Public International Law
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University · LL.B. Semester 2 · LLB 106
Unit I — Introduction
a. Nature and Development of International Law · b. Subject of International Law · c. Concept of Subject of Law and of Legal Personality · d. States: Condition of State hood, Territory and Underlying Principles, Sovereignty · e. InternationalOrganisation:Concept, Right and Duties under International Law · f. Status of Individual · g. Other Non-State Actors · h. Relationship Between International Law and Municipal Law (UK, USA,India) · i. Codification of International Law
- Nature, Origin and Historical Development of International Law
- Definitions of International Law
- Fundamentals of International Law — Theories and Doctrines in International Laws
- Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law, Monistic Theory, Dualistic Theory)
- State Territory Constitution, acquisition, loss
Unit II — Sources of International Law
a. Treaties i. Nature, Scope and Types of Treaty ii. Vienna Convention on Law of Treaties, 1969 iii. Accession to the treaty iv. Ratification of Treaty v. Reservation in the Treaty vi. Termination of Treaty · b. Custom · c. General Principles of Law · d. Jurist Works · e. General Assembly Resolutions, Security Council Resolutions · f. Other Sources
Unit III — Recognition, Extradition and the Law of the Sea
a. Recognition i. Theories of Recognition ii. De-facto, De-jure Recognition iii. Implied Recognition iv. Withdrawal of Recognition v. Retroactive Effects of Recognition · b. Extradition and Asylum i. State Jurisdiction ii. Customary Law Basis iii. Treaty Law iv. The Nature of Obligation · c. Law of The Sea i. Territorial Sea ii. Contiguous Zone iii. Exclusive Economic Zone iv. Continental Shelf v. High Sea
Unit IV — Contemporary International Issues
a. Prohibition of the Use of Force · b. Exceptions to the Prohibition: Individual and Collective Self Defence, · c. Authorized or Recognized Military Actions · d. Responsibility to Protect · e. International Criminal Court