International Law

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Max Credit: (Max. 3) Covers international law in its classic sense–public international law, or “the law of nations” as it’s referred to in the Constitution. Looks at topics such as the sources and evidence of international law, sovereignty, the relationship of international law to national law, the bases of national jurisdiction, the international use of force, human rights, etc. However, modern public international law also includes areas of more immediate interest to practicing lawyers, such as conflicts between nations over which one has the right to assert jurisdiction over certain activities, international extradition, and immunities from jurisdiction.