PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

Karnataka State Law University · LL.B. Semester 4 · Course-I

Unit 1

Nature, definition, origin and basis of International Law; Sources of International Law; Relationship between Municipal and International Law; Subjects 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
Sources of International Law
Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law, Monistic Theory, Dualistic Theory)

Unit 2

States as subjects of International Law: States in general; Recognition; State territorial sovereignty.

Recognition of States and Government
State Territory Constitution, acquisition, loss

Unit 3

State Jurisdiction: Law of the sea; State Responsibility; Succession to rights and obligations.

State Jurisdiction
The Law of the Sea: (Law of Sea Convention, 1982)
Maritime Zones
State Responsibility 2.2

Unit 4

State and Individual - Extradition, Asylum and Nationality; the agents of international business; diplomatic envoys, consuls and other representatives; the law and practice as to treaties.

Definition of Nationality, Concept of Double Nationality, Distinction between Nationality and citizenship
Law of Treaties Definition, kinds and essentials Inception, interpretation of treaties

Unit 5

The United Nations Organisation - Principal organs and their functions; World Trade Organisation- Main features; International Labour Organisation.

The United Nations Organisation
WTO
ILO