Course 2023-2024 a.y.

• The making and sources of international law.
• Subjects of International Law and state jurisdiction.
• The individual and international law and the international protection of human rights.
• Responsibility in international law.
• Settlement of disputes and enforcement of international law.
• Peace and collective security and the role of the United Nations.
• The global economy and international law.
• The EU as a supranational organization.
• The role of EU law in the evolution of the EU.
• The impact of EU law and International Law in domestic systems.
• The key legal institutions of the EU.
• The law of the internal market: free trade and economic integration.
• External relations of the EU.

• Define the key sources of international law and the relationship between them.
• Distinguish the subjects of international law.
• Explain the role of international organisations in international relations.
• Identify the mechanisms for dispute settlement in international law and their limitations.
• Describe the role of the UN in the maintenance of international peace and security. 
• Recognise the basic principles governing international economic law.
• Explain the concept of a supranational organisation.
• Recognise the evolution of the EU as a supranational organisation.
• Explain the role of the key institutions of the EU.
• Recognise the main features of the EU legal order and the way EU law interacts with national legal systems compared to International law.
• Describe the internal market and its fundamental freedoms.

• Analise and compare the role of States and international organisations as subjects of international law.
• Assess the interplay of different sources of international law underpinning international relations.
• Apply key principles of international law to resolve contemporary international issues.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of international dispute settlement mechanisms in the resolution of international conflicts.
• Evaluate the role of the UN in maintaining peace and security.
• Compare the roles of law and politics in the evolution of the EU as a supranational organisation.
• Critically examine the role of the Court of Justice of the EU in European integration compared to the other EU institutions.
• Read and understand the case law of the Court of Justice in key areas of EU law.
• Apply key principles of EU substantive law (including internal market law) to contemporary legal issues.

• Face-to-face lectures
• Online lectures
• Case studies /Incidents (traditional, online)
• Group assignments

• Case studies based on key cases in international and EU law are intended to develop student skills in the application of legal rules and the use of legal institutions in international relations and global governance.

Attending and not attending students

The students’ assessment is based on a written exam consisting of open question and a case to be discussed.

Students can take a mid-term written exam and complete the written exam at the end of the course. In this case the weight is: 50% for the mid-term exam and 50% for the end of term exam. Alternatively, students can take a final written exam that accounts for 100% of the final grade.

Extra points will be assigned for group activities during the course.

ATTENDING AND NOT ATTENDING STUDENTS 

Jan Klabbers, International Law, Cambridge University Press. 

Robert Schütze, An Introduction to European Law, Oxford University Press. 

Students shall also study the compulsory materials uploaded on the blackboard for each lecture.