International Law
Objectives
Provide students with the tools to recognize:
a) the major sources of international law and their content.
b) international law subjects;
c) rules that apply to international spaces;
d) rules applicable to international responsibility;
e) international mechanisms of resolution of conflicts.
General characterization
Code
01101295
Credits
6.0
Responsible teacher
Francisco Maria Gil Fernandes Pereira Coutinho
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - 168
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
Not Applicable.
Bibliography
Brownlie, Ian, Princípios de Direito Internacional Público, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa, 1997
Silva Cunha, Joaquim e Maria da Assunção do Vale Pereira, Direito Internacional Público, 2ª Edição, Almedina, Coimbra, 2004
Cassese, Antonio, International Law, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2004
Gonçalves Pereira, André e Quadros, Fausto, Manual de Direito Internacional Público, 3ª ed., Almedina, Coimbra, 2005
Almeida Ribeiro, Manuel de, Pereira Coutinho, Francisco e Cabrita, Isabel (coord.), Enciclopédia de Direito Internacional Público, Almedina, Coimbra, 2011
Brito, Wladimir, Direito Internacional Público, Coimbra Editora, 2014
Miranda, Jorge, Direito Internacional Público, 6ª Edição, Principia, Lisboa, 2016
Machado, Jónatas, Direito Internacional – do paradigma clássico ao pós-11 de setembro, 5ª ed., Gestlegal, 2018
Duarte, Maria Luísa, Direito Internacional Público, AAFDL, 2019
Bacelar Gouveia, Jorge, Manual de Direito Internacional, 6ª ed., Almedina, Coimbra, 2022
Teaching method
1 – Doctrinal lessons where the teacher present the syllabus. In these lessons the students are invited to participate by asking questions and making comments.
2- Individual presentations by students. In these sessions, the teacher will guide the students in oral presentations, in simulations of hearings of the ICJ and in the resolution of cases.
Evaluation method
i) Moot court (written and oral pleadings). Grade obtained in the moot court may be improved in the written exam.
ii) Oral presentations (class debates). A bonus of a max. of two points can be added to the written exam classification.
iii) Written exam.
Subject matter
I - Origin, nature and functions of international law
II - Sources of international law
III - The law of the treaties
IV - International law and domestic law
V - Subjects of international law
VI - International spaces
VII - International responsibility
VIII - International conflicts resolution
IX - The use of force
Programs
Programs where the course is taught: