Last Revised 10/11/06
International Law Daily Assignments
Fall 2006
Class No. |
Date |
Topic |
Murphy |
D-R-W
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Other |
Unit 1. Introduction |
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| M Sept 4 | Labor Day--No Class | ||||
1 |
Tu Sept 5 | History and Sources | 1-28 | 18-34 | Stat. of the ICJ, art 38 |
2 |
W Sept 6 | Treaties | 66-77 | Vienna Conv. 19-23, 31-32 | |
3 |
Th, Sept 7 | Custom & other sources | 70-109 | 74-106 | |
Unit 2. States |
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4 |
M Sept 11 | States | 31-40 | 107-143 | |
5 |
Tu Sept 12 | Jurisdiction | 237-256 | 355-398 | |
6 |
W Sept 13 | Nationality | lecture | ||
7 |
Th Sept 14 | State responsibility | 177-195 | ||
Unit 3. International Law in U.S. Law |
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8 |
M Sept 18 | Treaties | 199-234 | ||
9 |
Tu Sept 19 | Executive Acts | 293-315 | ||
10 |
W Sept 20 | Barriers to Litigation | 326-353 | ||
11 |
Th Sept 21 | Immunities | 295-289 | 413-435 | For.Sov.Imm.Act |
Unit 4. International Organizations |
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12 |
M Sept 25 | United Nations | 40-62 | 171-200 | UN Charter |
13 |
Tu Sept 26 | UN reform; other Int'l Orgs. | lecture | ||
| W Sept 27 | No class | ||||
Unit 5. Human Rights |
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14 |
M Oct 2 | Introduction | 293-339 | ||
15 |
Tu Oct 3 | General Treaties | Written Assignment 1 | ||
16 |
W Oct 4 | Regional Treaties | Written Assignment 2 | ||
Unit 6. Economic Law |
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17 |
M Oct 9 | Trade law introduction | 827-845 | ||
18 |
Tu Oct 10 | Shrimp Turtle dispute | 846-859 | ||
19 |
W Oct 11 | Financial Institutions | Written Assignment 3 | ||
20 |
Th Oct 12 | Investment Protection | 859-872 | ||
| Th Oct 12 | 7:30 p.m.--Special lecture on War Crimes Tribunals--Cowles auditorium, HHH | ||||
21 |
M Oct 16 | Law and Development | 1044-71 | ||
Unit 7. Law of the Sea |
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22 |
Tu Oct 17 | Law of the Sea | lecture | ||
| W Oct 18 | No class |
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| M Oct 23 | No class | ||||
| Tu Oct 24 | No class | ||||
| W Oct 25 | No class | ||||
Unit 8. Environmental Law |
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23 |
M Oct 30 | Introduction | 369-402 | 782-811 | |
24 |
Tu Oct 31 | Environmental Treaties | Written Assignment 4 | ||
25 |
W Nov. 1 | --continued | |||
Unit 9. Dispute resolution |
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26 |
Th Nov 2 | The ICJ | 109-150 | ICJ Statute | |
27 |
M Nov 6 | Other tribunals | Written Assignment 5 | ||
Unit 10. Use of Force (Ius ad bellum) |
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28 |
Tu Nov 7 | Basics | 439-455 | 873-914 | |
29 |
W Nov 8 | Kosovo | 917-958 | ||
30 |
Th Nov 9 | Modern problems | to be assigned | ||
Unit 11. Humanitarian law (Ius in bello, war crimes) |
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31 |
M Nov 13 | Geneva Conventions, etc. | 455-476 | Geneva Conventions | |
32 |
Tu Nov 14 | Qana I | 554-573 | ||
33 |
W Nov 15 | Internal war; Tadic | 573-587 | ||
Unit 12. International Criminal Law |
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34 |
M Nov 20 | International Criminal Law | 405-436 | 625-646 | ICC Statute |
35 |
Tu Nov 21 | continued | 646-667 | ||
| W Nov 22 | No class | ||||
Unit 13. Conclusions |
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36 |
M Nov 27 | Legitimacy | 959-983 | ||
37 |
Tu Nov 28 | War on Terrorism | 983-1044 | ||
38 |
W Nov 29 | To be assigned | |||
39 |
M Dec 4 | Review | |||
Final exam |
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| Tu Dec 12 | 8:30 a.m.--Final exam | ||||