Cursos / 1º Ciclo / Faculty of Law :: Law
DIREITO INTERNACIONAL PÚBLICO - 2021/2022
2º curricular year
Semestralidade: 1st semester
ECTS: 6
Teachers
Leading Teacher: Prof. Doutor Rui Marrana
Assistant Professor: Prof. Doutor Rui Marrana
Class type and School hours
Teórica : 2 Horas
Prática : 1 Horas
Orientação Tutorial : 1 Horas
Teaching Language
Portuguese
Main Aims/Objectives
The course aims a global understanding of modern international law, its origin and evolution. Main subjects are the articulation of international law with municipal law, the different sources of international law and its subjects.
Specific Aims/Objectives
Technical understand of international law sources, as basic tool for a lawyer.
Having in mind the large sprectrum of international legal issues, the selection was made insisting on the ones that seems essential at a general level, leaving all the others to further specific courses.
Skills to be acquired
Ability to use concepts and international rules.
Ability to interpret and apply international legal tools, specially treaties and international case law.
Teaching Procedures
The international law course as a theoretical component (in general classes, where main issues are presented) and a practical and tutorial component (in smaller classes, where teachers follow the students progression on reading, analysis of main materials, and working on hypothetical situations.
Programme
I. Introduction
1. International rules: their origin and nature.
2. International and municipal law.
3. The acceptance of international law in Portuguese legal order.
II. Sources of international law.
1. Custom
2. Treaties
3. General principles of law
4. Unilateral acts
5. Other sources
III. Subjects
1. Concept and classification
2. Reconnaissance
3. Sovereign states
4. Other subjects
Evaluation Type
According to university rules continuous assessment is based on two tests. Quizes may be used - on a voluntary basis - at the end of each main parts of the discipline.
Teaching Resources
Sustainability Objectives
Keywords
Main Bibliography
Author | SHAW, Malcolm N. |
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Title | International Law |
Edition | 8th |
Place | Cambridge. UK |
Editor | Cambridge University Press |
Year | 2017 |
Author | CRAWFORD |
Title | Brownlie´s Principles of Public International Law |
Edition | 9th |
Place | Oxford, UK |
Editor | OxfordUniversity Press |
Year | 2019 |
Author | FOCARELLI, Carlo |
Title | International Law |
Edition | 4th |
Place | Cheltenhem, UK |
Editor | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Year | 2019 |
Complementary Bibliography
Author | HENRIKSEN, Anders |
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Title | International Law |
Edition | 2nd Editiom |
Place | Oxford, UK |
Editor | Oxford University Press |
Year | 2019 |
Author | QUOC DINH, Nguyen, Datrick Dallier e Alain Pellet |
Title | Droit International Public |
Edition | 8ª |
Place | Paris |
Editor | LGDJ |
Year | 2009 |