International Law- II

Paper Code: 
POL 424-A
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

This paper orients the students with the laws governing the conduct of independent nation states during times of war.

12.00
Unit I: 
UNIT 1

Laws of Air- navigation, hijacking; Outer Space- development, Outer Space Treaty

Settlement of International Disputes- Role of UN and International Court of Justice

12.00
Unit II: 
UNIT 2

Laws of War- Meaning, features and Declaration of War; Belligerents; Combatants and Non-Combatants; Effects of War

12.00
Unit III: 
UNIT 3

Laws of Land Warfare- prohibited means, war stratagem, prisoners of war, guerrillas  

Laws of Maritime Warfare; law of submarine warfare

Laws of Ariel Warfare

12.00
Unit IV: 
UNIT 4

War Crimes; Genocide; Prize Courts

Termination of War

12.00
Unit V: 
UNIT 5

Laws of Neutrality-Concept; Rights and Duties of Neutrals;

Right of Angry; Contrabands; doctrine of continuous voyage; Blockade- meaning, elements, violation; Unneutral Service

 

Essential Readings: 
  • SK Kapur, International Law and Human Rights, Allahabad, Central Law Agency
  • MP Tandon, Public International Law, Allahabad, Allahabad Law Agency
  • Oppenheim, Public International Law
  • Fenwick, International Law
References: 
  • Malcolm Nathan Shaw, International Law, Cambridge University Press
  • Antonio Cassesse, International Law, Oxford University Press
  • James Hastings Wolfe, Modern International Law: An Introduction to the Law of Nations, Prentice Hall
  • Thomas Buergenthal, Sean D. Murphy, Public International Law in a Nutshell,West Group
  • Hari Hara Das, International Law, New Delhi, National Publishing House
  • Kelsen, Principles of International Law
  • R. Robin Rolf Churchill, A. Alan Vaughan Lowe, The Law of the Sea, Manchester University Press
Academic Year: 
2016-17
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