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What’s international law? l l “International law is a system. ” What’s the meaning

What’s international law? l l “International law is a system. ” What’s the meaning of “system”, and how to understand that international law is a system? International law is a different discipline. How to understand “different” in this conclusion? How to find international law? In the website of ICJ? In the website of UN? What’s the role of international law for international relations?

The advantages of learning international law l l abundant materials; authority of the materials

The advantages of learning international law l l abundant materials; authority of the materials and documents: Article 2 of the Statute of the International Court of Justice. easily access to materials and documents; broaden the learner’s horizon.

Important sources for learning international law the International Court of Justice: www. icj-cij. org

Important sources for learning international law the International Court of Justice: www. icj-cij. org the International Criminal Court: http: //www. icc-cpi. int/EN_Menus/icc/Pages/default. aspx Reports of International Arbitral Award: http: //www. un. org/law/riaa/ the International Law Commission: http: //www. un. org/law/ilc/ the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia: http: //www. icty. org/

Important sources for learning international law (continue) l l l l l the International

Important sources for learning international law (continue) l l l l l the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda: http: //www. unictr. org/ The United Nations: http: //www. un. org The World Trade Organization: http: //www. wto. org/ War Crimes and Criminals Document Centre: http: //www. ess. uwe. ac. uk/genocide/war_criminals. htm Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy: http: //avalon. law. yale. edu/default. asp www. gjfyjs. com

Sources provided by the University and the School l l E-databases: JSTOR; Lexis. com;

Sources provided by the University and the School l l E-databases: JSTOR; Lexis. com; The Oxford Journal Collection; Springerlink; Hein. Online; Westlaw; World Trade Law Net; Lexis. Nexis Academic. International Law Reports (vol. 1 -150) (in the School’s Library)

About the course l This course is designed to provide students with an introduction

About the course l This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to international law focused on basic theory of contemporary international legal system including the relation between international laws and domestic laws, international legal personality, territorial sovereignty, law of sea, law of air and out space, international organization, law of war and humanitarian law. It intents to use English as teaching language in the hope that students are able to learn international law by original legal materials such as international treaties and cases of International Court of Justice (ICJ) while practicing in English by course discussion and moot court.

Course requirements l l The students are required to take this course in order

Course requirements l l The students are required to take this course in order to understand the basic principles of international law and main sections of contemporary international law for further studies of international private law and international economic law. It is the hope that students will improve their capabilities to analyze the issues of international law and to practice international law. The methods of teaching include the lectures, discussion, questions and answers by campus network. The students are encouraged to make their presentations and to exchange views in the classroom.

Grading: l l l Contribution to class discussion 15% Attendance 20% Final exam paper

Grading: l l l Contribution to class discussion 15% Attendance 20% Final exam paper 65%