Public International Law

The course will give you general understanding of public international law and the basic knowledge necessary to pursue in-depth studies in specific areas of international law. You will be trained to address theoretical and practical problems in light of international law.

Three years of law studies.

Students must fill one of these requirements:

• Passed 1st - 3rd year of the 5-years degree Master of Laws (Master i rettsvitenskap at UiO) (or exams that qualify for exemption for these) or
• Hold a 5-years Master¿s degree in Laws (Master i rettsvitenskap at UiO) or equivalent.

Starting Autumn 2013 exception from the formal prerequisites will be given only to students on the faculty's exchange programmes, and not to students with admission to other Master`s programmes at the University of Oslo.

You may register for this course if you have admission to a Master || chr(38) ||rsquo;s programme at UiO or the faculty || chr(38) ||#39;s exchange programme. You can also register for this course if you do not have admission to any programme at UiO, but meet the formal prerequistites.

All students are required meet the formal prerequistites.

Have you met the formal prerequisites at another institution than the University of Oslo, and the results are not formally registered at UiO, you must apply for admission to courses at Master || chr(38) ||rsquo;s level . Students with admission to Master || chr(38) ||rsquo;s degree programmes at other faculties than The Faculty of Law must also apply for admission.

When your admission is in order you must register for courses in StudentWeb

Students must fill one of these requirements:

• Passed 1st - 3rd year of the 5-years degree Master of Laws (Master i rettsvitenskap at UiO) (or exams that qualify for exemption for these) or
• Hold a 5-years Master’s degree in Laws (Master i rettsvitenskap at UiO) or equivalent.

Exemptions from the formal prerequisites will be given to students with admission to the faculty`s own exchange or master’s degree programmes. This rule does not apply to students with admission to other master’s degree programmes at the University of Oslo, unless otherwise agreed.

Lectures/seminars.

Language of teaching for this course is English. This means that all
communication during lectures/seminars will be in English, and all
literature and auxiliary materials are in English.

Students are graded on the basis of a 4-hour written open book digital school examination.

Mandatory requirements must be approved before one can sit for an exam.

The candidates will take the exam on a PC and the submission is digital in Inspera. Read about School exams in Inspera

You must familiarize yourself with the rules that apply to exam support materials, and the use of sources and citations.

Previous exam papers

Regulations for support materials permitted at examination for courses taught in English . Please read all three chapters.

Previous exam papers

You can usually resit an exam, but the conditions depend on whether you had a valid reason for absence from the regular exam. Read more about resitting an exam.

Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.

The language of examination for this course is English. This means that the examination question will be given in English, and students may answer in English only.

Other

The language for this course is English. Students enrolled in the
Masterprogrammet i rettsvitenskap must pass one
English subject as part of their degree, this course will meet these
obligations.

You may request an explanation of your grades, and you may also appeal against your grades or make a complaint about formal examination errors. Read more about explanations and appeals.

Evaluation

Feedback from our students is essential to us in our efforts to ensure and further improve the high quality of our programmes and courses. All courses are subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students on a particular course to participate in a more comprehensive, periodic evaluation of this course.

Overlapping courses

Course description

This course addresses general international law, including the sources of international law (treaties, customary international law and general principles of law), rights and obligations of states and other subjects of international law, jurisdiction, responsibility, dispute settlement and an introduction to certain substantive areas of international law. Students taking this course are expected to have prior knowledge of international law.

Achievement requirements

Students are expected to achieve thorough knowledge of the following topics based on the reading list:

• The sources of international law, in particular treaty law and customary international law
• State jurisdiction
• The subjects of international law
• The institutions of international law
• The prohibition against the use of force
• State responsibility for non-compliance with international law
• Enforcement and dispute settlement
• The relationship between international law and national law

Students are expected to have general knowledge of the following topics based on the reading list:

• The history of international law
• International human rights
• International criminal law
• International environmental law
• International law and development
• International economic law

Reading list

Main literature:

Malcolm D. Evans (ed.): International Law, Third edition, Oxford University Press, 2010.

This book is a compilation of contributions from a number of distinguished authors and provides varied introductions to most of the topics listed in the achievement requirements. The book must be supplemented by studying the articles mentioned below and primary sources, in particular relevant treaties, court decisions, and decisions of international institutions.

Articles:

You may search for articles by using “BIBSYS Ask” http://www.ub.uio.no/english/

International Law Association: “Report of the Committ

If you have a disability or a health problem that entails significant inconvenience in an examination situation, you may be considered for special examination arrangements. Mothers who are breastfeeding may apply for extra time to complete the exam.

Please se Detailed regulations for the Faculty of Law, Chapter 3 regarding application, responsibilities and special measures.

A student can sit for this exam up to 3 times. If a student wishes to withdraw from the exam, s/he must do this in StudentWeb at least two weeks prior to the first day of the exam. Failure to do so will be counted as one of the three opportunities to sit for the exam. A study programme may have rules that further limit the number of times a student may re-take this exam. In such instances the rules of the study programme will have priority.