The history of the law of nations

law

elementary

SM1_W03

SM1_W05

SM1_W16

SM1_W17

Basic knowledge of the history of international relations. Basic knowledge on law

1. Introductory issues

2 The Law of Nations in Antiquity

3 The Law of Nations in the Middle Ages

4. The law of nations in the Spanish Age

5. The law of nations in France Age

6. The law of nations in the British era

7. The law of nations in the inter-war period

1. Introductory issues: the importance of the history of the law of nations in the teaching of international relations; history and contemporary international law. Periodization of the history of the law of nations. History of the law of nations vs. history of its teaching.

2.General issues: historical development of the international community, basic concepts of the law of nations.

3.The law of nations in pre-Columbian times: the international community in ancient and medieval times and its changes; the law of nations in ancient and medieval times (treaties, the law of war, including the concept of just war, and the law of peace; diplomatic relations, trade relations); Poland and the law of nations; the beginnings of the study of the law of nations; Polish science and the law of nations.

4.The significance of geographical discoveries for changes in the structure of the international community and in the development of the law of nations; legal methods of colonisation and colonial conquest; competition for power over the seas, the science of the law of nations and colonisation and colonial conquest

5.The formation of European order and the development of basic institutions of the law of nations in the 16th - 18th centuries: from the family of Christian nations to the Westphalian system of nation states, the birth and development of diplomacy, the American and French revolutions and the law of nations; the beginnings of modern international arbitration; the development of the science of the law of nations ? confrontation between naturalism and positivism; the loss of statehood by the Republic of Poland; the Polish science of the law of nations in the 16th - 18th centuries

The law of nations in the 19th c. and at the turn of the 20th c.; changes in the European system and the development of the law of nations: Holy Alliance, formation of the colonial system, conflicts between European powers and the law of nations; codification and constitutionalization of national law and the law of nations; development of treaty law, beginnings of codification of the law of nations (private and public codifications; diplomatic law, law of war, dispute settlement); beginnings of international organizations, international river law, development of international arbitration; law development of the science of the law of nations in the world and in Polish territories: domination of positivism.

7.The League of Nations period: 1918-1939/1946; the LN as an international organisation; the role of the LN in the development of the law of nations, in particular the importance of the Permanent Court of International Justice; the beginnings of the decay of the colonial system; codification tendencies in the law of nations (the law of treaties, the fight against slavery); the drive to outlaw war as a means of settling international disputes; the rebirth of the Polish State and its decline; the science of the law of nations in the world and in Poland.

Leading book:

W. G. Grewe, The Epochs of International Law, WdeGruyter 2000;

Additional reading:

R. Bierzanek, J. Symonides, Prawo międzynarodowe publiczne, Warszawa, rozdz. 2

J. Pieńkos, Prawo międzynarodowe publiczne, Kraków 2004, rozdz. 6

S. E. Nahlik, Narodziny nowożytnej dyplomacji, Ossolineum 1971

M. Lachs, Rzecz o nauce prawa międzynarodowego, Ossolineum 1986

Zarys prawa międzynarodowego publicznego, pod red. M. Muszkata, t. 1, Warszawa1955, cz. II

L. Ehrlich, Prawo międzynarodowe, Warszawa 1958, rozdz. 3

L. Ehrlich, Polski wykład prawa wojny XV wieku, Warszawa 1955, rozdz. 2 i 3.

Student is able to:

define basic terminology in the law of nations

characterise historic basis in the development of the law of nations

indicate basisc decisive points in the history of creation of the law of nations

explain an impact of certain historic events on the development of the law of nations (cause - effect)

tell something on the position of Poland in the development of the law of nations

present in chronology events in the history of the world which had the biggest influence on the creation of the law of nations;

argument to presented events

Academic hours (acording to the plan of studies) with a teacher 40

Self study#reading of the literature 10

Self study#praparation to classes 5

Self study#praparation to exam 20

Summ of hours 75

Summaric number of ECTS pointd to the module 3

Written or oral exam (not the test)