| CODE | DST1007 | |||||||||
| TITLE | International and Transnational Law | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 8 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Diplomatic Studies | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Prerequisite: DST1001, DST1009, DST1003, DST1004 Objectives The aim of this study unit is to examine some specific topics in International Law. The selected topics focus on the law of the sea, the humanitarian dimension of International Law as well as the Diplomatic Law. Through this study unit the student should gain an appreciation of how International Law touches upon diverse aspects of international life. Contents - The Law of Treaties - Diplomatic Privileges and Immunities - Immunities of States - Law of the Sea - International Human Rights Law - Humanitarian Law Literature General Text Books - Brownlie, I. 鈥淧rinciples of Public International Law鈥�, Oxford, 2003. - Starke, J.G. 鈥淚ntroduction to International Law鈥�, LexisNexis, 1994. - 0鈥機onnell, D.P. 鈥淚nternational Law鈥� (2 vols.) - Malanczuk, P. 鈥淎kehurst鈥檚 Modern Introduction to International Law鈥�, Routledge, 1997. Periodicals - American Journal of International Law - European Journal of International Law - International and Comparative Law Quarterly - British Yearbook of International Law Cases and Materials - Reports of the International Court of Justice - International Law Reports - International Legal Materials - Brownlie, I. 鈥淏asic Documents in International Law鈥�, Oxford, 2002. - Harris, D.J. 鈥淐ases and Materials on International Law鈥�, London Sweet & Maxwell 2004. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | David J. Attard Omar Grech |
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