A. Cassese, "Diritto Internazionale" (ed. Micaela Frulli), 4th ed, Il Mulino, 2017
Learning Objectives
The purpose of this course is to give students legal instruments to understand the functioning of the international community in a legal perspective.
Prerequisites
Students who wish to attend the course of Human rights and humanitarian law and sit the latter exam are strongly recommended to attend the course of International law during the first semester.
Teaching Methods
Lectures.
Each lecture will seek to reply to an event occurred in the international relations from the international law point of view. To this end the lecture will introduce and explore thoroughly the general regulation before illustrating the specific normative framework applicable to the case at hand.
Type of Assessment
Written examination.
Course program
The course is divided into two parts.
During the first part focus will be on the following topics:
- origins and the main current features of the international community;
- subjects of international law;
- sources of international law;
- relationship between international law and internal laws of States;
The second part will be devoted to the following topics:
- immunity of State and State officials
- use of force
- mechanisms for peaceful settlement of disputes
- international responsibility of States.