:
Favuzza Federica, Mandrioli Daniele
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