International Public Law
Course code
AKJ6340.YK
old course code
Course title in Estonian
Rahvusvaheline avalik õigus
Course title in English
International Public Law
ECTS credits
6.0
Assessment form
Examination
lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester
Walter Rech (language of instruction:English)
lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester
Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.
Course aims
The aim of the course is to enable students to acquire knowledge of key rules and principles of international law and ability to apply those rules and principles in concrete cases.
Brief description of the course
The course provides an introduction into key topics in international law, from the doctrine of sources through to the concepts of state jurisdiction, state responsibility, immunities etc. In addition to general topics, we will deal with specific regimes of international law, such as the law on the use of force and collective security.
The course will be structured as follows:
1. Introduction
2. Sources of international law
3. The law of treaties
4. Subjects of international law
5. Jurisdiction, powers, immunities
6. Law of state responsibility
7. International courts and tribunals
8. Law on the use of force
9. Collective security
The course will be structured as follows:
1. Introduction
2. Sources of international law
3. The law of treaties
4. Subjects of international law
5. Jurisdiction, powers, immunities
6. Law of state responsibility
7. International courts and tribunals
8. Law on the use of force
9. Collective security
Learning outcomes in the course
Upon completing the course the student:
Upon completion of the course, students will have acquired knowledge of the place and importance of international law in world politics. They will have general knowledge concerning some of the most important subfields of international law. They will be able to follow and understand current world events through the prism of international law.
Upon completion of the course, students will have acquired knowledge of the place and importance of international law in world politics. They will have general knowledge concerning some of the most important subfields of international law. They will be able to follow and understand current world events through the prism of international law.
Teacher
Walter Rech
Additional information
Mandatory literature:
Damrosch, Lori F. Et al., International Law: Cases and Materials, Fourth Edition. West Group: St. Paul, Minn. USA (2001)
Strongly recommended literature:
Higgins, Rosalyn. Problems & Process: International Law and How We Use It. Clarendon Press: Oxford (1994)
Statute of the International Court of Justice
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Vienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982)
Taska, Artur. Rahvusvaheline Õigus. Lund (Rootsi). (1977)
Piip, Ants. Rahvusvahelise Õiguse Süsteem. Tartu. (1927)
The complete list is contained in the course programme.
Damrosch, Lori F. Et al., International Law: Cases and Materials, Fourth Edition. West Group: St. Paul, Minn. USA (2001)
Strongly recommended literature:
Higgins, Rosalyn. Problems & Process: International Law and How We Use It. Clarendon Press: Oxford (1994)
Statute of the International Court of Justice
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
Vienna Convention on Succession of States in Respect of Treaties
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (1982)
Taska, Artur. Rahvusvaheline Õigus. Lund (Rootsi). (1977)
Piip, Ants. Rahvusvahelise Õiguse Süsteem. Tartu. (1927)
The complete list is contained in the course programme.
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