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International Law of the Sea and International Courts

Objectives

Students shoud be able to assess the basis of the Law of the Sea and its funamental principles, against the background of the United Nations on the Law of the Sea, 1982. For this purpose, students will study several relevant international legal instruments, in addition to EU Law legislation.


General characterization

Code

33240

Credits

6

Responsible teacher

Vasco Becker-Weinberg

Hours

Weekly - Available soon

Total - 168

Teaching language

Available soon

Prerequisites

Not Applicable

Bibliography

Not Applicable

Teaching method

Classes will be interactive in order to assess the consolidation of basic knowledge and its applicability to areas of specialization both within the Law of the Sea.


Evaluation method

Exam.


Subject matter

Part I The Law of the Sea



Chapter I The Law of the Sea



1. Introduction



2. Background



3. Development and codification of the international law of the sea



4. Fragmentation and sources of the international law of the sea



Chapter II Maritime spaces



1. Internal waters



2. Territorial sea



3. Contiguous zone



4. Archipelagic waters



5. Exclusive economic zone



6. Continental shelf within and beyond 200M



7. High Sea



8. The Area



Chapter III Special regimes



1. The use of force at sea



2. protection and preservation of the marine environment



3. Marine scientific research



4. Area-based management tools



4.1 Marine Protected Areas



4.2 Marine Spatial Planning



5. Human rights at sea



Part II Dispute Settlement Mechanisms



Chapter I Introduction



1. General principles of international law



2. Dispute settlement and the Law of the Sea



3. Part XV (Articles 279-299 of UNCLOS)



4. Prompt release of vessels and crews



5. Provisional measures



Chapter II Maritime Delimitation



1. Background



2. Evolution and codification since 1969



3. Principles and rules (methodology)



4. Relevant and special circumstances



5. Islands and their relevance



6. Islands and maritime disputes



7. Maritime delimitation beyond 200M



8. Natural resources and maritime delimitation



Chapter III Provisional arrangements of a practical nature



1. Background



2. Rationale



3. State practice