Public International Law I

Veranstaltungsform

Vorlesung in englischer Sprache / Lecture in English

Einordnung in den Studienplan

SPV 4, ab V. Semester, 2st. (alternativ zur SPV-Vorlesung Völkerrecht I)

Teilnahmevoraussetzungen

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Inhalte der Veranstaltung

The lecture provides an introduction to the foundations of the international legal system (in particular the sources and subjects of international law), explores the constitutional elements of the international legal order (in particular the prohibition of the use of force and the protection of human rights), and discusses selected fields of international governance (in particular International Economic Law).

Leistungsnachweise

Written exam (only for international students and students of the Master’s program ‘Transition Management’).

Zeiten

Wed 10–12 and Thu 14–16 (two sessions per week in the first half of the teaching period), HS 44, 1^st session: Oct 14, 2015, last session: Dec 2, 2015

Literaturempfehlungen

Textbook (mandatory reading material): Jan Klabbers, International Law, Cambridge University Press, 2013, approx. 33,95 €; Recommended collection of treaties: Blackstone's International Law Documents, Oxford University Press, 11^th edition, 2013, approx. 18,95 € (a used version of the 10^th edition would suffice)

An outline of the lecture is available for download here.