Droit international public

1) Presentation of the international legal order and its links to political environment.

2) Subjects of International Law: states (creation, boundaries, sovereignty), international organisations (definition, personality), individuals (rights and obligations of the individuals).

3) Sources of International Law: treaties, custom, other Sources.

4) Implementation of International Law: coercive and non-coercive sanctions, settlement of disputes, responsibility.

1) Ensure an understanding of the legal order of public international law, its scope and its limits.

2) Allow the student to have comprehensive knowledge of the fundamental concepts of international law in order for him/her to be able to apply them to practical questions (especially those linked to current events).

Courses requiring this course

Cours ayant celui-ci comme co-requis

Course based on interaction, combining ex cathedra teaching and flipped classroom.

Complementary practical exercises of a mandatory character, involving periodical submission of written work.

Contribution to the teaching profile

Give to the student adequate conceptual and methodological tools in order to ensure an autonomous legal reasoning.

References, bibliography, and recommended reading

Une Introduction critique au droit international, Editions de Bruxelles, 2024.

Course notes

• Syllabus
• Université virtuelle

Campus

Solbosch

Method(s) of evaluation

• written examination

written examination

• Open question with fill-in the blanks text

Continuous evaluation based on reading notes on case-law submited throughout the course and participation to practical exercises.

Writen exam consisting of a main question bearing on a case study and one complementary essay question. Students are allowed to have the basic texts of public international law with them during the exam (in paper format).

Mark calculation method (including weighting of intermediary marks)

Students’ evaluation will be based on:

• participation to the practical exercises sessions, including the reading notes on the case-studies (25% of the final note) ;

• a written exam which will take place in January or August (25% of the final note).

Language(s) of evaluation

• french