Présentation
- Good knowledge of public international law
- Basic knowledge of (international) legal theory notions
- Basic knowledge in philosophy
- Interest in critical thinking
At the end of the course, the student should be able to:
- master the key notions and concepts of international legal theory and philosophy
- critically appraise international law doctrines and theories
- understand and reflect upon the dynamics at play in the field of international law
- understand and reflect upon the dynamics at play in the international legal discipline
- understand the dialectic between international legal theory and international legal practice
- formulate personal ideas and build her/his own reasoning on complex theoretical issues
Contenu et plan du cours :
Introduction générale
Chapitre I : L’action en justice
Chapitre II : L’instance
Chapitre III : Le jugement
This course aims at providing in-depth and critical analyses of foundational questions in the philosophy of international law:
Chapter 1: What? The ethos of international law
Section 1: What is international law?
Section 2: What is the international legal order?
Section 3: The members of the international legal order
Chapter 2: What for? The telos of international law
Section 1: The objectives of international law: from cooperation to coexistence
Section 2: The objectives of international criminal law: from ‘retributive justice’ to ‘restorative justice’
Chapter 3: How? The ‘ways’ of international law
Section 1: The making of international law
Section 2: The criteria of legal normativity
Section 3: The essence and features of international legal reasoning
Modalités
written final examination
Ressources
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