Public international law

Duration

45h Th

Number of credits

Lecturer

Franklin Dehousse

Language(s) of instruction

French language

Organisation and examination

Teaching in the first semester, review in January

Schedule

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Units courses prerequisite and corequisite

Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program

Learning unit contents

The course is divided in four parts. The first part deals with the evolution of the international society with the questions of the evolution of international relations, the evolution and the specificity of Public International Law, and the issue of gobalisation.
The second part is devoted to the study of the actors of Public International Law. Emphasis is on the States but the international organisations ( notably those actives in new sectors of Public International Law), and other subjects are not forgotten. The jurisdiction of the States (Sea, air, space law) is studied, as well as the rules governing their responsibility. This part contains also the study of rules of States succession.
The third part is related to the study of the sources of Public International Law and the relationships between juridical orders. This study follows the listing contained in article 38 of the Statute of International Court of Justice : Treaties, custom, general principles of law, doctrine and jurisprudence. The unilateral acts of States and of international organisations are added. This part studies then the monism and dualism doctrines, the self executing effect and the primacy of Public International Law.
The fourth part dealt with the principles of Public International Law. The relationships between subjects of Public International Law are examined : diplomatic and consular law, the settlement of dispute and the use of force. This part go on with the study of new sectors of Public International Law : international economic Law, international environmental law.

Learning outcomes of the learning unit

The purpose of the course is to give the students the needed instruments for the apprehension of the growing international aspects of today¿s legal relationships. The emphasis is on the traditionnal subjects and on new sectors. The sources and the traditionnal subjects of international law, international economic law, international telecommunication law, international environmental law are also covered. 

Prerequisite knowledge and skills

Students must have followed a constitutionnal law course.

Planned learning activities and teaching methods

Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)

Ex cathedra lecture, 4 hours/week, during the first third of the year. Tutorials : exercices sessions will be organized regularly, and students will be informed.

Recommended or required readings

Students have a book for each part of the course. Those books are available on myUlg and in the University Press. Those books are subjected to regular updates, in order to be as near as possible of the currents events.
Some reference texts are also available on the web site on the service of international economic law.

Assessment methods and criteria

1st exam session : written exam 2nd exam session : written exam

The exam is divided into two parts. The first consists of a series of multiple choice questions. Students are asked to mark one of more of the proposed explanations given as a possible response. This is a preliminary assessment. It assesses whether the student has covered all the subject matter and grasped a series of basic concepts. The second part consists of medium-length practical exercises. Students are requested to provide a more detailed response to the problems given, which are split into several questions.
Please note that the sudent can bring all the paper document that he wants at the exam. Electronic devisers are strictly prohibited. References, notes, highlighted texts, underlined texts and post-it notes in documents in the broadest sense are allowed.

Work placement(s)

Organizational remarks

The course is given during the first months of the academic year, each friday from 11 am to 1 pm and from 4 pm to 6 pm. Students are invited to read the documents as much as possible before de the course. Exemples and questions are asked during the course. 
The tutorials are regularly organised. Students are invited to participate actively to those tutorials by preparing the questions and by giving their answers. The questions examined during the tutorials are previous exam questions. The tutorials are a preparation to the exam. 

Contacts

Franklin DEHOUSSE, Extraordinary professor : F.Dehousse@ulg.ac.be Manon Wuine, assistant : manon.wuine@uliege.be

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