Università Roma Tre

This course is an introduction to the general issues of public international law. It covers:
the origins and the foundations of the international community;
the subjects of international law: states, international organisations and individuals (including the issue of immunities);
sources of international law: customary law, the law of treaties, general principles of law;
the relationship between international and domestic law;
state responsibility for internationally wrongful acts;
peaceful settlement of disputes (including the role of the international Court of Justice);
principles governing the use of force in international relations (including the UN collective security system and the role of regional organisations).
A specific focus will be given to the concept of sanction in international law.
A Seminar series will focus on timely topics in the field of public international law, including the protection of human rights and the environment.
At the end of this course, students should be proficient in the following subject areas and skills: being able to identify the international legal implications of current world events; having knowledge of the sources of international law as well as of the facts and legal reasonings of the relevant international judgments; carrying out a proper analysis on selected issues in public international law.

Paola Gaeta, Jorge E. Viñuales, and Salvatore Zappalà, Cassese's International Law (3rd edn, Oxford University Press, 2020)
or
Gleider Hernandez, International Law (2nd edn, Oxford University Press, 2022)