Бакалавриат
2024/2025
Право и практика современных международных договоров
Статус:
Курс обязательный (Юриспруденция)
Направление:
40.03.01. Юриспруденция
Кто читает:
Департамент международного права
Где читается:
Факультет права
Когда читается:
5-й курс, 1 модуль
Формат изучения:
без онлайн-курса
Охват аудитории:
для своего кампуса
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
3
Контактные часы:
36
Course Syllabus
Abstract
This course (“Law and Practice of Contemporary International Treaties”) is an academic branch of study and is designed to be mastered by the 5th year undergraduate students. The discipline is aimed at developing a holistic understanding of the role of the international treaty in contemporary international law. The studying process comprises not only understanding different doctrines of the international law, but also reading various research articles. Thus, students will be involved in some research, analytical and “creative” work in the sphere of international treaties.
This course consists of three parts. In the introductory part, students will have an opportunity to intensively refresh their knowledge on the Law of Treaties and gain an advanced ‘beyond the VCLT’ perspective on the contemporary legal regulation of different aspects of the treaty relations between states. This part is designed, as intensive problem-based coaching that will help students to dwell on the most topical issues of the Law of Treaties. During the second part, participants of the course are supposed to work on their own projects in small teams or individually. This part also includes in-depth study of the current tendencies in the sphere of international treaties, Finally, the last part of the course is dedicated to the presentation, defense, and discussion of the “creative” projects.
Learning Objectives
- The main learning objectives are the following: 1. ability to form a systemic view of the “Law of International Treaties” as a branch of the modern international law; 2. ability to interpret modern international treaties correctly and to notice possible legal lacunae; 3. ability to use legal terms and be able to apply them in a scientific discussion; 4. ability to analyse the structure of the international treaty; 5. ability to consider the stages of the treaties’ conclusion; 6. ability to consider such aspects as: application, interpretation, validity, termination of international treaties etc.; 7. ability to study particularities of application of international treaties at the national level; 8. ability to examine the guarantees of execution of international treaties; 9. ability to analyse discussion aspects of the Law of International Treaties;
Expected Learning Outcomes
- ability to search, analyse and work with legally relevant information by using of juridical, comparative and other specific methods,
- Ability to work with information (search, evaluate, use information, necessary for fulfilment of scientific and professional tasks, from various sources, including application of the systematic approach);
- ability to carry out professional activities in the international environment;
- ability to describe legal problems and situations in the field of the Law of Treaties
Course Contents
- Topic 1. The Law of treaties: an Overview.
- Topic 2. Drafting a treaty
- Topic 3. Applying a treaty
- Topic 4. (In)validity of a treaty
- Topic 5. Termination and Suspension of International Treaties
- Topic 6. Interpreting a treaty
- Topic 7. Modifying a treaty
- Topic 8. Enforcement of a treaty
Assessment Elements
- Classroom-based workAttendance, presentations during the seminars, participation in the peer-review procedure, and involvement in the discussions. The lecturer sends a list of required and recommended reading materials for each class in advance. Students are required to do their own research using the library and electronic resources. In general, participants of the course are expected to read about 100 pages a week for the Project seminar. Classes will be structured as participative workshops in order to stimulate class discussion. Students are expected to read the materials indicated prior to each class. • use of interactive educational technologies • problem-based lectures based on the Socratic method • work in small groups • Moot court • extensive home-reading.
- Written paper (an analytical report/ a presentation/quiz)The grade is the arithmetic average of the three types of work (analytical report, presentation, quiz) -rounded up to a whole. 1.Analytical report (a short written report on a specific topic ) and its defence: Individual work; Length: 8 – 10 000 words; Cover page; reference list and footnotes are obligatory; Detailed requirements for the analytical report will be send to students in advance. 2. A presentation (in-depth analysis of some debatable aspects of the Law of International Treaties) Individual/ group work (up to 2 students); Length: 6-7 slides; Cover page and reference list are obligatory; Time for discussion: up to 15 mins. Detailed requirements for the presentation will be send to students in advance. 3. Quiz (a quick test, done at the seminar) Themes for quiz will be sent in advance; Time: up to 20 mins; Form: written, at the seminar
- Final ProjectForm of the exam: written, a project of a new “international treaty” (held individually or in a small group (2-3 students). Type of project: take on. Deadline: 2 weeks before the end of the course. Length: up to 8 pages (doc.). A project of a new convention/ revised international treaty- at the student’s discretion.
Interim Assessment
- 2024/2025 1st module0.1 * Classroom-based work + 0.4 * Final Project + 0.5 * Written paper (an analytical report/ a presentation/quiz)
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- 40 years of the Vienna Convention on the law of treaties, , 2010
- Vienna convention on the law of treaties. Vol.1: A commentary, , 2012
- Vienna convention on the law of treaties. Vol.2: A commentary, , 2012
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Bjørge, E. (2014). The Evolutionary Interpretation of Treaties. Oxford: OUP Oxford. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1540166
- Buga, I. (2018). Modification of Treaties by Subsequent Practice (Vol. First edition). Oxford, United Kingdom: OUP Oxford. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1776298