International Law and its Application to Human Rights, Use of Force and U.S. Law

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Credits 3. 3 Lecture Hours. Foundations of international law including treaties, custom, general principles, equity and Jus Cogens and the increasing application of these principles by U.S. courts and new International Tribunals; focuses specifically on these principles as applied to human rights, laws of war and nation state use of force since Nuremberg and the UN Charter through current events; reviews developing law in common areas such as the Law of the Sea, Atmosphere and Space. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.