Public International Law

Unit 1 — Nature and Development of International Law (10 hours)

Definition of International Law · Development of International Law - need for international peace and security · Codification of International Law: Work of International Law Commission · Sanctions of International Law - Security Council, General Assembly, ICJ, Human Rights Council · Subjects of International Law: Position of States, International Organizations, Individuals · Third World and International Law

• Nature, Origin and Historical Development of International Law
• Definitions of International Law
• Fundamentals of International Law — Theories and Doctrines in International Laws

Unit 2 — Sources of International Law (9 hours)

Statute of the International Court of Justice, 1945 (Article 38): International Treaties and Conventions; International Custom; General Principles of Law Recognized by Civilized Nations; Judicial Decisions, Juristic Opinion; Ex aequo et bono · Other Sources of International Law

• Sources of International Law

Unit 3 — Relationship Between International Law and Municipal Law (9 hours)

Theories - Monistic Theory; Dualistic Theory · Practice of States: India, United Kingdom, United States of America

• Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law, Monistic Theory, Dualistic Theory)

Unit 4 — State Responsibility (8 hours)

Basis of International Responsibility · Constituent Elements of International Responsibility · The Act of State (Rules of Attribution) · Forms of Reparation · Rule of Exhaustion of Local Remedies · ILC Draft Code on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts, 2001

• State Responsibility 2.2

Unit 5 — Law of the Sea (9 hours)

Maritime Zones · Delimitation of Adjacent and Opposite Maritime Boundaries · Concept of Common Heritage of Mankind Relating to the Resources of International Seabed · International Seabed Mining - Parallel System of Mining · Indian Maritime Interests, Policy and Law · International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea

• The Law of the Sea: (Law of Sea Convention, 1982)
• Maritime Zones
• Delimitation of Adjacent and Opposite Maritime Boundaries
• Concept of Common Heritage of Mankind‖ Relating to the Resources of International Sea-bed Area
• International Seabed Mining:-Parallel System of Mining

Unit 6 — State Jurisdiction (5 hours)

Territorial Jurisdiction · Jurisdiction based on nationality, protective principle · Universal Jurisdiction · Extra territorial Jurisdiction of State · Extradition, Deportation, Asylum

• State Jurisdiction

Unit 7 — Sovereign, Diplomatic, and Consular Immunity/Privileges (5 hours)

Diplomatic agents - Types · Consuls · Sovereign and Non-Sovereign Acts · Diplomatic Immunity: personal and property · Consular Privileges and Immunities