UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Menlo St. corner Donada St.‚ City of Pasay PHILLIPINE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW Taft Avenue‚ City of Manila COURSE PRÉCIS & ROSTER OF RELEVANT CASES in PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW COURSE TITLE : PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW COURSE CREDIT : 3 or 2 Units PREREQUISITE : Constitutional Law 1 and 2 Prepared by : Dean Porfirio DG. Panganiban‚ Jr. COURSE DESCRIPTION: This 2 or 3unit course is a branch of Political Law. An exciting venture
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ORIGINS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW PRELUDE: Man is a social animal‚ in the past it has been living in caves‚ as the time passed man gradually became civilized and started living in communities. In past there were no laws and rules to be followed by the human being. In the long march of mankind from the cave to the computer a central role has always been played by the idea of law- the idea that order is necessary and chaos inimical to a just and stable existence. Every society has a framework of
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Issues In International Law INTRODUCTION Jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political le adder to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and‚ by implication‚ to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility. International law is the set of rules generally regarded and accepted as binding in relations between states and nations. It serves as a framework for the practice of stable and organized international relations
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We are becoming a multicultural and professional enterprise.” INTRODUCTION Dr. Jacques Stroun‚ M.D. – (1999) Director of Human Resources & Finance (before Head of Detention Division‚ Deputy Director of Operations) ICRC – provide humanitarian relief‚ Humanitarian ‘Multinational’ Organisation Home base: Geneva‚ Switzerland Orgn Values – Neutrality‚ Independence‚ Discretion & Humanism Total Workforce – (2008) over 14‚000 over 100 nationalities Until recently – ICRC is very Swiss ‚ very Genevoise
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Principles of Public International Law: Coursework Assignment Question: “Law will never really play an effective part in international relations until it can annex to its own sphere some of the matters which at present lie within the domestic jurisdiction of the several states.” Discuss ‘The principles and regulations established in a community by some authority and applicable to its people‚ whether in
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International Law *Open covenant *collective security: ’all for one‚ one for all’ / new form of alliance *Difference between Retorsion and Reprisal *Persona non grata : you are not favored here‚ so please leave. -predetermining boundary is important to decide who has the jurisdiction. -self-defense: killing person inside one’s boundary in right reason -custom(unwritten rule) - not codified *Consulate del Mae -territorial sea(water): 3 miles -> 12 miles‚ to protect your area
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between International law and Municipal law‚ it is important to know what these to laws are. International law is the rules and conducts which deals with the conduct of states. To put into simpler terms‚ the international law is a set of rules in which the countries use in dealing with each other. The Municipal law is the internal law of the land. There are different theories that distinguish the difference of the two laws. The dualists or the pluralist theory states that international law and municipal
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International Law- Morality and More… Kamakshi Jasra‚ Legal Student. Baroda School of Legal Studies‚ M.S.University. Introduction: International law cannot be defined per se. The concept of International Law is not only complex but also dynamic. But‚ in a nutshell‚ we can say that International law is a body of rules that nations recognize as binding upon one another in their mutual relations. However‚ International Law is evolving from the Morality principle to a more enforceable norm. In
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Humanitarian intervention: a liberal perspective The moral legitimacy of states and the limits of sovereignty 1. Introduction According to Slocombe (2003‚ p.117) there is no question that has more preoccupied the discussion of international relations than that of the legitimacy and wisdom of the use of force. Sincere efforts to substitute international institution and diplomacy for military power‚ the costs of multiple terrible wars‚ and even the potential consequences of war fought with nuclear
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The Debate on Humanitarian Intervention Watanabe Koji When a massive and systematic violation of basic human rights is committed by the authorities of one state‚ can other states intervene forcefully to halt the violation? Since the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation’s (NATO’s) military intervention in Kosovo in 1999‚ the issue of what is now commonly called humanitarian intervention has become one of the most contentious subjects in managing contemporary international relations. Conspicuous in
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