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The course aim is to familiarise students with public international law and to analyse some of its major issues. Students will be required to study the key concepts of public international law in order to be able to participate effectively in the seminars. The first seminar will identify the principles and rules of public international law through an advanced knowledge of the main sources of this law, international customs and treaties; following seminars will assess critically the evolution of public international law in an era of crises.
| Study Type | Postgraduate | Level | 5 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Old Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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The course aim is to familiarise students with public international law and to analyse some of its major issues in seminars. The students will be required to study the key concepts of public international law in order to be able to participate effectively in the seminars. To facilitate this, the students will be asked to listen to the recording of public international law lectures before the beginning of the first seminar. The first seminar will identify the principles and rules of public international law through an advanced knowledge of the main sources of this law, international customs and treaties; the following seminars then intend to assess critically the evolution of public international law in an era of crises, such as international terrorism, nuclear weapons proliferation, ethnic conflicts, climate change, and protection of human rights. The overall purpose of the course is to encourage the participant-student to think creatively as an international lawyer in order to understand and to try to resolve these contemporary dilemmas.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
First attempt: an online quiz on the public international law lectures (10%), a three hour written examination (65 %) and a continuous assessment (2.500 word essay) (25 %)
Resit: 1 three hour written examination (65 %) [the online quiz mark and the essay mark are carried over for 35%]
There are no assessments for this course.
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