Public International Law - I
Overview
Objectives:
Objective of this course is to generate awareness among the students regarding the nature, evolution, development and application of International Law among the members of the international community such as states, international institution and individuals. This course also addresses the issue of practicability of International Law.
Course Contents:
1. Definition, Nature and Scope of International Law, Binding Nature of International Law, Two Schools of Thoughts about the Reality of International Law.
2. Origin and Development of International Law, Theories of International Law, Relationship between International and Municipal Laws.
3. Sources of International Law.
4. Subjects of International Law: States, Individuals and Non-State Entities.
5. State as International Actor: Pre-requisites of statehood, kinds of states.
6. Recognition of state and government, De Jure and De facto Recognition, Legal effects of recognition, Recognition of insurgency and belligerency and its impacts.
7. State succession and its effects.
8. State Sovereignty: Acquisition of Territorial Sovereignty.
9. State Jurisdiction: Territorial Jurisdiction, Jurisdiction over maritime belt, contiguous zones, continental shelf, Jurisdiction over high seas, right of hot pursuit on high seas, Jurisdiction over airspace and outer space.
Credit hours/ Marks:- 03 Cr. Hrs.
1. Antonio Cassese, International Law, London, Oxford University Press, 2001.
2. Craig J. Barker, International Law and International Relations, London, Continuum, 2000.
3. Edward Collins, International Law in a Changing World: Cases, Documents and Readings, New York, Random House, 1970.
4. Herbert W. Briggs, The Law of Nations: Cases, Documents and Notes, London, Steven, 1953.
5. Ian Brownlie, Basic Principles of International Law, London, Oxford University Press, 1986.
6. J.G. Starke, Introduction to International Law (10th ed.), London, Butterworths, 1989.
7. J.L. Brierly, The Law of Nations: An Introduction to the International Law of Peace, London, Clarendon Press, 1949.
8. L. Oppenheim, International Law: A Treatise (Vol. I & ll), London, Longman, 1955.
9. Malcolm N. Shaw, International Law, London, Cambridge University Press, 2003.
10. Michael Akehurst, An Introduction to International Law, London, Allen & Unwin, 1977.
11. Muhammad Asif Malik, International Law (Including Muslim International Law), Lahore, Publishers Emporium, 2003.
12. Ray S. August, Public International Law: Text, Cases and Readings, New York, Prentice Hall, 1995.
13. Rudolf Bernhardt, (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Public International Law, New York, North-Holland, 1992-2000.
14. Shirley V. Scott, International Law in World Politics: An Introduction, New Delhi, Viva Books, 2005.