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Teacher
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FOCARELLI CARLO
(syllabus)
The course is aimed at providing students with the basic notions of international law and to introduce them to a critical appraisal of the main current global problems according to a systemic and realist-constructivist approach.Ten cases are discussed in class and included in the syllabus.*
Introduction
I. The state system and the governance of humankind
1. The state system and the international community
2. Inter-state creation and intra-state application of international law
a. General international law
b. Treaties
c. Binding acts of international organizations
d. Relationships between international law sources
e. The dynamics of international law sources
f. Intra-state application of international law rules
3. The allocation of the governmental authority of the states
a. Criteria of allocation of state jurisdiction
b. Delimitation of the spaces in which state jurisdiction is exercised
II. International rules protecting common values of humankind
1. Interstate order
a. Immunity of organs of foreign states
b. Jurisdictional immunity of foreign states
c. Jurisdictional immunity of international organizations
2. The human person
a. Foreign nationals
b. Human rights
c. Humanitarian international law
d. International crimes
3. Sustainable economy
a. World Trade Organization (WTO)
b. GATT
c. Foreign investment
d. Sustainable development
e. Environment
4. Global security
a. Transnational crime
b. Prohibition of the use of force
c. The UN Security system
d. Disarmament and non-proliferation of WMDs
III. International responsibility and international settlement of disputes
1. International responsibility
a. International responsibility of states
b. International responsibility of international organizations
c. International responsibility of individuals
2. International settlement of disputes
a. Adjudication
b. Diplomacy
* Cases
1. O’Brian
2. Ben-Khemais
3. Boimah Flomo
4. El-Sayed
5. Enrica Lexie
6. Jurisdictional immunities of the State
7. Hirsi
8. Al-Jedda
9. Dorigo
10. Judgment No. 238 of 22 October 2014 of the Italian Constitutional Court
(reference books)
Textbooks, with further references (in several languages):
1. Carlo Focarelli, Diritto internazionale (Padova: Cedam, 2017, 4° ed.).
2. Carlo Focarelli, Diritto internazionale – II. Prassi (2008-2012), Padova, Cedam, 2012), only the following cases:
1. O’Brian, § 7
2. Ben-Khemais, § 9
3. Boimah Flomo, § 13
4. El-Sayed, § 22
5. Enrica Lexie, § 27, with an update available here: https://uniroma3-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/cfocarelli_os_uniroma3_it/EQFugZ9sB7dAtr9Pn3NntDIBGer2-2zeB6RDA5tMZSOhlw?e=Wjyu9m
6. Jurisdictional immunities of the State, §§ 49, 50 e 93
7. Hirsi, § 69
8. Al-Jedda,§ 87
9. Dorigo, § 99
10. Judgment No. 238 of 22 October 2014 by the Italian Constitutional Court, available here: https://uniroma3-my.sharepoint.com/:b:/g/personal/cfocarelli_os_uniroma3_it/EUb9_rJBgWlGqRl13dZ-r2wBYsW2x5Go4zEBKTZbyTrACQ?e=woVf0A.
The number following the symbol “§” stands for the case number in the book above sub 2.
The syllabus is the same for both attending and non-attending students, whether of Political Scienze or Economics.
Concerning the students of Linguistic Mediation who are required to pass a 6-credit exam of international law, the book above sub 2 as well as the ten cases listed above are not included in the syllabus for exam purposes.
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