The objectives of this course are to:
1. enabling students to understand concepts such as State, Sovereignty and Statehood, State Responsibility and Liability
2. introducing students to the principal treaties within international law and calls upon them to consider the context at hand in factual situations.
3. focusing upon the laws governing the conduct of independent nation states
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POL 424-A |
International Law- II |
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: CO90: be prepared for careers which require expertise on the function of the international system and its impact and relevance to the national system. CO91: address contemporary real world issues such as: how the rule of law is upheld at the international level and processes such as internationalization of national law. CO92: apply their knowledge to contemporary problems, with their insight as to the interaction between international, regional, and national jurisdictions, the impact of non-legal systems such as politics and economics, and the consequences of fragmentation of international law into specialized sub-fields |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Power Point Presentation Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks. |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects |
Laws of Air- navigation, hijacking; Outer Space- development, Outer Space Treaty
Settlement of International Disputes- Role of UN and International Court of Justice
Laws of War- Meaning, features and Declaration of War; Belligerents; Combatants and Non-Combatants; Effects of War
Laws of Land Warfare- prohibited means, war stratagem, prisoners of war, guerrillas
Laws of Maritime Warfare; law of submarine warfare
Laws of Ariel Warfare
War Crimes; Genocide; Prize Courts
Termination of War
Laws of Neutrality-Concept; Rights and Duties of Neutrals;
Right of Angry; Contrabands; doctrine of continuous voyage; Blockade- meaning, elements, violation; Unneutral Service
Ø Kapur,S.K.(2021), International Law and Human Rights, Allahabad, Central Law Agency
Ø Agarwal,H.O.,(2021),International Law and Human Rights,NewDelhi,Central Law Publications
Ø Tandon,M.P.&Tandon,R., (2017), Public International Law, Allahabad, Allahabad Law Agency
Ø Verma S. K (2012), Introduction to Public International Law, New Delhi,Satyam Law International
Ø Orakhelashvili,A. (2022), Akehurst's Modern Introduction to International Law,Abingdon, United Kingdom, Routledge
Ø Janis,M.W.,(2021), International Law (sixth edition), Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands
Ø Shaw, M.N.,(2021),International Law,New York, Cambridge University Press
Ø Henriksen, A. (2021), International Law, UK, Oxford University Press
Ø Crawford , J. (2019), Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law, New York, Oxford University Press
Ø Lowe, V. (2016), International Law: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, OUP
Ø Solis, G.D. (2016), The Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War, New York, Cambridge University Press
Ø Dixon,M., McCorquodale, R., Williams, S. (2016) Cases & Materials on International Law, New York, Oxford University Press
Ø Fassbender,B., Peters, A., Peter,S., Högger, D.,(2014), The Oxford Handbook of the History of International Law, Oxford, Oxford University Press
Ø Carter,B.E., Allen,W.,(2013), International Law: Selected Documents, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Ø Dixon, M. (2013), Textbook on International Law, UK, Oxford University Press
Ø United Nations,( 1997), International Law on the Eve of the 21st Century: Views From the International Law Commission, The United Nations Press, New York
E-Resources:
Ø Patel, B.N. (Ed) (2008), India and International Law Leiden, Netherlands, Brill Academic Publishers. Can be retrieved from https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/India_and_International_Law_Introduction/V7PI25CBkXYC?hl=en&gbpv=0
Ø Lowe, V. (2015), International Law: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, OUP. Can be retrieved from https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=A48F64CB3DF8B40EBD19B2A43155015B
Ø Solis, G.D. (2016), The Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War, New York, Cambridge University Press. Can be retrieved from https://www.pdfdrive.com/the-law-of-armed-conflict-international-humanitarian-law-in-war-e184099518.html
Ø Orakhelashvili,A. (2018), Akehurst's Modern Introduction to International Law,Abingdon, United Kingdom, Routledge. Can be retrieved from https://libgen.is/book/index.php?md5=9014C9BDC0E694162804F9CBB4F1D049
Ø Henriksen, A. (2021). International Law. United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. Can be retrieved from https://www.google.co.in/books/edition/International_Law/kuEsEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0
Journals
Ø Indian Journal of Law and International Affairs.
Ø Asian Journal of International Law.
Ø International Studies Review
Ø Review of International Studies
Ø International Affairs
Ø International Relation