6 ECTS credits
150 u studietijd
Aanbieding 1 met studiegidsnummer 6016809FNR voor alle studenten in het 1e semester met een gespecialiseerd master niveau.
This course consists of two parts: international law and comparative law.
The aim of the Part 1 (International law) is to
· Refresh students on the basic topics of international law, such as sources, international personality, territory, treaty law.
· Explore the basis of international law as a discipline
· Develop students’ knowledge and understanding of the rules and processes specific to IL
· Set the foundation for incorporating aspects of both private and public international law
The aim of Part 2 (Comparative law) is to offer a general introduction to the national foundations of the law of the European Union, with particular emphasis on the identification of the common concepts, elements and principles which inform the civil law and the common law traditions as the basis of an emerging new European ius commune. It also provides a legal comparison between European law and the non-European legal traditions such as the religious legal systems (Islamic, Jewish), the socialist legal systems, and traditional laws (Hindu law, the Far East laws, and African customary laws).
For Part 1, the following materials will be used:
- M.D.Evans – International Law (OUP, 2018)
- D.Harris – Cases and Materials on International Law (OUP, 2015)
Further readings may be indicated for each individual topic..
For Part 2, the students are provided with two types of materials:
(i) Theory: "Lessons on Comparative Law and Legal Traditions as Foundations of European Union Law" written and updated yearly by Prof. Ricardo Gosalbo Bono.
(ii) Practice: Selective list of judgments, legislative acts and other legal instruments of the different legal systems of the world.
The learning outcome of Part 1 is that the student
· Understands the sources and the subjects of international law
· Understands the international law rules and processes
· Is able to examines the scope and structure of international legal environments
· Can identify and apply international legal principles to issues of global politics and justice
The learning outcome of Part 2 of the course is to broaden the strict horizons of national law, to provide the legal, conceptual and judicial bases of the European ius commune in comparison with the rest of the legal traditions of the world and to equip students and practitioners with those elements of the different legal systems which are at the core development of the law of the European Union, of uniform law and of international law.
De beoordeling bestaat uit volgende opdrachtcategorieën:
Examen Mondeling bepaalt 50% van het eindcijfer
Examen Schriftelijk bepaalt 35% van het eindcijfer
Examen Andere bepaalt 15% van het eindcijfer
Binnen de categorie Examen Mondeling dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie Examen Schriftelijk dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
Binnen de categorie Examen Andere dient men volgende opdrachten af te werken:
The assessment of Part 1 is based on oral exam.
Students are for Part 2 assessed in two ways:
(i) Continuously at each course: students are requested to study each lesson in advance to the course; the latter focuses on questions raised by students and on the application of their knowledge to the resolution of a given case.
(ii) A final oral examination which is centred on theoretical knowledge and its practical utility.
Deze aanbieding maakt deel uit van de volgende studieplannen:
Master in International and European Law: Standaard traject (enkel aangeboden in het Engels)