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International Law in International Relations

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Course ID: 4003-ILIR-ERASMUS-OG
Erasmus code / ISCED: 10.7 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0421) Law The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title: International Law in International Relations
Name in Polish: International Law in International Relations
Organizational unit: Centre for Europe
Course groups: Courses in foreign languages
Courses in foreign languages for Erasmus students
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General university courses
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General university courses in the social sciences
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 6.00 Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles:
  • the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS;
  • the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h;
  • 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes;
  • weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS;
  • work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load.

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Language: English
Type of course:

general courses

Short description:

Presentation of interactions between international law and international relations; analyses of most important institutions of international law from a perspective of contemporary international events

Full description:

A target group of the course proposed is: students of law, international relations, political sciences, and everyone interested in international politics. Questions to be considered read as follows: does international law play any role in contemporary world? Are interpretation and application of international law subordinated to requirements of current political needs? Can international law be used to support international position of the State. A number of seminars/lectures will be devoted to the jurisprudence of international courts, self-determination and use of force in international relations, as the most acute problems.

1. International law and domestic law - a comparison

2. International Law-Making

3. Role of Customary Law in Contemporary IL

4. Application of International Law in domestic law (including Poland)

5. 1st and 2nd Gulf War - Allied Powers v.Iraq

6. Dissolution of USSR and Yugoslavia - a comparative study

7. Right of self-determination today

8. Kosovo Conflict - an evaluation

9. Conflict in Georgia - principles governing the use of force

10. Ban on the use of force and humanitarian intervention

11. Solution of international disputes

12. European Union as subject of international law

13. International legal aspects of Polish-German relations

14. Proposals for Reform of the United Nations

15. European Convention on Human Rights and its practical importance

Bibliography:

V.Lowe, International Law, Oxford 2007

A.Cassese, International Law, Oxford 2001

Learning outcomes:

After the completion of the course the student

- has a basic knowledge of international law

- knows the rules of international law-making

- knows the relationship between international law and national law

- has basic knowledge about the legal issues in international relations

- is able to analyze and interpret international events in the perspective of international law

Assessment methods and assessment criteria:

Active participation in seminars, presentation of papers

Classes in period "Winter semester 2023/24" (past)

Time span: 2023-10-01 - 2024-01-28
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Type of class:
Lecture, 20 hours, 25 places more information
Coordinators: Władysław Czapliński, Dorota Jurkiewicz-Eckert
Group instructors: Władysław Czapliński
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Examination: Course - Grading
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Classes in period "Winter semester 2024/25" (future)

Time span: 2024-10-01 - 2025-01-26

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Type of class:
Lecture, 20 hours, 25 places more information
Coordinators: Władysław Czapliński
Group instructors: Władysław Czapliński
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Examination: Course - Grading
Lecture - Grading
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