Public International Law
Code: 102232 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2500786 Law | FB | 2 |
Contact
- Name:
- Susana Beltran Garcia
- Email:
- susana.beltran@uab.cat
Teachers
- Jaume Munich Gasa
- Ana Ayuso Pozo
- Sonnia Güell Peris
- (External) Adrià Reyes
Teaching groups languages
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Prerequisites
The classes will be in Catalan except for the group: 02 in Spanish.
Law:
Law:
Group 01: Sònnia Güell Seminars: 11 Susana Beltrán (català); 12 Adrià Reyes (català) 13 Sònnia Güell (català)
Group 02: Susana Beltrán Seminars: 21 Sònnia Güell (castellà); 22 Adrià Reyes (castellà) 23 Susana Beltrán (castellà)
Group 51: Ana Ayuso Seminars: 511 Susana Beltrán (català); 512 Anna Ayuso (català); 513 Adrià Reyes (català)
Political Science: Jaume Munich (català)
The Objectives of Sustainable Development will be fully incorporated into the subject´s teaching
Objectives and Contextualisation
Competences
- Apprehending the necessary mechanisms in order to know, assess, and apply the legislative reforms as well as to follow the changes produced in a concrete subject.
- Arguing and laying the foundation for the implementation of legal standards.
- Defend and promote the basic values of coexistence in democracy.
- Defending and promoting the essential values of the social and democratic State of Law.
- Demonstrating a sensible and critical reasoning: analysis, synthesis, conclusions.
- Identifying and solving problems.
- Identifying, assessing and putting into practice changes in jurisprudence.
- Identifying, knowing and applying the basic and general principles of the legal system.
- Integrating the importance of Law as a regulatory system of social relations.
- Mastering the computing techniques when it comes to obtaining legal information (legislation databases, jurisprudence, bibliography...) and in data communication.
- Present information in a way that is appropriate to the type of audience.
- Properly analysing the issues related to equality between men and women.
- Searching, interpreting and applying legal standards, arguing every case.
- Students must be capable of leading a group of people, by using the appropriate methods to guide individuals or groups towards the attainment of a goal.
- Students must be capable of learning autonomously and having an entrepreneurial spirit.
- Students must be effective in a changing environment and when facing new tasks, responsibilities or people.
- Working in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary fields.
- Working in teams, being either a member or a coordinator of working groups, as well as making decisions affecting the whole group.
Learning Outcomes
- Analysing the protection of human rights of men and woman in the international and European orders.
- Analysing the values of the international society, specially the ones aimed to promote a culture of peace, reflected in the international and European legislation.
- Apprehending the necessary mechanisms to assess and apply the legislative reforms at an international and European level and in particular in relation to the changes produced in the protection of the human rights.
- Arguing and laying the foundation for the implementation of the legal-international standards bearing in mind that there might be several possible reasonings.
- Assessing and putting into practice the changes in international and European jurisprudence in order to apply them to concrete legal problems.
- Defend and promote the basic values of coexistence in democracy.
- Demonstrating a sensible and critical reasoning: analysis, synthesis, conclusions.
- Distinguishing the most frequent databases of the international framework.
- Finding the applicable standards in international matters.
- Identifying and solving problems.
- Identifying, knowing and applying the principles and basic regulations of the international and European Union legal system, particularly the ones that refer to the protection of the human rights.
- Integrating the importance of the international law as a regulatory system of the international society, as well as the European Union and its impact in the domestic legal orders.
- Present information in a way that is appropriate to the type of audience.
- Solving interpretation and application problems of international laws.
- Students must be capable of leading a group of people, by using the appropriate methods to guide individuals or groups towards the attainment of a goal.
- Students must be capable of learning autonomously and having an entrepreneurial spirit.
- Students must be effective in a changing environment and when facing new tasks, responsibilities or people.
- Using computing networks from appropriate bibliographic sources for a concrete work.
- Working in multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary fields.
- Working in teams, being either a member or a coordinator of working groups, as well as making decisions affecting the whole group.
Content
PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW PROGRAM
I. THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM
Lesson 1. International society and the public international law (PIL)
Origin and evolution. The institutionalization of the international system: The United Nations system. The principles of the United Nations . Concept of PIL. The PIL as a legal system of the current international society.
II. THE INTERNATIONAL SUBJECTIVITY
Lesson 2. The international subjectivity of the State
Concept and constituent elements of the State. The principle of sovereign equality. Immunities of the State. The principle of non-intervention. The succession of States. The recognition of States. The recognition of governments. Foreign representation of States.
Lesson 3. The international subjectivity of international organizations (IO) and the international status of other actors
The international legal personality of the IO. The competences of the IO. Historical situations. The peoples. NGOs. Transnational corporations. The individual. The humanity.
III. THE PROCESS FOR TRAINING RULES IN PIL
Lesson 4. The structure of the international legal system
Concept of source of law and lege ferenda norms. Consent and consensus of the States in the formation of norms. The hierarchy of international norms: the ius cogens.
Lesson 5. Treaties as a source of PIL
Concept of treaty. Modalities of treaties and functions. The celebration of treaties: special reference to the Spanish State. The reservations. The provisional application Deposit and registration of treaties.
Lesson 6. Other sources of PIL, auxiliary means and their interaction
The custom. The general principles of law. Equity. Jurisprudence and doctrine. Concept and modalitiesof unilateral acts of States. The normative acts of the IO: the internal normative function and the external normative function. Soft law. The interaction between formal sources and coadjuvant mechanisms for the creation of norms.
IV. ORDINARY APPLICATION OF THE PIL
Lesson 7. The relations of the PIL with the internal rights
The reception of the PIL and its hierarchy: special reference to the Spanish State. The interpretation. The application of the PIL: special reference to the Spanish State. Follow-up techniques and international control.
Lesson 8. Effects of international regulations and their possible alterations
The effects of the international norms, special reference to the erga omnes effects. Nullity, modification, termination and suspension of treaties.
V. EXTRAORDINARY APPLICATION OF THE PIL
Lesson 9. The peaceful resolution of international disputes
Concept and regulation of disputes. The diplomatic means of solution. The means of jurisdictional solution: the arbitration and the judicial solution (special reference to the ICJ). The resolution of disputes in the IO.
Lesson 10. International responsibility
Concept of international responsibility. The objective element and the subjective element. Excluding circumstances. Consequences of the internationally illicit fact: the repair. The obligation to repair by lawful acts. The international responsibility of the individual.
Lesson 11. Mechanisms for demanding compliance with the PIL
Diplomatic protection. Countermeasures. The institutionalized procedures: a) the social sanction and the disciplinary power b) The prohibition on the use of force and the power of coercion of Chapters VII and VIII of the Charter. The practice of the United Nationsand other international mechanisms.
VI.SPACE COMPETENCES AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
Lesson 12. Space competences and spaces of collective interest
The terrestrial space. Air space. The law of the sea. Other spaces of collective interest. The protection of the environment.
Lesson 13. International economic architecture and development cooperation
International financial relations. International trade relations. Development cooperation.
Activities and Methodology
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Case study resolution | 5 | 0.2 | 2, 6, 17, 7, 10, 19, 9, 18, 5 |
| Master classes | 22 | 0.88 | 2, 11, 3, 12, 14 |
| Seminars | 17 | 0.68 | 2, 4, 17, 7, 8, 11, 3, 10, 14, 15, 20, 19, 9, 18, 5 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Case studies preparation | 21 | 0.84 | 2, 6, 17, 7, 8, 11, 3, 12, 10, 14, 16, 15, 20, 19, 9, 18, 5 |
| preparation of seminars | 30 | 1.2 | 2, 4, 17, 7, 8, 11, 3, 10, 14, 15, 20, 19, 9, 18, 5 |
| study | 50 | 2 | 2, 11 |
Statement:
Teaching, master classes and seminars, will be face-to-face. Attendance at seminars is compulsory
Directed activities:
- Master classes: taught by the teacher.
- Seminars: each teacher at the begining of the course will explain their system.
Autonomous activities: each teacher in the classroom will explain how to prepare autonomously the contents of the course.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Assessment
Continous Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Activity 1 | 5% | 0 | 0 | 2, 1, 4, 6, 17, 7, 8, 11, 10, 14, 15, 20, 19, 9, 18, 5 |
| Activity 10 | 5% | 0 | 0 | 4, 7, 3, 12, 13, 10, 14, 15, 20, 19, 18 |
| Activity 2 | 5% | 0 | 0 | 2, 4, 7, 8, 11, 10, 9, 18 |
| Activity 3 | 5% | 0 | 0 | 2, 4, 6, 17, 8, 11, 10, 16, 20, 9, 18, 5 |
| Activity 4 | 5% | 0 | 0 | 2, 4, 6, 17, 7, 12, 13, 10, 20 |
| Activity 5 | 5% | 0 | 0 | 4, 7, 3, 13, 10, 14, 16, 20, 9, 18, 5 |
| Activity 6 | 5% | 0 | 0 | 4, 17, 7, 3, 12, 13, 10, 14, 15, 20, 19, 9, 5 |
| Activity 7 | 5% | 0 | 0 | 4, 6, 17, 7, 8, 3, 12, 13, 10, 14, 15, 20, 19, 9, 5 |
| Activity 8 | 5% | 0 | 0 | 1, 4, 17, 7, 8, 3, 12, 13, 10, 15, 19, 18, 5 |
| Activity 9 | 5% | 0 | 0 | 1, 4, 6, 17, 7, 3, 12, 10, 14, 16, 15, 19, 18, 5 |
| Exam of contents | 50% | 5 | 0.2 | 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 11, 3, 12, 10, 14, 16, 9, 5 |
Evaluation model: the evaluation is continued and aims to enable teachers to establish the degree of achievement of competencies.
10 Evaluated activities will be carry out and will represent 50% of the final mark. Each activity is worth 5%. Seminar attendance is compulsory.
Content exam: this is a question exam related to the subject's program, which equals 50% of the final grade.
Re-evaluation: there is a re-evaluation but only of the exam of contents (max 50%).
The subject will be approved if the sum of the marks obtained among all activities is at least 5, as long as the mark of the exam of contents is equal to or greater than 4.
Non-Evaluable Students
Students will be assessed as long as they have carried out a set of activities whose weight is equivalent to a minimum of 2/3 of the total grade for the subject. If the value of the activities carried out does not reach this threshold, the subject's teaching staff may consider the student as "non evaluable student"
Unique Evaluation
The unique evaluation will consist of the following:
- Written exam with 10 short questions about the theoretical content of the subject: 50% of the final grade.
- Practical case 1 related to the application of the theoretical content of the subject: 25% of the final grade.
- Practical case 2 related to the application of the theoretical content of the subject: 25% of the final grade.
If the unique evaluation is failed, a reevaluation can be done following the same model.
The request for a unique evaluation implies renouncing continuous assessment.
Not evaluable: The same non-evaluable criteria will be applied as for continuous evaluation.
Important note:
A student who cheats or try to cheat an exam will have a 0 as a mark. A student who submits a paper o practical in which there is evidence of plagiarism will have a 0 as a mark and will receive a warning. In cas of repetition, the students will fail the subject.
The simple possession in the examinations of a mobile or any other electronic instrument will be presume that the student is copying.
Bibliography
MANDATORY BIBLIOGRAPHY
CASANOVAS, Oriol.; RODRIGO, Angel. J., Compendio de derecho internacional público, Tecnos, 2021.
RECOMMENDED BIBLIOGRAFHY
ANDRES, Paz., Sistema de Derecho Internacional Público, Ciivitas, 2020, https://proview.thomsonreuters.com/launchapp/title/aranz/monografias/109124102/v6/page/1
ANDRES, Paz., Sistema de derecho internacional público, 5ª ed., Civitas, 2018.
CASADO, Rafael., Derecho internacional, 3ª ed., Tecnos, 2017.
DÍEZ DE VELASCO, Manuel., Las organizaciones internacionales, 16ª ed., Tecnos, 2010.
DIEZ DE VELASCO, Manuel., Instituciones de derecho internacional público, 18º ed., Tecnos, 2013.
FERNÁNDEZ, Antonio et al., Curso de Derecho Internacional Público, Tirant lo Blanc 2015
https://biblioteca-tirant-com.are.uab.cat/cloudLibrary/ebook/show/9788490868188
GONZÁLEZ, Julio D., et al., Curso de derecho internacional público, 4ª ed.,Thomson/Civitas, 2008.
GUTIÉRREZ, Cesáreo., CERVELL, María José., El derecho internacional en la encrucijada. Curso general de derecho internacional público, 4ª ed., Trotta, 2017.
JUSTE, José., et al., Lecciones de derecho internacional público, 3ª ed., Tirant lo Blanch, 2018.
LARA PATRÓN, Rubén., Derecho Internacional Público, Iure Editores, 2017; https://elibro.net/es/lc/uab/titulos/40226
MARIÑO, Fernando., Derecho internacional público (ParteGeneral), 4ª ed., Trotta, 2005.
OLIVEIRA MAZZUOLI, Valerio., Derecho internacional público contemporáneo. J.M. BOSCH EDITOR., 2019., https://elibro.net/es/lc/uab/titulos/121420
ORTEGA, Martín., Derecho global. Derecho internacional público en la era global, Tecnos, 2014.
PASTOR, José Antonio., Curso de derecho internacional público y organizaciones internacionales, 23ª ed., Tecnos, 2019.
PIÑOL, Joan Lluís. (coordinador), Dret internacional públic, UOC, 2000.
REMIRO, Antonio., et al., Derecho internacional. Curso general, 1ª ed., Tirant lo Blanch, 2010.
RODRÍGUEZ DÍAZ, Begoña., Apuntes de Derecho internacional público, Dykinson, 2016; https://elibro.net/es/lc/uab/titulos/96868
RODRIGUEZ, Alejandro., Lecciones de derecho internacional público,6ª ed., Tecnos, 2006.
SALINAS, Ana. (dir.), Lecciones de Derecho Internacional Público, Tecnos, 2015
BASIC TEXTS
ANDRES, Paz., Legislación básica de derecho internacional público, 19ª ed., Tecnos, 2019.
TORRES, Nila., Derecho Internacional Público. Instrumentos normativos ,2ª ed., Tirant lo Blanch, 2017.
Software
The subjec does not require any specific software.
Language list
| Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (TE) Theory | 1 | Catalan | first semester | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 2 | Spanish | first semester | morning-mixed |
| (TE) Theory | 51 | Catalan | first semester | afternoon |
| (TE) Theory | 70 | Catalan | second semester | morning-mixed |