PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

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PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW felipe.gomez@deusto.es GENERAL COMPETENCE: Systemic thinking EVALUATION: - Activities: (40%) Papers, oral presentations, assistance and participation in class - Exam: (60%) PROGRAM: 1. Concept and Evolution of Public International Law 2. Sources of Public International Law - Primary (International treaties between states, international customs, general principles of law) and secondary (Jurisprudence) 3. Application of Public International Law: Interactions with domestic law + state responsibility 4. Subjects of Public International Law: The role of the state MANUAL: Rebecca Wallace and Olga Martin-Ortega: International Law, Sweet&Maxwell, London, 2020 ACTIVITIES: - First activity: Analyze the conflict in Gaza - Second activity: ... INTRODUCTION Classical definition: International law is the law that governs the relations between states amongst each other. But... Is it an appropriate definition for contemporary PIL? It should include other actors/entities, such as international organizations (European Union, NATO...). Nowadays, it is much more dynamic and complex than it was before the existence of these organizations. PIL should ref...