International Law Notes

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Class Notes

• International Law, week 1 The Politics of International Law: An Introduction

We will consider the role of international law in international relations generally, and focus upon the emergence of the legal doctrine of the continental shelf as a case-study.

• International Law, week 2 International Law in National Security

We will use the Global War on Terrorism as a case study, and focus particularly on the status and treatment of detainees, including the use of torture and the Guantanamo facility.

• International Law, week 3 International Law and the Environment

We will use the Kyoto Protocol and the regulation of CFCs as a case study, focusing on the role of non-State actors in driving legal change and the factors affecting international co-operation.

I volunteered to present for this seminar International Law Seminar Environment Presentation

• International Law, week 4 Use of Force and the Security Council

• International Law, week 5 International Law and International Trade

We will focus on the WTO and on the concept of special and differential treatment (SDT). We will consider the India-EU dispute as a case study.

• International Law, week 6 International Law-Making: Treaties, Custom and Beyond

• International Law, week 7 Managing International Disputes

• International Law, week 8 International Law in International Politics: Building a Picture

Reading Notes

• Harris, David. Cases and Materials on International Law (6th ed., 2004)

• Lowe, Vaughan. Clear and Present Danger: Responses to Terrorism, 54 ICLQ 185-196 (2005)

• Raustiala, Kal. "The 'Participatory Revolution' in International Environmental Law." 21 Harvard Environmental Law Review 537-586 (1997).

• Slaughter, Anne-Marie Burley, ‘International Law and International Relations Theory: A Dual Agenda’, American Journal of International Law 87 (1993), 205-239

Papers

• First international law paper "Can the environment be effectively protected by state and non-state actors through the use of international law?"

• Second international law paper "Is the correction of extreme economic inequalities a proper role for international law?"