International Law of War and Neutrality

Paper Code: 
MIR 422
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

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

12.00

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

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

12.00

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

War Crimes; Genocide; Prize Courts Termination of War

12.00

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: 

Books Recommended: 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 278  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  Orakhelashvili,A. (2018), Akehurst's Modern Introduction to International Law,Abingdon, United Kingdom, Routledge  Henriksen, A. (2019), International Law, UK, Oxford University Press

Academic Year: 
2021-22
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