Public International Law

elementary

Knowledge:

PR_W01

PR_W02

PR_W04

PR_W06

PR_W07

Knowledge of history of law, Roman law and introduction to science of state and law.

(general)

introduction to international law

Assumptions and goals

(specific):

knowledge of the basic principles and concepts of international law, knowledge of the relationships between public international law and national law and the basic norms of international law, including those binding on Poland, and the ability to relate them to practice

Topics of lectures

1.Introductory issues. International world community and communities. International legal order (3h)

2.Public international law and other branches of law. International law and polish constitution (6h)

3.Principles and norms of international law (3h)

4. Subjects of international law. Primary and secondary subjects. Creating new subjects. Individual subjectivity (3h)

5.The state and its essence. Nation. State. Legitimacy and democracy in international law. The rise and fall of the state, State bankruptcy. Failed states. State territory, sovereignty, state immunity, state succession (12h)

6.Non-state territories. (3h)

7.Human rights: universal and regional (European) solutions. (3h)

8. Prohibition on the use of force. Forms of using force. Peaceful settlement of disputes. (6 hours)

9. War in international law. Humanitarian law. Punishing international crimes (3 h).

Basic literature:

1. M. Muszyński, Państwo w prawie międzynarodowym, (wydanie 2. uzupełnione), wyd. STO, Bielsko-Biała 2012.

2. M. Muszyński, Siła. Norma. Idea. Prawo międzynarodowe w ujęciu historycznym, Warszawa 2022 (t. 3 ) [wybrane rozdziały - zgodnie z tematyką wykładów

Supplementary literature

W. Czapliński, A. Wyrozumska, Prawo międzynarodowe publiczne, Warszawa 2004.

2. M. Muszyński, Siła, norma, idea. Prawo międzynarodowe w ujęciu historycznym, Warszawa 2019 (t. 1) oraz Warszawa 2020 (t. 2).

3. Scientific articles indicated during the lecture

Learning outcomes

EK1: the student knows and understands the nature and importance of public international law and its relationship to other branches of law; knows the definitions of concepts in the field of international law (the reference point is the directional learning result with the symbol PR_W01 - he knows and understands the nature and importance of legal sciences and their relationship to other sciences and the way of defining concepts and institutions relevant to law).

EK2: the student knows and understands the sources and nature of the norms of international law in a historical and contemporary perspective (the reference point is the directional learning result with the symbol PR_W02, knows and understands the sources and nature of the norms of public/private/international law, in the historical and contemporary aspect in relation to subjects included in the study program).

EK3: the student has knowledge about the institutions of international law; knows the structure and method of establishment of international organizations and the principles of their operation (the reference point is the directional learning result with the symbol PR_W04, knows and understands the structure, method of formation and operation of legal institutions, as well as the relations between these institutions in relation to the more important branches of public/private law) international in relation to subjects included in the study program).

EK4: the student has knowledge about the classification of systems and legal relations within international law and knows the relationships between these systems (the reference point is the directional learning result with the symbol PR_W06 - has in-depth knowledge about the classification of systems and legal relations within public/private/international , identifying the relationships between them and knows information technologies

and search systems for obtaining information about them).

EK5: the student knows and understands the methods and mechanisms of creating international law (the reference point is the directional learning result with the symbol PR_W07 - he knows and understands the methods and tools, including information technologies, used to create standards in the field of public/private/international law in relation to subjects included in the study program).

ECTS description:

Participation in the lecture: 45 h

Study of current material: 10 hours

Preparation for the exam: 20 hours

Total hours: 75 h

Number of ECTS: 75h/25h=3 ECTS

Assessment criteria

EK1: the student knows and understands the nature and importance of public international law and its relationship to other branches of law; knows the definitions of concepts in the field of international law (the reference point is the directional learning result with the symbol PR_W01 - he knows and understands the nature and importance of legal sciences and their relationship to other sciences and the way of defining concepts and institutions relevant to law).

For a very good grade:

the student knows and understands the nature and importance of public international law and its relationship to other branches of law; is able to present various views of the doctrine on this subject and evaluate them; knows the definitions of concepts in the field of international law very well and can use them fluently in the appropriate context.

For a good grade:

the student knows and understands the nature and importance of public international law and its relationship to other branches of law to a good degree; is able to recall the views of the doctrine on a given topic; knows the definitions of concepts in the field of international law to an extent that allows comparison of institutions.

For a satisfactory grade:

the student sufficiently knows and understands the nature and importance of public international law and its relationship to other branches of law; knows the basic definitions of concepts in international law in the scope presented during the lecture.

For an unsatisfactory grade:

the student does not know and understand the nature and importance of public international law and its relationship to other branches of law; does not know the definitions of concepts in the field of international law.

EK2: the student knows and understands the sources and nature of the norms of international law in a historical and contemporary perspective (the reference point is the directional learning result with the symbol PR_W02, knows and understands the sources and nature of the norms of public/private/international law, in the historical and contemporary aspect in relation to subjects included in the study program).

Very good grade

the student fluently knows and understands the sources and nature of the norms of international law; explains, based on the literature read, the development of international law in history from a historical perspective and draws conclusions for the contemporary perspective; defines and compares sources of international law.

For a good grade

the student knows and understands well the sources and nature of the norms of international law from a historical and contemporary perspective. Is able to indicate the stages of development of international law and the caesuras important for international law; defines the sources of international law

For a satisfactory grade

the student knows and understands the sources and nature of the norms of international law to a sufficient degree. Is able to list important events affecting international law from a historical perspective; provides basic definitions of individual sources of international law.

For an unsatisfactory grade

the student does not know and understand the sources and nature of the norms of international law, neither in historical nor contemporary terms; cannot list the sources of international law or provide their definitions.

EK5: the student knows and understands the methods and mechanisms of creating international law (the reference point is the directional learning result with the symbol PR_W07 - he knows and understands the methods and tools, including information technologies, used to create standards in the field of public/private/international law in relation to subjects included in the study program).

Very good grade

the student fluently knows and understands the methods and mechanisms of creating international law; knows very well the stages of creating international law and their legal and doctrinal basis

For a good grade

the student knows and understands the methods and mechanisms of creating international law well; knows the stages of creating international law

For a satisfactory grade

the student knows and understands the methods and mechanisms of creating international law at a basic level; knows the sources of law relating to the creation of international law

For an unsatisfactory grade

the student does not know or understand the methods and mechanisms of creating international law; does not know the processes of creating international law or the legal basis in this area