Prerequisite/Recommended prerequisite for participation in the module

Please note, that students who have attended the course ”Videregående folkeret: aktuelle problemstillinger og dilemmaer” (Danish language) cannot participate in this course.

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

• To supplement the student’s knowledge and skills in a way that may form part of the student’s choice of educational and professional profile

Learning objectives

Knowledge

• Background, scope and purpose of public international law
• General elements of international law, such as subjects of law, legal sources, treaty law, jurisdiction and immunities, and the relationship between international and national law
• Specific subject matters, for example state responsibility, dispute settlement, the use of force, the law of armed conflict and international criminal law

Skills

• Explaining the difference between the aim and purpose of international law compared to national law
• Describing the impact of international law in national jurisdictions
• Analysing and applying concepts and terminology integral to the course
• Identifying legal problems in international law and applying relevant sources of law in solving these
• Researching, presenting and analyzing judgments and decisions from the International Court of Justice and other relevant judicial bodies in international law
• Presenting and analyzing the content of substantive provisions as contained in UN Charter and other
• applicable international law instruments
• Describing and presenting general as well as specific topics of public international law 
• Communicating issues relating to public international law in a clear and well-structured manner, using the applicable terminology

Competences

• Explain issues pertaining to public international law and reflect and analyze  critically
• Assess and analyse rules and regulations as well as the consequences of the rules
• Qualify identified legal issues within public international law
• Be able to work problem-oriented by independently composing a problem and working in an analytical and structured manner
• Become responsible for own learning, development and specialization within the frames public international law
• Become able to provide advice on the content of public international law and the consequences of violating this legal framework

Type of instruction

• Lectures

Extent and expected workload

• 270 hours

Exam

Prerequisite for enrollment for the exam

• Synopsis handed in on time

Exams

Name of exam	Public International Law
Type of exam	Oral exam based on a project 20 minutes exam per student
ECTS	10
Permitted aids	With certain aids: Synopsis can be brought to the exam
Assessment	7-point grading scale
Type of grading	External examination
Criteria of assessment	We refer to the grading scale order

Additional information

• The module is open to students from Law and Business Law