International organizations and sustainable development
A.A. 2020/2021
Obiettivi formativi
The course aims at exploring in a legal perspective the role played by international organizations in sustainable development.
The course will deal with the law of international organizations in general, expanding on aspects that are not covered in depth in the International Law class and stressing in particular the ever-increasing role of the international organizations in the international law arena.
Building on the general theory, the course will deal with the United Nations and a number of international organizations active in fields that are of utmost importance for sustainable development (e.g. health, labour, environment, food, cultural heritage).
This course aims at providing students with a thorough understanding of the topics examined and a method of analysis apt to face the complex legal issues relating to international organizations and their role in the international legal order.
The course will deal with the law of international organizations in general, expanding on aspects that are not covered in depth in the International Law class and stressing in particular the ever-increasing role of the international organizations in the international law arena.
Building on the general theory, the course will deal with the United Nations and a number of international organizations active in fields that are of utmost importance for sustainable development (e.g. health, labour, environment, food, cultural heritage).
This course aims at providing students with a thorough understanding of the topics examined and a method of analysis apt to face the complex legal issues relating to international organizations and their role in the international legal order.
Risultati apprendimento attesi
At the end of the course, students are expected to acquire:
- a thorough knowledge and understanding of the role played by international organizations in the international community, with particular regard to sustainable development;
- instruments by which knowledge and understanding can be applied to practical (real or moot) cases;
- instruments by which judgments can be made and an autonomous opinion can be developed on legal issues relating to IOs;
- communication skills, in particular as to the proper use of technical language and terms;
- lifelong learning skills in terms of general comprehension of the interaction between IOs and international law.
- a thorough knowledge and understanding of the role played by international organizations in the international community, with particular regard to sustainable development;
- instruments by which knowledge and understanding can be applied to practical (real or moot) cases;
- instruments by which judgments can be made and an autonomous opinion can be developed on legal issues relating to IOs;
- communication skills, in particular as to the proper use of technical language and terms;
- lifelong learning skills in terms of general comprehension of the interaction between IOs and international law.
Periodo: Secondo semestre
Modalità di valutazione: Esame
Giudizio di valutazione: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Corso singolo
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Programma e organizzazione didattica
Edizione unica
Responsabile
Periodo
Secondo semestre
THE FOLLOWING VARIATIONS TO THE ORDINARY SYLLABUS WILL APPLY DURING THE CONTINUING COVID EMERGENCY
TEACHING METHODS
Classes of the courses offered by the LM in Sustainable Development will be delivered in distance learning modality. They will be live-streamed on Microsoft Teams, following the lessons timetable. All classes will be recorded and will be available on the online platform until the end of the semester.
Students will be informed as soon as possible, through the ARIEL website of the Course, if there will be a possibility to attend in person some classes at the University premises. This possibility will depend upon the evolution of the emergency and related safety measures, and the needs and preferences of students. In this case, students willing to attend classes will be required to reserve their seat through the LezioniUnimi app (unimi.it/en Home > study > bachelor-and-master-study > following-your-programme-of-study >. Strict compliance with the COVID protocol (facemask-wearing, social distancing, hands disinfection, etc ) will be required in the classrooms and all the University premises. In any case, all classes will be live-streamed and recorded and will be available on the online platform, in order to meet the needs of those unable or unwilling to attend in person.
The course will alternate and combine lectures and seminar teaching and will be tailored to match the learning necessities of students attending physically and remotely alike. Classes may require prior readings and include pre-recorded components.
To cope with possible connection and/or time zone issues, simultaneous course attendance (i.e. connection on the platform at the scheduled time) will not be mandatory. However, the Course will be based on class interaction. Therefore, students are strongly advised to strive to be able to attend the online classes.
SYLLABUS
The course programme is unchanged. However, the specific contents of classes will adapt to the teaching methods outlined above.
TEACHING RESOURCES
Reference materials for each class will be adjusted to the distance learning modality and uploaded to the Ariel course website.
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Assessment methods will not change, except that oral and written exam may take place by remote through Microsoft Teams. Instructions will be posted on the ARIEL website of the course.
In case the possibility of exams in persons will be reinstated at the material time, students unable to be physically present will be offered an alternative method from distance.
TEACHING METHODS
Classes of the courses offered by the LM in Sustainable Development will be delivered in distance learning modality. They will be live-streamed on Microsoft Teams, following the lessons timetable. All classes will be recorded and will be available on the online platform until the end of the semester.
Students will be informed as soon as possible, through the ARIEL website of the Course, if there will be a possibility to attend in person some classes at the University premises. This possibility will depend upon the evolution of the emergency and related safety measures, and the needs and preferences of students. In this case, students willing to attend classes will be required to reserve their seat through the LezioniUnimi app (unimi.it/en Home > study > bachelor-and-master-study > following-your-programme-of-study >. Strict compliance with the COVID protocol (facemask-wearing, social distancing, hands disinfection, etc ) will be required in the classrooms and all the University premises. In any case, all classes will be live-streamed and recorded and will be available on the online platform, in order to meet the needs of those unable or unwilling to attend in person.
The course will alternate and combine lectures and seminar teaching and will be tailored to match the learning necessities of students attending physically and remotely alike. Classes may require prior readings and include pre-recorded components.
To cope with possible connection and/or time zone issues, simultaneous course attendance (i.e. connection on the platform at the scheduled time) will not be mandatory. However, the Course will be based on class interaction. Therefore, students are strongly advised to strive to be able to attend the online classes.
SYLLABUS
The course programme is unchanged. However, the specific contents of classes will adapt to the teaching methods outlined above.
TEACHING RESOURCES
Reference materials for each class will be adjusted to the distance learning modality and uploaded to the Ariel course website.
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
Assessment methods will not change, except that oral and written exam may take place by remote through Microsoft Teams. Instructions will be posted on the ARIEL website of the course.
In case the possibility of exams in persons will be reinstated at the material time, students unable to be physically present will be offered an alternative method from distance.
Programma
- IOs and international law: historical development: The League of Nations
- The United Nations and specialized agencies.
- IOs and sovereign States: similarities and differences; in quest for a definition of IO; classification of IOs
- Membership: admission, withdrawal, expulsion, suspension
- Powers of IOs: principle of attribution; implied powers; powers of IO's organs
- Organs: plenary and non-plenary organs; policy-making and administrative organs; States' representation in organs; credentials
- Administrative organs: status and duties of civil servants; privileges and immunities; functional protection
- Dispute settlement organs: International Court of Justice (advisory and contentious jurisdiction); other dispute settlement organs
- Legal order: treaties constituting IOs; IOs' decisions and recommendations; treaties made by IOs
- Supervision and sanctions
- Legal status: privileges and immunities; headquarter agreement; responsibility of IOs
- The United Nations and specialized agencies.
- IOs and sovereign States: similarities and differences; in quest for a definition of IO; classification of IOs
- Membership: admission, withdrawal, expulsion, suspension
- Powers of IOs: principle of attribution; implied powers; powers of IO's organs
- Organs: plenary and non-plenary organs; policy-making and administrative organs; States' representation in organs; credentials
- Administrative organs: status and duties of civil servants; privileges and immunities; functional protection
- Dispute settlement organs: International Court of Justice (advisory and contentious jurisdiction); other dispute settlement organs
- Legal order: treaties constituting IOs; IOs' decisions and recommendations; treaties made by IOs
- Supervision and sanctions
- Legal status: privileges and immunities; headquarter agreement; responsibility of IOs
Prerequisiti
In order to attend this course, students should have attended a general course of Private law, Constitutional law and International law.
Metodi didattici
Attendance is compulsory. Students will be required to attend at least 75% of classes to be able to sit the exam.
Classes will include an institutional part and a practical part. The latter will be focused on specific issues through the analysis of case-law and the study of moot cases. Active participation by students is highly encouraged and will be taken into account in final evaluations.
Classes will include an institutional part and a practical part. The latter will be focused on specific issues through the analysis of case-law and the study of moot cases. Active participation by students is highly encouraged and will be taken into account in final evaluations.
Materiale di riferimento
N. White, The law of international organisations, 3rd ed., Manchester University Press, 2016.
Cases and materials will be distributed during the course and are to be read in advance of each class.
Cases and materials will be distributed during the course and are to be read in advance of each class.
Modalità di verifica dell’apprendimento e criteri di valutazione
Students will be evaluated on the following basis:
1. Continuous Assessment (25%)
2. Assignment (25%)
3. Final exam (50%)
1. All students are required to prepare before classes on the materials indicated in bold in the Syllabus (a detailed list is available at the end of this document).
During each class a number of pre-identified students will be on call, i.e. they might be asked to answer specific questions and/or comment on the readings listed in the Syllabus for that class. Any other student is more than welcome to intervene. This will form the basis of the Continuous Assessment
2. In addition, each student is required to prepare an Assignment, i.e. to present in front of the class a short overview of a given international organization: ILO, WHO, FAO, IMF, IBRD, ICAO, WTO, UNESCO, OECD, IMO, Council of Europe, UNIDO, COP (Conference of the Parties - UN Framework Convention on Climate Change), focusing in particular on the following aspects: history, members, purposes, functions, organs (composition, powers, decisions, binding decisions), implementation mechanisms, dispute settlement mechanisms, overall assessment.
3. The Final written Exam takes place at the end of the course. It consists of three open questions, that shall be answered in one hour time.
In light of the final mark obtained at the written exam, each student has the following options:
a) accept the final mark obtained at the written exam; or
b) not accept the final mark and take an oral exam (3 questions) on the entire course program.
The written and oral exams are aimed at verifying the acquisition by each student of the notions of the course and each student's ability to critically analyse and solve legal issues through the re-elaboration of the knowledge acquired and the evaluation of the cases addressed over the course.
1. Continuous Assessment (25%)
2. Assignment (25%)
3. Final exam (50%)
1. All students are required to prepare before classes on the materials indicated in bold in the Syllabus (a detailed list is available at the end of this document).
During each class a number of pre-identified students will be on call, i.e. they might be asked to answer specific questions and/or comment on the readings listed in the Syllabus for that class. Any other student is more than welcome to intervene. This will form the basis of the Continuous Assessment
2. In addition, each student is required to prepare an Assignment, i.e. to present in front of the class a short overview of a given international organization: ILO, WHO, FAO, IMF, IBRD, ICAO, WTO, UNESCO, OECD, IMO, Council of Europe, UNIDO, COP (Conference of the Parties - UN Framework Convention on Climate Change), focusing in particular on the following aspects: history, members, purposes, functions, organs (composition, powers, decisions, binding decisions), implementation mechanisms, dispute settlement mechanisms, overall assessment.
3. The Final written Exam takes place at the end of the course. It consists of three open questions, that shall be answered in one hour time.
In light of the final mark obtained at the written exam, each student has the following options:
a) accept the final mark obtained at the written exam; or
b) not accept the final mark and take an oral exam (3 questions) on the entire course program.
The written and oral exams are aimed at verifying the acquisition by each student of the notions of the course and each student's ability to critically analyse and solve legal issues through the re-elaboration of the knowledge acquired and the evaluation of the cases addressed over the course.
Docente/i
Ricevimento:
Martedì ore 12:15
Sezione di Diritto Internazionale e dell'Unione europea (ex Istituto di Diritto Internazionale), piano terra