Seminar - Public International Law 2200-1M048
The seminar covers all branches of international law.
Sources of public international law - general issues.
Treaty law
International custom - definition, practice and the essence of opinio iuris. Common and regional customs.
Law-making resolutions of international organizations, their types and legal force.
Unilateral acts of states as a source of public international law. Types of unilateral acts.
International law and domestic law. Monism and dualism. Application of international law in national legal orders.
Subjects of public international law - the state, an international organization, the Holy See - Vatican City State, the Sovereign Order of the Knights of Malta, non-sovereign territorial organizations, the so-called defective subjects of public international law, etc.
Natural person and legal entity as a subject of international law - analysis of rights and obligations.
State population - citizenship, foreigners, international personal movement. Extradition and asylum. Human rights, also in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.
International responsibility of states for violation of the norms of public international law (responsibility) and for harmful consequences of permitted activities (liability). Responsibility of natural persons for violation of the norms of public international law.
State territory - acquisition, loss, sovereignty, borders. Status of international rivers and canals and polar regions.
International law of the sea
International aviation and space law
Diplomatic and consular law.
Peaceful settlement of international disputes.
Anti-war law, especially the problem of the definition of aggression and rules concerning collective security. Mechanism from Chapter VII of the United Nations Charter.
International humanitarian law of armed conflicts.
The concept of a veteran and a prisoner of war. Analysis of I, II, III and IV Geneva Conventions of 1949. The role of the International Committee of Red Cross.
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Learning outcomes
Seminar in public international law should encourage students:
1) to enlarge their knowledge in this subject,
2) to familiarize students with methodology of preparation of dissertation,
3) determine topic and then the final title of dissertation,
4) prepare draft and then the final version of dissertation,
5) to prepare a student to the final exam,
Assessment criteria
Seminars are finished with passing with grade on the basis of students’ presence, activity and presentation on particular legal problems as well as development in preparation of dissertation.
Bibliography
1. W. Góralczyk, K. Karski, S. Sawicki, "Prawo międzynarodowe publiczne w zarysie", wyd. 19, Warszawa 2024 (podręcznik podstawowy)
2. W. Czapliński, A. Wyrozumska, „Prawo międzynarodowe publiczne. Zagadnienia systemowe”, Warszawa, 2014
3. A. Przyborowska-Klimczak (oprac.), „Prawo międzynarodowe publiczne. Wybór dokumentów”, Lublin, 2004.
4. L. Oppenheim, International Law, Longmans 7th ed.
5. I. Bronwlie, Principles of Public International Law, Oxford 5th ed.
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