INTERNATIONAL LAW

 
     
II semester
Prof. Mauro Politi
6 hours/week
 
10 weeks
assessment examination:
oral
credits: 10

PREREQUISITES:
Knowledge of the basic notions and principles of national law and basic knowledge of French or English are required.

PROGRAMME:
The course is divided in two parts, a general and a special one.
General part: history of international law, subjects of international law, sources of law, implementation and enforcement of international law, international law and domestic law, international liability of States, basic notions of international criminal law.
Special part: structure, acts and functions of the United Nations.
Full knowledge is required of the Charter of the United Nations, the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, the Statute of the International Court of Justice and the European Convention on the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, the NATO Treaty, the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
Both on the general and the special part, exercises and seminars dealing with specific topics will take place.

ASSESSMENT METHOD:
The exam will be oral. Attending students are invited to take one or more written tests during the course.
 

SUGGESTED READINGS:
General part:
B. CONFORTI, Diritto internazionale, 5th revides and updated ed., Napoli, Editoriale Scientifica, 1999
or
M. GIULIANO-T. SCOVAZZI-T. TREVES, Diritto internazionale, parte generale, 3 ed., Milano, Giuffrè, 1991
together with
L. FERRARI BRAVO, Lezioni di diritto internazionale, 3 ed., Edizione Scientifica, Napoli, 1992
Special part:
CONFORTI, Le Nazioni Unite, 5ª ed. ,Cedam, Padova, 1996
e
R. SAPIENZA, Diritto internazionale, Casi e materiali, Giappichelli, Torino,1999
The treatises and documents whose knowledge is required can be found in:
G. CONETTI, L. MIGLIORINO, T. SCOVAZZI, Testi di base per lo studio del diritto internazionale, Giuffré, Milano, 1998.
Or
R. LUZZATTO, F. POCAR, Codice di diritto internazionale pubblico, Giappichelli, Torino, 1998.
Further bibliographical references will be given during the course.
 
 

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