Unit COLLECTIVE SECURITY AND INTERNATIONAL LAW OF ARMED CONFLICTS
- Course
- International relations
- Study-unit Code
- A001424
- Curriculum
- Conflitti internazionali, studi strategici e analisi di politica estera
- Teacher
- Massimo Bartoli
- Teachers
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- Massimo Bartoli
- Hours
- 42 ore - Massimo Bartoli
- CFU
- 6
- Course Regulation
- Coorte 2022
- Offered
- 2022/23
- Learning activities
- Caratterizzante
- Area
- Giuridico
- Academic discipline
- IUS/13
- Type of study-unit
- Obbligatorio (Required)
- Type of learning activities
- Attività formativa monodisciplinare
- Language of instruction
- Italian. International and Erasmus students are welcome to attend the course. In any case, it is advisable to contact the teacher for an appointment in the first few weeks of lessons. Some teaching materials will be in English, while the Italian text of the exam program may be replaced with other manuals in English agreed with the teacher. The oral exam can be taken in English. The same for personal follow-up reports.
- Contents
- 1. International organizations and the United Nations - 2. The evolution of the notion of "force" in international relations up to the Charter of the United Nations. 3. The notion of self-defense - 4. The Charter of the United Nations and the system of collective security. The articulation with regional organizations - 5. State participation in international missions involving the use of force. – 6. Introduction to the “law of war” (sources, scope of application, respect for human rights) – 7. International and non-international armed conflicts – 8 Neutrality and the system of guarantees – 9. Land, sea and air warfare: fundamental notions – 10. The end of the armed conflict – 11. Non-international armed conflicts – 11. Disarmament in international law.
- Reference texts
- • Natalino Ronzitti, Diritto internazionale dei conflitti armati, Settima edizione, Giappichelli, Torino, 202 (the sixth edition of 2017 is also admitted);
• supplementary handouts that will be distributed during the course;
• knowledge of the United Nations Charter is required, the text of which is freely downloadable from the Web. - Educational objectives
- Acquisition of basic skills aimed at understanding and analyzing the main rules of the "ius ad bellum" (evolution of the discipline of the use of force in international relations; reaction in self-defence; collective security system (United Nations and main regional organisations) .
Acquisition of basic skills aimed at understanding and analyzing the main rules applicable to armed conflicts (ius in bello, Disarmament). - Prerequisites
- The course on Collective Security and International Law of Armed Conflict is specialized and requires knowledge of basic international law.
- Teaching methods
- The course will consist of lectures, thematic insights and a series of reports organized by the students (according to a schedule agreed).
The presentation of the reports, which may concern both topics of the program and personal insights, constitutes an integral part of the exam for attending students, giving the right to an increase in the mark obtained in the oral exam. The increase in the vote, up to a maximum of 4 points, depends on three factors in the following proportion: 40% quantity and quality of reports, 40% personal ideas, 20% active participation in discussions and in-depth thematic activities. - Learning verification modality
- Examination
A) Attending students. The exam is oral and takes place in two phases: an interview with the Commission on the topics of the program, excluding those already presonallypresented during the lectures, ; in the second, the mark already obtained is possibly raised by the teacher on the basis of the reports carried out, in compliance with the parameters previously indicated.
B) Non-attending students
For non-attending students, the exam takes place in a single phase and the mark is the one obtained in the oral interview. Non-attending students, like those attending, can choose to study specific topics previously agreed with the teacher, then delivering written reports (maximum 10 folders) at least 15 days before the exam date. These reports may determine an increase in the grade up to a maximum of 2 points, calculated on the basis of only two parameters: quantity and quality of the papers (50%); insights and personal insights (50%). - Extended program
- The course on Collective Security and International Law of Armed Conflict is specialized and requires knowledge of basic international law. The course will be divided into two parts.
1. Part 1: the rules of the jus ad bellum; the evolution of the discipline of the use of force in international relations; the creation of the collective security system (with specific references to the United Nations and the main regional organizations);
2. Part 2: rules applicable to armed conflicts (ius in bello, Disarmament).
Specific in-depth lessons will be organized on topics, selected during the course, of particular relevance and/or relevance, also providing for meetings with qualified experts.
Basic topics of the course
1. International organizations and the United Nations - 2. The evolution of the notion of "force" in international relations up to the Charter of the United Nations. 3. The notion of self-defense - 4. The Charter of the United Nations and the system of collective security. The articulation with regional organizations - 5. State participation in international missions involving the use of force. – 6. Introduction to the “law of war” (sources, scope of application, respect for human rights) – 7. International and non-international armed conflicts – 8 Neutrality and the system of guarantees – 9. Land, sea and air warfare: fundamental notions – 10. The end of the armed conflict – 11. Non-international armed conflicts – 11. Disarmament in international law.
Organization of teaching
The course will consist of lectures, thematic insights and a series of reports organized by the students (according to a schedule agreed during the lessons).
The presentation of the reports, which may concern both topics of the program and personal insights, constitutes an integral part of the exam for attending students, giving the right to an increase in the mark obtained in the oral exam. The increase in the vote, up to a maximum of 4 points, depends on three factors in the following proportion: 40% quantity and quality of reports, 40% personal ideas, 20% active participation in discussions and in-depth thematic activities.
Examination
A) Attending students
The exam is oral and takes place in two phases: in the first, the candidate carries out an interview with the Commission on the topics of the program, excluding those possibly presented in the lectures, and obtains a mark; in the second, the mark already obtained is possibly raised by the teacher on the basis of the reports carried out in the classroom in compliance with the parameters previously indicated.
B) Non-attending students
For non-attending students, the exam takes place in a single phase and the mark is the one obtained in the oral interview. Non-attending students, like those attending, can choose to study specific topics previously agreed with the teacher, then delivering written reports (maximum 10 folders) at least 15 days before the exam date. These reports may determine an increase in the grade up to a maximum of 2 points, calculated on the basis of only two parameters: quantity and quality of the papers (50%); insights and personal insights (50%).
Teaching language: Italian. International and Erasmus students are welcome to take the course. In any case, it is advisable to contact the teacher for an appointment in the first few weeks of lessons. Some teaching materials will be in English, while the Italian text of the exam program may be replaced with other manuals in English agreed with the teacher. The oral exam can be taken in English. The same goes for personal follow-up reports.
Reference texts
• Natalino Ronzitti, "Diritto internazionale dei conflitti armati", Seventh edition, Giappichelli, Turin, 2021 (the Sixth edition of 2017 is also admitted);
• supplementary handouts that will be distributed during the course;
• knowledge of the United Nations Charter is required, the text of which is freely downloadable from the Web.