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: