Week I (Sept 2, 4) Introduction
Glennon, Why the Security Council Failed
Recommended:
Koh, The Obama Administration and International Law
Week II (Sept 9, 11) Sources of IL: custom
Shah, International Law, ch. 3, pp. 69-89
Epps, International Law, ch. 1, pp. 5-10
Recommended:
Charlesworth, Law-Making and Sources
Roberts, Traditional and Modern Approaches to Customary Law
Byers, Custom, Power and the Power of Rules, ch. 3, pp. 35-50
Bradley, Gulati, CIL Mandatory vs. Default rules
*Sept. 11 - In-class exercise #1: Epps, Examples and Explanations, pp. 13-16
Week III (Sept 16, 18) Jus cogens
Shaw, International Law, ch. 3, pp. 123-127
Kadi v. Council of the European Union
Recommended:
de Burca, The ECJ and the International Legal Order After Kadi
EJIL Kadi discussion 2013-1
Week IV (Sept 23, 26) Treaties
Shaw, International Law, ch. 3, pp. 93-98
Vienna Convention Reservations Handout
Human Rights Council, General Comment No 24
Week V (Sept 30, Oct 2) International Legal Personality, Territory
Aust, 15-41
Midterm Review
Week VI (Oct 7) – Midterm #1
In this, more current-events oriented part of the class, recommended readings will be addressed to our interests at the time.
Weeks VI-VIII (Oct 9, 14, 16, 21, 23) Jus ad bellum
textbook
Iraq War, Bush Doctrine: Robertson, pp. 728-748
Humanitarian Intervention: Robertson, pp. 781-836
Self-Defense (terrorism): Robertson, pp. 670-679
*Oct 23 - In-class exercise #2
Weeks IX-X (Oct 28, 30, Nov 4, 6) Jus in bello
General: Robertson, pp. 292-312; Kennedy, Lawfare and Warfare; McMahan, Rethinking the Just War
US Occupation of Iraq: Robertson, pp. 756-771
Guantanamo: Robertson, pp. 679-690
Targeting killings: Robertson, pp. 691-707; Heymann and Blum, ch. 4; Department of Justice White Paper
Weapons: Robertson, pp. 313-332
Midterm Review
Week XI (Nov 11) – Midterm #2
Weeks XI-XII (Nov 13, 18, 20) International Criminal Law; universal jurisdiction and immunity
Robertson, chs. 6 - 11
Weeks XIII-XIV (Nov 25, Dec 2, 4) Human Rights
Robertson, ch. 1-4
Kennedy, Are Human Rights Part of the Problem?
December 5 – make-up class: Final Review