International Law of Peace

Paper Code: 
MIR 322
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Learning Objectives:This paper introduces to the student to the realm of international laws governing the conduct of independent nation states during times of peace. It is designed to give the students of International Studies, a foundational comprehension of the rudiments of International Law. The course aims at:

  • enabling students to understand concepts such as State, Sovereignty and Statehood, State Responsibility and Liability
  • introducing students to the principal treaties within international law and calls upon them to consider the context at hand in factual situations.
  • focusing upon the laws governing the conduct of independent nation states

Learning Outcomes: On completion of this course, students should be able to:

  • be prepared for careers which require expertise on the function of the international system and its impact and relevance to the national system
  • 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
  • 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.

 

12.00
Unit I: 
Unit- I

Introduction- Definition, Meaning, Nature  and Kinds of International Law;

Sources of International Law- conventions, customs, judicial decisions

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Unit- II

Development of International Law- various schools, Codification and the role of the UN,

 Diplomatic Agents: functions, classification, immunities

Consuls:  functions, classification, immunities

Termination of Diplomatic Mission

Treaties: meaning, classification, modes of consent, ratification, interpretation, termination

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Unit- III

Laws of Peace- Nature of State; Rights and Duties of State; State Responsibility;

Recognition- Theories and Process of Recognition including Belligerency and Insurgency, State Succession.

Intervention- meaning, grounds of intervention, Monroe doctrine, Drago Doctrine

 

12.00
Unit IV: 
Unit- IV

State Territory- Acquisition and Loss of Territory; Nationality and Citizenship

Extradition and Asylum

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Unit- V

Laws of the Sea and Sea-bed (Maritime Belt, Continental Shelf, Territorial Waters, Exclusive Economic Zone, High Seas)

Seabed Disputes Resolution; Piracy

 

Essential Readings: 

Essential Readings:

  • Kapur,S.K.(2017), International Law and Human Rights, Allahabad, Central Law Agency
  • Tandon,M.P.&Tandon,R., (2014),  Public International Law, Allahabad, Allahabad Law Agency
  • Patel, B.N. (Ed) (2005), India and International Law  Leiden, Netherlands, Brill Academic Publishers,
  • Verma S. K (2012), Introduction to Public International Law,  New Delhi,Satyam Law International
  • Agarwal,H.O.,(2016),International Law and Human Rights,NewDelhi,Central Law Publications

 

References: 

Reference Books:

  • Carter,B.E., Allen,W.,(2013), International Law: Selected Documents, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
  • Janis,M.W.,(2012), International Law (sixth edition), Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands
  • Shaw, M.N.,(2017),International Law,New York, Cambridge University Press
  • United Nations,( 1997), International Law on the Eve of the 21st Century: Views From the International Law Commission, The United Nations Press, New York
  • Crawford , J. (2019), Brownlie's Principles of Public International Law, New York, Oxford University Press
  • Dixon, M. (2013), Textbook on International Law, UK, Oxford University Press
  • Dixon,M., McCorquodale, R., Williams, S. (2016) Cases & Materials on International Law, New York, Oxford University Press
  • Fassbender,B., Peters, A., Peter,S., Högger, D.,(2012), The Oxford Handbook of the History of International Law, Oxford, Oxford University Press
  • Lowe, V. (2015), International Law: A Very Short Introduction, Oxford, OUP
  • Solis, G.D. (2016), The Law of Armed Conflict: International Humanitarian Law in War, New York, Cambridge University Press

 

Academic Year: 
2019-20
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