International Law

3 Credits · Level: Graduate

This course will provide a detailed examination of the fundamentals of public international law. Taking a case-method approach, the course will discuss the sources of international law, the relationship of international law to domestic law, international personality, jurisdiction under international law-- including general principles of jurisdiction, extradition, immunity from jurisdiction, state responsibility for injury to aliens, international human rights law, the law relating to the recourse to force, the law concerning the conduct of hostilities, international criminal law and international environmental law. The primary text of the course will be: *International Law: Cases and Materials, 5th ed. 2009*, by Lori Damrosch, et al. Students will be evaluated based on class participation and three short legal memoranda.