Course 2025-2026 a.y.

• The making and sources of International Law.
• Subjects of International Law.
• Responsibility in International Law.
• Settlement of disputes and enforcement of International law: the return of sovereignism and use of force
• The crisis of post-Second World War international law: the restoration of aggressive use of force in territorial disputes.
• The EU as a supranational organisation.
• The EU as an autonomous legal order.
• The impact of EU law and International Law in domestic systems.
• The law of the internal market: the fundamental freedoms.
• The crisis of the rule of law and supranational cooperation in Europe.

• Define the key sources of International Law and the relationship between them.
• Distinguish the subjects of International Law.
• Identify the mechanisms for dispute settlement in International Law and their limitations.
• Explain the concept of a Supranational Organisation.
• Recognise the evolution of the EU legal order.
• Recognise how EU law and International Law interact with national legal systems.
• Describe the internal market and its fundamental freedoms.

• Define the key sources of International Law and their relationship.
• Distinguish the subjects of International Law.
• Identify the mechanisms for dispute settlement in International Law and their limitations.
• Distinguish International organisations from Supranational organisations.
• Understand the evolution of the EU legal order.
• Comprehend how EU law and International Law interact with national legal systems.
• Apprehend the internal market and its fundamental freedoms legal regulation.

• Lectures
• Guest speaker's talks (in class or in distance)
• Collaborative Works / Assignments

Reading and discussing key critical cases in International and EU Law are intended to develop students’ skills in the concrete application of legal rules. 

The written exam, the key component of the assessment, includes two case studies: one in International law and one in EU Law. The case studies are designed to test students’ analytical and problem-solving skills. The exam is closed-book (no materials are allowed for reference or consultation).
Students can choose to split the exam into a mid-term and an end-of-term written exam, each carrying a 50% weight. Alternatively, they can take a final written exam that accounts for 100% of the final grade. 
Group activities, allowed for attending students, have an impact on the final evaluation.

Cecil Rose et al., An Introduction to Public International Law, Cambridge University Press, last edition.

Elise Muir, An Introduction to the EU Legal Order, Cambridge University Press, last edition.

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