INT705 - CRITICAL APPROACHES TO INTERNATIONAL LAW
| Course Name | Code | Semester | Theory (hours/week) |
Application (hours/week) |
Credit | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CRITICAL APPROACHES TO INTERNATIONAL LAW | INT705 | 3rd Semester | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Prequisites | none | |||||
| Course language | English | |||||
| Course type | Elective | |||||
| Mode of Delivery | Face-to-Face | |||||
| Learning and teaching strategies | Lecture Discussion | |||||
| Instructor (s) | ||||||
| Course objective | The aim of the course is to teach and discuss the approaches which take international law as a subject matter, and analyze these critically. Another purpose of the course is to provide an overall perspective of international law via these approaches. | |||||
| Learning outcomes |
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| Course Content | History of international law, theory of law and international law, critical approaches. | |||||
| References | Anghie, A. (2005). Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Bartholomew, A. (ed.) (2006). Empire?s Law: The American Imperial Project and the `War to Remake the World?. Londra: Pluto Press. Chimni, B. S. (1993). International Law and World Order: A Critique of Contemporary Approaches. Londra: Sage Publications. Koskenniemi, M. (2005). From Apology to Utopia. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Marks S. (ed.) (2008). International Law on the Left: Re-examining Marxist Legacies. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Miéville, C. (2005). Between Equal Rights: A Marxist Theory of International Law. Leiden: Brill Academic Publishers. Rajagopal, B. (2003). International Law from Below: Development, Social Movements and Third World Resistance. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. | |||||
Course outline weekly
| Weeks | Topics |
|---|---|
| Week 1 | Introduction |
| Week 2 | International Law and Related Concepts |
| Week 3 | Progressive Approaches: Critical Legal Studies |
| Week 4 | Progressive Approaches: New Approaches to International Law (NAIL) |
| Week 5 | Third World Approaches to International Law (TWAIL) |
| Week 6 | Midterm exam |
| Week 7 | Marxist Approaches: International Law and World Order |
| Week 8 | Marxist Approaches: Commodity-form Theory of International Law |
| Week 9 | International Law and the Transformation of the State |
| Week 10 | International Law and International Division of Labour |
| Week 11 | Midterm exam |
| Week 12 | International Law and Sovereignty |
| Week 13 | International Law and The Right to Self-determination |
| Week 14 | International Law and the Types of International Intervention |
| Week 15 | Study week |
| Week 16 | Final exam |
Assesment methods
| Course activities | Number | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Attendance | 1 | 10 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 |
| Assignments | 0 | 0 |
| Presentation | 1 | 10 |
| Project | 0 | 0 |
| Seminar | 0 | 0 |
| Midterms | 2 | 20 |
| Final exam | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
| Percentage of semester activities contributing grade succes | 1 | 40 |
| Percentage of final exam contributing grade succes | 1 | 60 |
| Total | 100 | |
WORKLOAD AND ECTS CALCULATION
| Activities | Number | Duration (hour) | Total Work Load |
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Duration (x14) | 14 | 3 | 42 |
| Laboratory | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Application | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Specific practical training | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Field activities | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Study Hours Out of Class (Preliminary work, reinforcement, ect) | 14 | 8 | 112 |
| Presentation / Seminar Preparation | 2 | 18 | 36 |
| Project | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Homework assignment | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Midterms (Study duration) | 2 | 20 | 40 |
| Final Exam (Study duration) | 1 | 30 | 30 |
| Total Workload | 35 | 99 | 300 |
Matrix Of The Course Learning Outcomes Versus Program Outcomes
| D.9. Key Learning Outcomes | Contrubition level* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
| 1. Defines international security, political, social and economic issues in their historical and legal aspects, with an interdisciplinary approach. | X | ||||
| 2. Tells theoretical and applied knowledge of International Relations discipline in depth. | X | ||||
| 3. Interprets main international issues and developments with an interdisciplinary approach. | X | ||||
| 4. Uses the most suitable research methods in defining and analyzing international issues, and develops independent analyses. | X | ||||
| 5. Follows scientific literature and sources on the field of International Relations. | X | ||||
| 6. Develops strategy and policy proposals regarding international issues by relying on theoretical approaches and research. | X | ||||
| 7. Develops new approaches regarding global and regional issues from a perspective of International Relations theories. | X | ||||
| 8. In order to address issues of international relations can take responsibility as an individual or as a team member. | X | ||||
| 9. Can assess critically with an interdisciplinary approach information gathered regarding international relations. | X | ||||
| 10. Behaves in accordance with ethic values during processes of gathering information, conducting and publishing a research. | X | ||||
| 11. Effectively channels his/her views on international relations and research and analyses with public and authorities in written, oral and visually. | X | ||||
| 12. Supports social and cultural rights, acquires insight of social justice. | X | ||||
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest