| Course Title and Purpose | 1. Course Title
INTERNATIONAL AND EUROPEAN LAW |
| 2. Aims of the Course:
Students who take this course will:
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Be able to comprehend basic elements of International Law; |
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Be in a position to conceive constitutional elements of European law; |
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Be able to understand the relationship between International Law, European law and national law |
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Be capable to develop further specialised knowledge on International and European law |
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| Course Delivery | 3. Contents:
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The
history of International Law; Universal and regional law;
Characteristics and nature of International Law; Principles of
International Law; the relationship between International Law and
national law; the sources of International Law; Subjects of
International Law; Diplomatic and consular protection; the
International Law of human rights; Responsibility of individuals; State
responsibility; the regulation of land, sea, air, space; International
Environmental Law; UN system of collective security; the peaceful
settlement of disputes;
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History
of the EU; Sources of the EU law; The relationship between the EU law
and national law; Objectives and principles of the EU; |
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Structure
of the EU (State Members – Communities – Union) and legislative,
executive and judicial powers of Communities; Exclusive and shared
competences; Fundamental freedoms of the EU (internal market); State
Membership criteria of the EU; The relationship between the EU and
third parties; Legal personality of Communities and Union; The
relationship between individuals and EU: citizenship, diplomatic
protection; Liability of Communities, State Member and servants;
Institutions (composition, competence, mutual relations); Legal
protection and control of legality. |
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| 4. Indicative Reading:
Ian Brownlie, Principles of Public International Law, Fifth Edition, Oxford University Press, 1999
Rosalyn Higgins, Problems and Process – International Law and How We Use It, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 2003
Proceedings of the United Nations Congress on Public International Law,
New York, 13-17 March 1995, International Law as a Language for
International Relations, United Nations, 1996
T.C. Hartly, The Foundation of European Community Law, Oxford University Press, 1998
P.J.G. Kapteyn, P. VerLoren van Themaat, Introduction to the Law of the
European Communities, Third Edition, Kluwer, The Hague, 1998
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| 5. Learning and Teaching Methods:
Total Contact Hours: 42
Range of Modes of Contact:
24 Lectures (one hour per week in two semesters) and 24 weekly seminars
based on small group presentations based on independent learning and
directed reading (one hour per week in two semesters).
Range of other Learning Methods: Independent learning and directed reading, 120 hours
Total Study Hours: 150 |
| Course Assessment | 6. Course Learning Outcomes:
After taking this course, students will be able to:
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Describe basic values, principles and institutions of International Law and European law;
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Be aware of distinction between nature of International Law and nature of European law |
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Explain a way of functioning of International Law and a way of functioning of European law;
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Be aware of possibilities of control of legality in International Law and European law; |
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Understand a role of the EU in international legal order; |
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7. Assessment Methods:
Assessment
is by oral course work (short individual contributions based on
recommended reading) and a two written exam papers (duration: two hours
each) set at the end of the first part of the course (first semester)
and at the end of the second part of the course (second semester);
Number, Type and Weighting of Elements:
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Coursework 30% |
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Exam 70% |
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| Course Management |
8. Credit Points and Duration:
8 credit points; duration of the course is one semester |
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9. Contact Person:
Dr Rodoljub Etinski
E-mail: etinski@pf.ns.ac.yu |