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International Law: Laws of War and Neutrality [1]

Paper Code: 
POL 613
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

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

12.00
Unit I: 
Unit I

Laws of Air and Outer Space;

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

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Unit II

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

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Unit III

Laws of Land Warfare;

Laws of Maritime Warfare;

Laws of Ariel Warfare

12.00
Unit IV: 
Unit IV

War Crimes; Genocide; Prize Courts

Termination of War

 

12.00
Unit V: 
Unit V

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

Right of Angary; Contrabands; Blockade; Unneutral Service

 

Essential Readings: 
  • SK Kapur, International Law and Human Rights, Allahabad, Central Law Agency, 2001
  • MP Tandon, Rajesh Tondon, Public International Law, Allahabad, Allahabad Law Agency, 1989

 

References: 
  • United Nations, International Law on the Eve of the 21st Century: Views From the International Law Commission, The United Nations Press, New York, 1997
  • Malcolm N. Shaw, International Law, Cambridge University Press, New York, 2008
  • Barry E Carter, Allen S Weiner, International Law: Selected Documents, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2013
  • Mark Weston Janis, International Law (sixth edition), Alphen aan den Rijn, the Netherlands, 2012
  • Joseph Gabriel Starke, An Introduction to International Law, Butterworth, 1950,

 

Academic Year: 
2015-16 [2]

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