LAW 813: Public International Law
An introduction to public international law. The course examines the fundamentals of public international law, including the nature and structure of the international legal systems, how rules of international law are formed and enforced, the subjects of international law, and the status of international law in United States law. Rules of public international law that are studied include the law of treaties, the use of force, dispute settlement, the act of state doctrine, sovereign immunity, state responsibility and remedies, acquisition of territory, the law of the sea, human rights, the right of self determination, and extraterritorial jurisdiction. [3 credit hours]
LAW 837: Public International Law
This course covers the same core materials as the three-credit course, but also includes more in-depth analysis of (1) competing theoretical approaches to international law and international relations, and (2) several specific subject areas or other current topics of importance, such as mechanisms to promote compliance with international law, litigation before international courts, tribunals, and arbitral bodies, the role of nonbinding norms in the international legal system, and the enforcement treaties and customary law by courts in the United States. [4 credit hours]
LAW 641: Public International Law
This is the one-credit option for the above course. [1credit hour]
