This course examines
three discrete aspects of Public International Law, namely,
HUMAN RIGHTS LAW, the LAW concerning the USE OF FORCE in international
relations, and the LAW OF STATE RESPONSIBILITY including the
TREATMENT OF FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT.
The main concerns will be:
- to consider the ways in which legal principles and rules
influence the decision-making process in international relations;
- to examine the extent to which different groups of states
(developing states, industrialized states, states in transition
etc.) have sought to shape Public International Law to suit
their national and group interests.
Special emphasis will be placed on the manner in which states
have used the United Nations and other multilateral agencies
as important arenas for the formulation of treaty rules and
for the elaboration of norms of customary international law.
Particular attention will also be placed on issues relating
to the use of law as an instrument for international development. |
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