Corsi di Studio del Dipartimento di Giurisprudenza

The course aims at developing the knowledge of the main features of international institutions and some critical skills for a good understanding of interstate institutional cooperation.

 

Good knowledge of the essential elements of the law of international institutions.

The total duration of the course is 40 hours (6 ECTS).

Students' preparation will be assessed through an oral interview (3 questions on the entire syllabus), aiming at evaluating their knowledge, as well as their presentation skills and ability to analyze and comment relevant documents.

1 -Definition of international organisation

2 - Nature of International Institutional Law

3 - The rise of modern international organisations

4 - Classification of  international organisations

5 - The functions of International Organisations

      “Legislative” or Normative Function

      “Executive” and Administrative Functions

      Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Function

6 - Law Governing the Activities of International Organisations

7 - Legal Personality

8 - Membership

9 - Overview of Existing International Institutions

      The United Nations

      UN Specialised Agencies

      Regional Institutions

P. SANDS – P. KLEIN, Bowett’s Law of International Institutions, Sweet & Maxwell-Thomson Reuters, London 2009

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J. KLABBERS, An Introduction to International Institutional Law, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 2015.

All lectures will be in English.

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