Unit ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL LAW
- Course
- Law
- Study-unit Code
- GP003506
- Location
- PERUGIA
- Curriculum
- In all curricula
- Teacher
- Alessandra Lanciotti
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2016
- Offered
- 2017/18
- Type of study-unit
- Opzionale (Optional)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa integrata
I - ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL LAW
| Code | GP003519 |
|---|---|
| Location | PERUGIA |
| CFU | 3 |
| Teacher | Alessandra Lanciotti |
| Teachers |
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| Hours |
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| Learning activities | Affini o integrative d.m.270/04 |
| Area | Attività formative in ambiti disciplinari affini o integrativi a quelli di base e caratterizzanti, anche con riguardo alle culture di contesto e alla formazione interdisciplinare |
| Academic discipline | IUS/13 |
| Type of study-unit | Opzionale (Optional) |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Contents | The course of Advanced International Law is designed to assist students to develop a critical understanding of International law and current practice of Inter-State relations, with particular regard to the protection of fundamental human rights, both in peacetime and in situations of conflict or humanitarian crisis. It is divided in two sections. The first section offers a concise introduction on what is International law, the structure of the International Community, the rule-making process, and a critical analysis of several selected topics of substantive international law, with particular regard to the area of International Human Rights Law. The second portion of the course deals with International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law issues, focussing on the role played by International courts and tribunals. It will introduce students to a range of different legal issues and case-law, providing ample room for discussion, practical exercises and interaction with invited lecturers. It further aims at training students in view of their participation to the Model United Nations Project (MNUN, www.nmun.org/ncca.html) and the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (www.ilsa.org/jessuphome). |
| Reference texts | 1) Tanzi A., International Law, A Concise Introduction, Bonomo editore, Bologna, 2017; 2) Schabas W., International Criminal Law, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2016, limited to Chapters 1,7,10,12. Further materials are being progressively updated and tailored for class sessions, based on contemporary treaty-law and international practice. |
| Educational objectives | The course aims to obtain skills in finding and interpreting the rules of international law applicable to human rights protection and to situations of serious violations of international humanitarian law. It also aims to give the students a specific knowledge on the international legal protection of the victims of armed conflicts and humanitarian crisis as well as a specific knowledge of the content of International Criminal Law rules and of the rules governing the prosecutorial activities of the International Courts and Tribunals. |
| Prerequisites | A good knowledge of the English language. A basic knowledge of International law is useful but not essential, it can be supplemented by explanations and readings suggested by the professor. |
| Teaching methods | The course consists of a series of lectures given face-to face, with the use of slides and the reading of materials and case-law provided by the professor. Within the second part of the course, seminars on specific topics, discussion and exercises are organized, therefore attendance is recommended. Particular attention will be given to the jurisprudence of the International Criminal Court and to some selected United Nations Resolutions. |
| Other information | Students attending classes can write papers and make presentations in class on specific topics that will be taken into account for the purpose of the final evaluation. |
| Learning verification modality | The final exam consists in an oral test, i.e. an interview (lasting approximately 15-20 minutes) during which the professor poses questions to the student in spoken form about the topics included in the programme and for students who have attended the course about issues examined during classes. The student has to answer the questions in such a way as to demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the subject-matter to pass the exam. The oral exam aims to ascertain the knowledge level and the understanding capability about the course content acquired by the student. Attending students may also write a paper (i.e. an essay on a specific topic) that will be discussed during the exam. |
| Extended program | The programme is divided in two parts. Part I: Introduction to International Law Sources of law, subjects and actors of the International community, the making of International law rules, violation of International law and its consequences, State responsibility, the dispute settlement mechanisms, the UN system and the prohibition of the use of force. Part II Human rights and International Criminal Justice - The normative framework of International human rights law - Relationship between International criminal law, International humanitarian law and the International protection of human rights - Individual criminal liability under International law - The history of International criminal prosecutions: from the Nuremberg Trial to the establishment of the International Criminal Court. - Crimes that are dealt by International courts and tribunals: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes. Other crimes: aggression, torture, terrorism. - The prosecution of International crimes by the International Criminal Court and its case-law. - The place of immunity in human rights and International criminal justice. - International protection of cultural heritage. |
II - ADVANCED INTERNATIONAL LAW
| Code | GP003520 |
|---|---|
| Location | PERUGIA |
| CFU | 3 |
| Teacher | Alessandra Lanciotti |
| Teachers |
|
| Hours |
|
| Learning activities | Affini o integrative d.m.270/04 |
| Area | Attività formative in ambiti disciplinari affini o integrativi a quelli di base e caratterizzanti, anche con riguardo alle culture di contesto e alla formazione interdisciplinare |
| Academic discipline | IUS/13 |
| Type of study-unit | Opzionale (Optional) |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Contents | The second portion of the course deals with International Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law issues, focussing on the role played by International courts and tribunals. It will introduce students to a range of different legal issues and case-law, providing ample room for discussion, practical exercises and interaction with invited lecturers. It further aims at training students in view of their participation to the Model United Nations Project (MNUN, www.nmun.org/ncca.html) and the Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition (www.ilsa.org/jessuphome). |
| Reference texts | 2) Schabas W., International Criminal Law, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2016, Chapters 1,7,10,12. Further materials are being progressively updated and tailored for class sessions, based on contemporary treaty-law and International practice. |
| Educational objectives | The course aims to obtain skills in finding and interpreting the rules of International law applicable to human rights protection and to situations of serious violations of International humanitarian law. It also aims to give the students a specific knowledge on the International legal protection of the victims of armed conflicts and humanitarian crisis as well as a specific knowledge of the content of International Criminal Law rules and of the rules governing the prosecutorial activities of the International Courts and Tribunals. |
| Prerequisites | A good knowledge of the English language. A basic knowledge of International law is useful but not essential, it can be supplemented by explanations and readings suggested by the professor. |
| Teaching methods | The course consists of a series of lectures given face-to face, with the use of slides and the reading of materials and case-law provided by the professor. Within the second part of the course, seminars on specific topics, discussion and exercises are organized, therefore attendance is recommended. Particular attention will be given to the jurisprudence of the International Criminal Court and to some selected United Nations Resolutions. |
| Other information | Students attending classes can write papers and make presentations in class on specific topics that will be taken into account for the purpose of the final evaluation. |
| Learning verification modality | The final exam consists in an oral test, i.e. an interview (lasting approximately 15-20 minutes) during which the professor poses questions to the student in spoken form about the topics included in the programme and for students who have attended the course about issues examined during classes. The student has to answer the questions in such a way as to demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the subject-matter to pass the exam. The oral exam aims to ascertain the knowledge level and the understanding capability about the course content acquired by the student. Attending students may also write a paper (i.e. an essay on a specific topic) that will be discussed during the exam. |
| Extended program | Part II - Human rights and International Criminal Justice - The normative framework of International human rights law - Relationship between International criminal law, International humanitarian law and the International protection of human rights - Individual criminal liability under International law - The history of International criminal prosecutions: from the Nuremberg Trial to the establishment of the International Criminal Court. - Crimes that are dealt by International courts and tribunals: genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes. Other crimes: aggression, torture, terrorism. - The prosecution of International crimes by the International Criminal Court and its case-law. - The place of immunity in human rights and International criminal justice. - International protection of cultural heritage. |