? Credit Points : 40  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : LAW-P-LW0040

This is a course in which fundamental elements of public international law are studied at an advanced level. It is intended to be suitable both for students who are new to the study of international law, as well as for those who may have taken a basic undergraduate course but who wish to explore the issues in greater depth.
The following topics are indicative of those to be covered in the course: The international law-making process; the relationship between municipal law and international law; state responsibility; remedies in international law; state immunity and diplomatic immunity; the law on the use of force; UN enforcement and peacekeeping; self-determination of peoples; and dispute settlement.

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Home subject area

Law, (School of Law, Schedule F)

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 20 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information 26/09/2008 11:10 13:00 Room 331, Old College

The course will focus on contemporary scholarship and will try to address the issues in a broad legal and theoretical context.

Course is assessed by two essays.

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Miss Tessa Rundell
Tel : (0131 6)50 2010
Email : tessa.rundell@ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Prof Alan Boyle
Tel : (0131 6)50 2019
Email : Alan.Boyle@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/