Non-degree seminar on international law, 2015
Programme
Subject 1: Informal International Law-making
Textbook: Joost Pauwelyn, et al., Informal International Law-making, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2012.
Subject 2: International Law Commission's works on "Identification of customary international law"
Materials: International Law Commission, Formation and evidence of customary international law/Identification of customary international law
Spring Semester: Friday, 2nd period (10:30-12:00)
Autumn Semester: Friday, 3rd period (13:00-13:30)
(last updated on 7 January 2016)
17 April 2015 | Subject 1 An Introduction to Informal International Lawmaking 1. Informal International Lawmaking |
24 April 2015 | 2. The International Legal Forum and Status of Informal International Lawmaking |
1 May 2015 | (no class) |
8 May 2015 | 3. Informal International Lawmaking |
15 May 2015 | 4. The Economics of Informal International Law |
22 May 2015 | (no class) |
29 May 2015 | 5. Legal Approaches to Global Governance and Accountability |
5 June 2015 | (no class) |
12 June 2015 | 6. Is It International Law or Not, and Does It Even Matter? |
19 June 2015 | 7. The Legal Nature of Informal International Law |
26 June 2015 | (no class: Prof Morten Bergsmo's seminar) |
3 July 2015 | (no class) |
10 July 2015 | (no class) |
17 July 2015 | 8. From a Pluralization of International Norm-making Processes to a Pluralization of the Concept of International Law |
(summer vacation) | |
2 Oct 2015 | James Harrison, "The International Law Commission and the development of international investment law" George Washington International Law Review, vol. 45, 2013, pp. 413-442. |
9 Oct 2015 | (no class) |
16 Oct 2015 | Alan Boyle and James Harrison, "Judicial settlement of International Environmental Disputes: Current Problems" Journal of International Dispute Settlement, vol. 4, 2013, pp. 245-276. |
23 Oct 2015 | Extraordinary session with Dr James Harrison & Dr Alina Miron (14:00-16:00, RPG2)
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30 Oct 2015 | 10. International Courts and Informal International Law |
6 Nov. 2015 | 11. The Interaction of Formal and Informal International Lawmaking |
13 Nov. 2015 | (no class) |
18 Nov. 2015 |
12. The Limits of Informal International Law: Enforcement, Norm-generation, and Learning in the ICN |
20 Nov. 2015 | (no class) |
25 Nov. 2015 (12:15-13:45) |
14. Operationalizing Accountability in Respect of Informal International Lawmaking Mechanisms |
27 Nov. 2015 | (no class) |
4 Dec. 2015 | Subject 2 Second report on identification of customary international law, by Michael Wood, Special Rapporteur, U.N. Doc. A/CN.4/672. Participants are required to read the followings in advance:
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11 Dec. 2015 | (no class) |
18 Dec. 2015 |
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(winter vacation) | |
8 Jan. 2016 |
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14 Jan. 2016 (Friday timetable) |
(no class) |
22 Jan. 2016 |