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International and Diplomatic Law
Study Course Description
Course Description Statuss:Approved
Course Description Version:3.00
Study Course Accepted:02.02.2024 12:30:30
| Study Course Information | |||||||||
| Course Code: | PZK_160 | LQF level: | Level 7 | ||||||
| Credit Points: | 3.00 | ECTS: | 4.50 | ||||||
| Branch of Science: | Law; International Rights | Target Audience: | Political Science | ||||||
| Study Course Supervisor | |||||||||
| Course Supervisor: | Aleksandrs Fillers | ||||||||
| Study Course Implementer | |||||||||
| Structural Unit: | Faculty of Social Sciences | ||||||||
| The Head of Structural Unit: | |||||||||
| Contacts: | Dzirciema street 16, Rīga, szf rsu[pnkts]lv | ||||||||
| Study Course Planning | |||||||||
| Full-Time - Semester No.1 | |||||||||
| Lectures (count) | 9 | Lecture Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Lectures | 18 | ||||
| Classes (count) | 6 | Class Length (academic hours) | 2 | Total Contact Hours of Classes | 12 | ||||
| Total Contact Hours | 30 | ||||||||
| Study course description | |||||||||
| Preliminary Knowledge: | Students need general knowledge about the principles and concepts in theory of law, as well as politics and law. | ||||||||
| Objective: | To provide basic knowledge in public international law, clarify the main principles of contemporary international law, to explain reasoning of practice and interpretation of law in interstate relations, as well as to provide understanding of the principles of European Union law and institutional activity. | ||||||||
| Topic Layout (Full-Time) | |||||||||
| No. | Topic | Type of Implementation | Number | Venue | |||||
| 1 | Introduction. Definition, sources, principles of international law. Historical development of international law. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 2 | State as a subject of international law | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 3 | System and sources of international law. Customary law. Subjects of international law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 4 | Origin and Termination of States. Succession of States. International Treaty Law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 5 | International Treaty Law (cont'd) | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 6 | EU external relations. Decision - making procedures and institutional accountability. External Action Service. High Representative of the EU. Specificity of EU Council decisions in the field of external relations. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 7 | A practical exercise for simulating an international crisis in EU institutions. Role and involvement of the EEAS, EC, European Council, EU Council. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 8 | Relationship between EU law and international law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 9 | UN and UN system organizations. UN Security Council. UN Court of Justice (ICJ). Multilateralism. International Criminal Court. Permanent Court of Arbitration. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 10 | UN and UN system organizations. UN Security Council. UN Court of Justice (ICJ). Multilateralism. International Criminal Court. Permanent Court of Arbitration. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 11 | Human rights. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 12 | Human rights in practice. | Classes | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 13 | International responsibility. Diplomatic protection | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 14 | Use of force and peaceful resolution of international disputes. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| 15 | Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law. | Lectures | 1.00 | auditorium | |||||
| Assessment | |||||||||
| Unaided Work: | Students attend lectures and classes, prepare three essays and defend an individual report. In order to evaluate the quality of the study course as a whole, the student must fill out the study course evaluation questionnaire on the Student Portal. | ||||||||
| Assessment Criteria: | Participation in classes and seminars - 20%; Case study - 25%; Report - 25%; Exam-30%. | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Full-Time): | Exam (Written) | ||||||||
| Final Examination (Part-Time): | |||||||||
| Learning Outcomes | |||||||||
| Knowledge: | Students will understand principal concepts of international law, and will be able to find appropriate law norms for specific situations, evaluate the legal situation, and compare various law institutions. | ||||||||
| Skills: | Students will be able to work with a large amount of information, which applies to specific legal situations, apply the use of legal interpretation methods, apply the use of international legal terms, and present their opinions. | ||||||||
| Competencies: | Students will be able to apply their knowledge in practice, evaluate situations from specific legal aspects, provide arguments in disputes and logically explain legal situations from the point of view of international law. | ||||||||
| Bibliography | |||||||||
| No. | Reference | ||||||||
| Required Reading | |||||||||
| 1 | J. Klabbers. International Law. 2nd ed. Cambridge University Press, 2017. | ||||||||
| 2 | A. Orakhelashvili. Akehurst’s Modern Introduction to International Law. 8th ed. Routledge, 2019 | ||||||||
| 3 | A. Lulle. Rokasgrāmata par ANO. 2005. | ||||||||
