授業の目的 【日本語】 Goals of the Course(JPN) | | |
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授業の目的 【英語】 Goals of the Course | | This is an introductory course on international law. International law functions as a legal framework, within which international actors including States engage in various transactions with other actors. The aim of this course is for students to get basic knowledge of what international law is, and how it works. Due to time constraints, it does not cover the entire field of international law. However, it will discuss some fundamental principles of international law such as State sovereignty, jurisdiction and peaceful settlement of international disputes. Students will be able to obtain basic skills to find, interpret and apply some rules of international law. Knowledge on international law will be useful and beneficial for a practicing negotiator in the international arena. |
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到達目標 【日本語】 Objectives of the Course(JPN) | | |
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到達目標 【英語】 Objectives of the Course | | Students will acquire basic knowledge of international law through which they can look at the fundamental structure of the international society and its changing landscape. Thus, the international background against which developing countries transact with developed nations will be well understood. |
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授業の内容や構成 Course Content / Plan | | Structure of the Course / Schedule授業の構成・計画 1. What is international law? 2. State jurisdiction. 3. Criminal jurisdiction on the high seas and universal jurisdiction. 4. Jurisdiction to enforce. 5. Immunities. 6. Sources of international law. 7. Formation of customary international law. 8. Treaties as a source of international law 9. Effects of treaties. 10. Other sources of international law. 11. Peaceful settlement of international disputes. 12. Jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice. 13. Limitations of the Court jurisdiction. 14. Functions of the Court. 15. Review of this course. Students are expected to read assigned parts of the textbook in order to prepare the lecture beforehand. |
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履修条件・関連する科目 Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | There is no precondition to be enrolled in this course. Students may be advised to take the Law of the United Nations and International Economic Law. |
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成績評価の方法と基準 Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | ・Students will get credit with grade C or C- from this course if they acquire the capacity to explain some key concepts of international law and the basic knowledge of differences between domestic and international legal system. ・Students will obtain grade B if they fully understand how international law rules come into birth, how they are implemented by States or international organizations, and how States behave within the legal framework of international law. ・Students will be afforded grade A or A+, if they become capable of applying relevant rules of international law to actual cases with full knowledge of academic controversies among scholars on some legal issues. |
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教科書・テキスト Textbook | | Textbooks: ・David Harris & Sandesh Sivakumaran (ed.), Cases and Materials on International Law, 8th edition, Sweet & Maxwell (2015). ・James Crawford, Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law, 9th edition, Oxford UP (2018). ・Malcolm D. Evans (ed.), Blackstone’s International Law Documents, 15th edition, Oxford UP (2021). Materials will be supplied. |
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参考書 Reference Book | | References: ・Malcolm D. Evans (ed.), International Law, 5th edition, Oxford UP (2018) ・Malcolm N. Shaw, International Law, 9th edition, Cambridge UP (2021) |
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課外学習等(授業時間外学習の指示) Study Load(Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours) | | Handouts for all the sessions of the course indicate which parts of the textbook you should read before attending the lecture. |
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注意事項 Notice for Students | | |
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授業開講形態等 Lecture format, etc. | | In principle, lecture and seminar course subjects are offered in person. Online participation in classes (interactive communication classes via Teams, Zoom, etc.) may be permitted by the instructor under exceptional circumstances. |
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遠隔授業(オンデマンド型)で行う場合の追加措置 Additional measures for remote class (on-demand class) | | |
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