COURSE INFORMATION Course Title: INTERNATIONAL LAW

Code	Course Type	Regular Semester	Theory	Practice	Lab	Credits	ECTS
PIR 304	B	6	3	0	0	3	6

Academic staff member responsible for the design of the course syllabus (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature)	NA
Lecturer (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	Alba Gërdeci
Second Lecturer(s) (name, surname, academic title/scientific degree, email address and signature) and Office Hours:	NA
Teaching Assistant(s) and Office Hours:	NA
Language:	English
Compulsory/Elective:	Elective
Classroom and Meeting Time:	E-211 Friday, 13:30 Hours
Course Description:	-
Course Objectives:	The course aims to present a panorama of public international law, which covers principles and rules that govern the relations between States and the latter’s interactions with other international actors. The course is designed to give students a global understanding of the rules governing international relations and, ultimately, provide them with practical skills in legal reasoning and arguing, research and writing on international issues.

COURSE OUTLINE

Week	Topics
1	The nature of international law and the international system
2	The sources of international law
3	The law of treaties
4	International law and national law
5	Personality, statehood and recognition
6	Jurisdiction and sovereignty
7	Immunities from national jurisdiction
8	Midterm
9	The law of sea
10	State responsibility
11	The peaceful settlement of disputes
12	The use of force
13	Human rights
14	Review

Prerequisite(s):	None
Textbook:	Title: Textbook on International Law, Seventh Edition Author: Martin Dixon ISBN: 9780199574452
Other References:	Title: Cases & Materials on International Law, Sixth Edition Author: Martin Dixon, Robert McCorquodale, Sarah Williams ISBN: 9780198727644
Laboratory Work:	None
Computer Usage:	None
Others:	No

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	To familiarize students with the main concepts and sources of International Law, with a special attention paid to the dynamics of globalization.
2	To identify and apply international legal principles relevant to current issues and events in global politics.
3	To introduce students to basic regulations and institutions in the field of human rights, and the problems encountered in their implementation.
4	To prepare students for a career at international organizations by training them in the institutional structure and competences of international organizations.
5	To develop students´ ability to analyze international disputes, by utilizing proper international law terminology.

COURSE CONTRIBUTION TO... PROGRAM COMPETENCIES (Blank : no contribution, 1: least contribution ... 5: highest contribution)

No	Program Competencies	Cont.
Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations (3 years) (Old) Program
1	Having and using advanced knowledge and comprehension supported by textbooks including actual knowledge in political sciences and international relations literature, materials and the other scientific resources.	3
2	Analyzing data, ideas and concepts of current political issues and international relations, determining complex events and topics, making discussions and developing new suggestions in accordance with researches.	3
3	Having knowledge and thought about actual topics and problems together with their historical, social and cultural aspects.	2
4	Introducing those who are interested in politics and international events with the topics of Political Science and IR and teaching clearly the problems and the types of solutions.	2
5	Improving skills of working together with the main social science disciplines and other disciplines which are related to Political Science and International Relations.	3
6	Improving critical thinking and skills in making research independently.	3
7	Developing solutions about the problems and conflicts which are common in national and international arena.	5
8	Improving skills for leadership and research and analyze capacity of those who is responsible with national and international ones.	5
9	Knowing any foreign language enough to communicate with colleagues and understand actual researches and articles.	3
10	Gaining IT skills to use computer and technology) in order to reach actual knowledge.	1
11	Gaining skills to follow societal, scientific and ethic values during collecting, interpreting, conducting of data related to social and political developments.	3
12	Having consciousness about human rights and environment.	5
13	Gaining the skills to follow actual developments and pursue long-life learning.	5

COURSE EVALUATION METHOD

Method	Quantity	Percentage
Midterm Exam(s)	1	20
Presentation	1	10
Case Study	1	20
Term Paper	1	10
Final Exam	1	40
	Total Percent:	100%

ECTS (ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD)

Activities	Quantity	Duration(Hours)	Total Workload(Hours)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 16x Total course hours)	16	3	48
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	16	2	32
Mid-terms	1	20	20
Assignments	1	25	25
Final examination	1	25	25
Other			0
Total Work Load:			150
Total Work Load/25(h):			6
ECTS Credit of the Course:			6