Degree | Type | Year |
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2500786 Law | OT | 4 |
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There are no prerequisites, although it is advisable to have previously studied a subject of International Public Law. The mastery of English, spoken and written, is an indispensable requirement. The subjet is completely teach in English. therefore a minimum of B" is required
The course will be taught from the perspective of the Sustainable Development Goals.
- Understand the functioning of the international organizations and their activity in the international system
- Know the United Nations system in greater depth and be able to assess its impact in the international system
- Know the different areas where international organizations develop their activities
I. THE INSTITUTIONALIZATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM. GENERAL CHARACTERISTCS
Lesson 1. Origin, general theory and functions of international organizations
Introduction. Historical evolution. Concept and types of international organizations. Theories of international organizations. Distinction from other international actors. Forms of participation. Role and functions of international organizations in international society today.
Lesson 2. Structure, financing and decision-making of international organizations
The constitutive treaty: powers and competences. Structure. Main manifestations of subjectivity (treaty making power, ius legationis, responsibility, etc.). International agents and their status. Financing systems. Decision-making process.
Lesson 3. The acts of international organizations
The internal normative function. The external normative function. Interpretation and dispute settlement mechanisms. Supervisory powers. Sanctions.
II. UNITED NATIONS
Lesson 4. Genesis and functions of the United Nations
Background. Nature of the Charter and its legal reform. Purposes and principles. Its role in current International Society
Lesson 5. Structure, members and finance
Structure. The member condition and other forms of participation. Suspension and loss of membership. The financing system.
Lesson 6. The principal organs of the United Nations
The Security Council: its role with special reference to the maintenance of international peace and security. The General Assembly. The ECOSOC and its relations with the General Assembly, the Economic and Regional Commissions. The organizations of the United Nations system. The Secretary. The ICJ. The Council of Fiduciary Administration.
III. INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONALIZED COOPERATION IN SPECIFIC AREAS
Lesson 7. International economic cooperation
Background. Purposes and principles of international economic cooperation. Institutions and bodies involved in this area of cooperation. Its current role in international society.
Lesson 8. Development cooperation and the environment
Background. Purposes and principles of development cooperation and the environment. Institutions and bodies involved in this area of cooperation. Its current role in international society.
Lesson 9. Cooperation in socio-cultural matters
Background. Purposes and principles of socio-cultural cooperation. Institutions and bodies involved in this area of cooperation. Its current role in international society.
Lesson 10. Cooperation in international security
Background. Purposes and principles of safeguarding international security. Institutions and bodies involved in this area of cooperation. Its current role in international society.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Theory | 22 | 0.88 | 1, 4, 7, 6, 10, 14, 2 |
Work in the classroom (discussion and resolution of practices, comments, debates, simulations of trials ...) | 22 | 0.88 | 1, 4, 5, 9, 7, 6, 10, 8, 13, 14, 3 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Work and study outside the classroom | 101 | 4.04 | 1, 4, 5, 7, 10, 8, 13, 14, 3 |
Continuous assessment method that requires the compulsory participation of students. Activities will consist of debates, simulations, questionnaires, group and individual presentations, analysis of texts and practical cases... The activities will be carried out both in groups and individually.
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.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Class participation | 40% | 2 | 0.08 | 1, 4, 5, 9, 7, 6, 10, 8, 13, 14, 3 |
Debate (compulsory) | 20% | 1 | 0.04 | 1, 12, 4, 5, 9, 7, 10, 8, 13, 14, 2, 3 |
Oral exposition (Compulsory) | 20% | 1 | 0.04 | 1, 4, 5, 9, 7, 10, 11, 8, 13, 14, 3 |
Simulation (compulsory) | 20% | 1 | 0.04 | 1, 4, 5, 9, 6, 8, 13, 14, 3 |
Continuous evaluation system:
Compulsory practices (60% final grade):
- Simulation: 20% final mark
- Class Debate: 20% final grade
- Oral presentation: 20% final grade
Participation: 40% final grade. Example of activities to be carried out in class:
- Debates about readings
- Group research work
- Oral presentations
- Text comments
- Documentary commentary
- Etc.
The student will be evaluable as long as he/she has carried out a set of activities the weight of which is equivalent to a minimum of 2/3 of the total grade of the subject. If the value of the activities performed does not reach this threshold, the teacher of the course may consider the student as not evaluable".
Re-evaluation
Those students who on average do not obtain at least a 5 -approved- will have to take an examen about the contents of the program, aiming for maximum of 5 on final grades.
To have the right to do the final exam, the compulsory practice must have been done.
If this examination is suspended, there will be no reassessment.
One singular evaluation system
There is the possibility of a single evaluation that will be carried out on the day and place scheduled by the Faculty for the final exam. This evaluation will include:
a) A written exam on the theoretical concepts worked on in class (40%)
b) The resolution of a practical case that will be given at the beginning of the course and regarding which on the day of the exam questions will be asked (40%)
c) The elaborationof a poster that must be presented and defended orally on the day of the evaluation. (20%)
The poster must be the result of the analysis of a news or current event related to international organizations through the application of some of the concepts worked on in the course.
Not evaluable: "The same criterion of not evaluable will be applied as for the continuous evaluation".
The timeline with the date of the evaluable activities will appear on the virtual campus before the beginning of the classes. In general terms, compulsory practices will take place at the end of each module.
A student who cheats or try to cheat an exam will have a 0 as a grade. 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 case of repetition, the students will fail the subject.
BIBLIOGRAPHY (any of the following books)
DÍEZ DE VELASCO VALLEJO, MANUEL: Las Organizaciones Internacionales, Tecnos, Madrid, 2010.
PASTOR RIDRUEJO, JOSE ANTONIO: Curso de Derecho Internacional Público y Organizaciones internacionales, Tecnos, Madrid, 2012.
This bibliography is orientative.
Internet pages:
- Página web de Naciones Unidas http://www.un.org/
- Página web del Registro de Tratados Internacionales de Naciones Unidas
http://treaties.un.org/Home.aspx?lang=en
- Página web de la Unión Europea http://europa.eu/
- Página web sobre Representación española ante OOII del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación
http://www.maec.es/es/MenuPpal/Paises/Organismosinternacionales/Paginas/representacionesante_oi.aspx
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Name | Group | Language | Semester | Turn |
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(PAUL) Classroom practices | 1 | English | second semester | morning-mixed |
(TE) Theory | 1 | English | second semester | morning-mixed |