Public International Law

Dozent/in	Prof. Dr. iur. Martina Caroni
Veranstaltungsart	Vorlesung
Code	FS141344
Semester	Frühjahrssemester 2014
Durchführender Fachbereich	Öffentliches Recht
Studienstufe	Master
Termin/e	wöchentlich (Mi), ab 19.02.2014, 13:00 - 15:00 Uhr, 4.A05
Inhalt	This course focuses on current issues of public international law. These may include, inter alia, nuclear non-proliferation, the peaceful use of nuclear energy, peace and security questions, responsibility to protect, the “race for the arctic” and the issue of state responsibility for violations of international humanitarian law. As the course will be held in a seminar-like style, i.e. emphasising class discussions, active participation in the class is expected. In addition, guest lectures may give further insights into the questions discussed in class.
Voraussetzungen	Basic knowledge of public international law
Sprache	Englisch
Abschlussform / Credits	Graded written or oral exam / 6 Credits
Hörer-/innen	Ja
Kontakt	nicole.scheiber@unilu.ch (Assistant) maya.taylan@unilu.ch (Assistant) martina.caroni@unilu.ch
Material	See below
Literatur	1. Essential teaching materials • The course reader; • Materials accessible or distributed electronically. 2. Further reading Further reading can be done on the basis of any book on Public International Law, for example: • James Crawford, Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law, 8th edition, Oxford 2012; • Antonio Cassese, International Law, 2nd edition, Oxford 2005; • Malcolm N. Shaw, International Law, 6th edition, Cambridge 2008.