International Law

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the field of international law and teaches them how it can be used to assess the acts and omissions of state and non-state actors. It covers sources of law, jurisdiction, international legal personality, diplomatic and consular law, the law of state responsibility, the relationship between international law and municipal law, peaceful settlement of disputes, and topics that may include the law related to the use of course, international humanitarian law, international human rights law, the law of the sea and international environmental law. This course will require a close reading of primary and secondary source materials.