International Public Law (GED70377)

General information

Type:	OB	Curs:	2	Period:	S semester
ECTS Credits:	5 ECTS

Teaching Staff:

Group	Teacher	Department	Language
	Miquel Montañá Mora	Derecho	ENG
	Jorge Sellarés Serra	Derecho	ENG

There are no specific requirements for this course.

Students are expected to have a sound knowledge of history and be familiar with the structure of the State and the separation of powers (legislative, executive and judicial bodies). They are also expected to be follow the most significant events regarding international relations in the media, both those that affect the State as well as those related to international relations.

Lecture classes: 2 hours per week, 30 hours in the 1st term, 30 hours during the course.
Practical classes: 1 hour per week, 15 hours in the 1st term, 15 hours during the course.
Tutorials: Yes.
Group work assignments: 1 hour per week, 15 hours in the 1st term, 15 hours during the course.
Company visits: No.
Oral presentations: Yes.
Individual assignments: No.
Participation in online activities: 30 mins per week, 7.5 hours during the 1st term, 7.5 hours minutes during the course.
Completion of case studies: 1 hour per week, 4 hours during the 1st term, 45 hours during the course.
Recommended reading: Listed appear below.
Lectures and seminars: Announced during the course.
Independent study: 1 hour per week, 1 hour during the 1st term, 15 hours during the course.
Exam preparation time: 1 hours per week, 15 hours during the first term, 15 hours during the course.
Exams and tests: 2 hours/course
Total week: 8.5 hours
Total 1st term: 165 hours
Total course: 167 hours

The student must be able to:
- Acquire the core knowledge of International Public Law in order to go on and employ it in one of the following areas of professional activity: journalism, politics, a diplomatic career, international organisations or business. - Interrelate this knowledge with other courses taught in the Bachelor in Law programme and contextualise it within a global framework of international relations in such a way that they can assess the correct application of regulations in every situation.
- Identify, formulate, and resolve problems in the area of international relations while seeking both a practical approach and the most detailed legal considerations.
- Develop both a critical and realist spirit to inter-state activity both in developed countries and developing countries.
- Use available techniques and tools, such as internet searches for jurisprudence, comparison of precedents in other legal systems and the discovery of places where there is not yet sufficient practice to develop an international custom.
- In addition to the specific learning aim of the course it also seeks to develop the following transversal competences:
- Ability to work in a group.
- Ability to seek, select and structure information.
- Efficient oral and written communication.
- Analysis and synthesis.
- Critical reasoning.
- Ability to study on and pass a course taught in a foreign language (English).
- Ability to work with ITs.
- Self-organisation and efficient time management.
- Leadership.

1. Knowledge acquisition, comprehension and structuring

4. Conveying information and/or knowledge

1. Brief description of the course content The International Public Law course aims for students to become capable of understanding that international regulations are those produced in conformity with a process of creating regulations that is specific to international law, and that is potentially unlimited given that, in principle, any issue can be regulated by international law. However, the essential core of these issues and, naturally, of the regulations that regulate them, is an aim to coordinate State sovereignties; international laws have developed due to the willingness of States to establish issues upon which they want to act.

2. I. INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY AND THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEM Lesson 1: International society and Public International Law Lesson 2: Origin and historical evolution of international society

3. II. THE FORMATION OF INTERNATIONAL LEGAL REGULATIONS AND THE STRUCTURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL LEGAL SYSTEM Lesson 3: The formation process of international legal regulations Lesson 4: The international custom and the general principles of law Lesson 5: International treaties Lesson 6: Conclusion of international treaties Lesson 7: Application and effects of international treaties Lesson 8: The interpretation of international treaties Lesson 9: Unilateral acts Lesson 10: International rights and internal rights

4. III. THE SUBJECTS OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC LAW Lesson 11: The subjects of International Law Lesson 12: The State as a subject of International Law Lesson 13: International Organisations Lesson 14: Other possible subjects of International Rights Lesson 15: Entities for international relations

5. IV. THE APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC LAW A) INTERNATIONAL RESPONSIBILITY Lesson 16: International responsibility B) PROCEDURES FOR THE APPLICATION OF INTERNATIONAL LAW Lesson 17: Diplomatic protection Lesson 18: Peaceful resolution of controversies V. INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS Lesson 19. The organisation of the United Nations Lesson 20: International organisations of a regional nature

6. VI. MATERIAL INTERNATIONAL LAW A) INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS Lesson 21: International cooperation in the economic area Lesson 22: International trade Lesson 23: International cooperation for the protection of intellectual and industrial property B) USE AND EXPLOITATION OF NATURAL SPACES AND RESOURCES Lesson 24: Legal regime for airspace and outer space Lesson 25: Sea Rights C) INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT Lesson 26: The international protection of the environment D) PROTECTION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS Lesson 27: Human rights

This course consists of a total of 30 lessons which will be taught through a combination of theoretical and practical classes. Active class participation is expected from students in both the theoretical and practical sessions. Students are thus expected to stay up on the course with a high level of attention to enable them to comment on issues addressed in class. The assessment of their class contribution will play a significant role in the final mark.

Throughout the course the topics to be addressed in the practical classes will be announced in good time; these will focus on contemporary issues. Attending the practical classes requires students to have carefully read the texts to be addressed in advance; faculty will inform students about these texts.

Furthermore, throughout the course students will have to work together in groups (a maximum of six students) and together study and give presentations on a contemporary issue. For this this they should undertake the necessary research and designate a representative to give a brief presentation to the class on the chosen topic. The following titles offer examples of topics:

- The power of the Generalitat to sign international treaties in the new Statute of the Autonomy of Catalonia.
- The most favoured nation clause: examples from international treaties that include it.
- Legal-international aspects of King Juan Carlos' famous quip to Venezuela's Hugo Chavez, "Why don't you shut up?"
- Legal-international aspects of the actions taken by the United States and Venezuela in the Bolivia crisis in September 2008.
- Spanish jurisprudence on the effects of International Law on Spanish Legal regulations.
- International subjectivity of the individual from the perspective of the Nuremberg and Tokyo trials.
- Legal-international aspects of the war in Georgia in August 2008: use of force, interference in internal affairs, recognitions of states, European Union mediation, etc.
- The work of the International Law Commission with regard to the codification of the Law on International Responsibility.
- The eternal debate on the reform of the UN Security Council.
- Jurisprudence of the International Court for the Law of the Sea.
- International Human Rights protection mechanisms in Europe.

To stay up-to-date and study for the final exam with a guarantee of success students will need to complement the course content detailed in class notes with the study of some of the recommended textbooks.

A) Textbooks and practical exercise books:
ABELLÁN HONRUBIA, V., Prácticas de Derecho Internacional Público, De. J.M. Bosch, Barcelona, 1993.
ABELLÁN HONRUBIA, V., PONS RÀFOLS, X., SAURA ESTAPÀ, J., Nocions bàsiques de Dret Internacional Públic per a les diplomatures de Ciències Empresarials i de Gestió i Administració Pública, Ed. Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, 1996.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF INTERNATIONAL LAW, International Legal Materials
CARTER, Barry E & TRIMBLE, Phillip R, International Law
CARRILLO SALCEDO, J.A., Curso de Derecho Internacional Público, Ed. Tecnos, Madrid, 1991.
DEPARTAMENT DE DRET I ECONOMIA INTERNACIONALS, UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA, Textos básicos de Derecho Internacional Público, Ed. Signo, 2nd Edition, Barcelona, 1996.
DÍEZ DE VELASCO, M., Instituciones de Derecho Internacional Público, Ed. Tecnos, volume I, 10th edition, Madrid, 1994 and volume II, entitled Organizaciones Internacionales, 9th edition, Madrid, 1995.
GONZÁLEZ CAMPOS, J.D., Curso de Derecho Internacional Público, Servicio de Publicaciones de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, 5th edition, 1992.
MARIÑO MENÉNDEZ, F., Derecho Internacional Público (Parte General), Ed. Trotta, Madrid, 1993.
PASTOR RIDRUEJO, J.A., Curso de Derecho Internacional Público y Organizaciones Internacionales, Ed. Tecnos, 6th edition, Madrid, 1996.
REMIRO BROTÓNS, A., Derecho Internacional, Ed. McGraw-Hill, Madrid, 1997.

B) Complementary monographs:
ARENAL, C., Introducción a las relaciones internacionales, Ed. Tecnos, Madrid, 1990.
BARBÉ, E., Relaciones Internacionales, Ed. Tecnos, Madrid, 1995.
BARBERIS, J.A., Los sujetos del Derecho Internacional actual, Ed. Tecnos, Madrid, 1984.
BEDJAOUI, M., Hacia un Nuevo Orden Económico Internacional, Unesco, París, 1979.
BRZEZINSKI, Z., El gran tablero mundial, Ed. Paidós, 1998.
CANCLINI, N.G., La globalización imaginada, Ed. Paidós.
CARRILLO SALCEDO, J.A., Soberanía de los Estados y derechos humanos en Derecho Internacional Contemporáneo, Ed. Tecnos, 1ª edición, Madrid, 1995.
CARRILLO SALCEDO, J.A., El Convenio Europeo de Derechos Humanos, Ed. Tecnos, Madrid, 2003.
CASSESE, A., Los derechos humanos en el mundo contemporáneo, Ed. Ariel, Barcelona, 1991.
CHOMSKI, N., El beneficio es lo que cuenta, Ed. Crítica.
FERNÁNDEZ PONS; X., La OMC y el Derecho Internacional; Ed. Marcial Pons, Barcelona, 2006.
FUKUYAMA, F., La gran ruptura, Ed. B.
GARCÍA GARCÍA-REVILLO, M., El Tribunal Internacional del Derecho del Mar. Origen, organización y competencia, Biblioteca Diplomática Española, Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad de Córdoba y Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y de Cooperación, Córdoba, 2005.
GARCÍA SEGURA, C. Y VILARIÑO PINTOS, E. (Ed.), Comunidad Internacional y Sociedad Internacional. Después del 11 de septiembre de 2001, Fundación Gernika Gogoratuz, Munduan Paz y Desarrollo, Gernika, 2005.
GIDDENS, J., Un mundo desbocado, Ed. Taurus.
GONZÁLEZ GARCÍA, I., Naciones Unidas y la Coordinación para el desarrollo, Ed. Dykinson-ANUE, Madrid, 2005.
GÜELL PERIS, S., Conflictos armados internos y aplicabilidad del Derecho Internacional Humanitario, Instituto de Estudios Europeos de la Universidad San Pablo-CEU, Editorial Dykinson S.L., Madrid, 2005.
HUNTINGTON, S.P., El choque de civilizaciones, Ed. Paidós, 1997.
LÁZARO CALVO, T., Derecho Internacional del Medio Ambiente, Ed. Atelier, Barcelona, 2005.
MANERO SALVADOR, A., OMC y Desarrollo. Evolución y perspectivas del trato desigual en el Derecho del comercio internacional, Ed. Tirant Lo Blanc, Valencia, 2006.
MERLE, M., Sociología de las relaciones internacionales, Ed. Alianza Editorial, Madrid, 1991.
MESA, R., La Nueva Sociedad Internacional, Ed. Centro de Estudios Constitucionales, Madrid, 1992.
MONTAÑA MORA, M., La OMC y el reforzamiento del sistema GATT, Ed. McGraw-Hill, Madrid, 1997.
PONS RÀFOLS, X. Y SAGARRA TRÍAS, E., La acción exterior de la Generalitat en el nuevo Estatuto de Autonomía de Cataluña, Ed. Universitat de Barcelona, 2006.
REMIRO BROTÓNS, A., Civilizados, bárbaros y salvajes en el Nuevo Orden Internacional, Ed. McGraw-Hill, Madrid, 1996.
SÁNCHEZ, V.M., La potestad coercitiva de las Organizaciones Regionales para el mantenimiento de la paz. Medidas que no implican el uso de la fuerza armada, Ed. Bosch, Barcelona, 2005.
TRUYOL SERRA, A., La Sociedad Internacional, Ed. Alianza Editorial, Madrid, 1993.
TRUYOL SERRA, A., Historia del Derecho Internacional Público, 1998.
VACAS MARTÍNEZ, F., El régimen jurídico del uso de la fuerza por parte de las operaciones de mantenimiento de la paz de Naciones Unidas, Ed. Marcial Pons, Madrid-Barcelona, 2005.

C) A selection of internet addresses International organisations:
OECD: http://www.oecd.org/
OSA: http://www.oas.org/shomepag.htm
WCO: http://www.wcoomd.org/
WTO: http://www.wto.org/
WIPO: http://www.wipo.org/
WHO: http://www.who.ch/
UN: http://www.un.org/
ILO: http://www.ilo.org/
NATO: http://www.nato.int/
OAU: http://www.rapide-pana.com/demo/oua/rapid3.htm
UNESCO: http://www.unesco.org/
ITU: http://www.itu.ch/
UPU: http://ibis.ib.upu.org/

Group	Teacher	Department
	Miquel Montañá Mora	Derecho
	Jorge Sellarés Serra	Derecho