LAWE 701

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Resolving conflict is a key function of any legal system, and it plays a particularly important role in international law. In this course, we will explore and assess several international dispute resolution mechanisms. In the first part, we will learn about existing inter-State mechanisms - such as the International Court of Justice, the World Trade Organization, and UN Law of the Sea Tribunal – and international dispute mechanisms that include non-State actors participation - such as investor-State arbitration, human rights courts and international criminal courts and tribunal. In the second part, we will consider specific cross-cutting issues, such as the selection of judges, available remedies and the execution of judgments. In the third and final part, we will focus on international courts in action, and we will study procedural issues, oral advocacy, the role of different parties and case adjudication.