Political science and international relations

The international community and its law - The historical evolution of the international community -The foundation of International law - The various categories of sources - The international custom and the codification of the general norms - The rules of jus cogens with particular reference to codification - The rules establishing obligations erga omnes - The law of the treaties - International treaties in the Italian constitutional order - General principles, acts of international organizations, soft law, jurisprudence and doctrine - Unilateral acts - Relations between international law and state law - The adaptation of the italian legal system to international norms - Subjects in international law - Immunity of international subjects - The events of international subjects: extinction and succession - The prohibition of the use of force in international law - International responsibility - International disputes and their solution - The International Court of Justice.

Basic linguistic knowledge, in particular of the language most used In international relations: the English language.

Per la parte generale: - C. ZANGHI, Diritto delle Organizzazioni Internazionali, Torino, 2013 oppure - P. PENNETTA, S. CAFARO, A. DI STASI, G. MARTINO, I. INGRAVALLO, C. NOVI, Diritto delle Organizzazioni Internazionali, Napoli, 2024 Per la parte sulle Nazioni Unite: - S. MARCHISIO, L'ONU. Il diritto delle Nazioni Unite,  Bologna, 2012    

* optional The attendance of the course is optional and not compulsory

* All students: oral exam (20-30 minutes) articulated in 3/4 questions on the knowledge acquired through the study of the exam tests

The Course will be characterized by the use of teaching methods aimed at developing the active participation of students and their ability to use the knowledge acquired to solve international disputes through the application of international law. This objective will be achieved through the combination of different teaching models (lectures, case studies, practical exercises and group researches). Specifically

The first part of the Course is dedicated to the examination of the law of international organizations dealing with the modalities of constitution, their structure, functions, acts, internal legal order, legal personality, privileges and immunities and their international responsibility. The second part of the Course will deal with the United Nations law with particular reference to the origins and phases of creation of the UN, to the organs and functions, to the powers and action in the field of the maintenance of international peace and to the role and functions of specialized institutes.

Knowledge of the fundamental notions of international law.

Per la parte generale: - C. Zanghì, Diritto delle Organizzazioni internazionali, Torino, 2013 oppure - P. Pennetta, S. Cafaro, A. Di Stasi, I. Ingravallo, G. Martino, C. Novi, Diritto delle organizzazioni internazionali, Milano, 2024 Per la parte relativa alle Nazioni Unite: - S. Marchisio, L'Onu. Il diritto delle Nazioni Unite, Bologna, 2012

The attendance of the course is optional and not compulsory, but it is required in order to be considered attending. Only those attending (those who attended 2/3 of the lessons) can participate in the various activities just mentioned and fully achieve the different expected learning outcomes of the Course.

For attending students: The assessment of attending students takes place within an ongoing path divided into three evaluation moments aimed at verifying the full achievement of the educational outcomes: - at the end of the first part of the course, dedicated to the study of the law of international organizations, attending students will take a written exam based on twenty multiple questions and one open close question concerning the topics covered in the course up to that moment (1 hour); - in the final part of the course attending students will take a written test divided into 15 multiple choice questions and one open-ended question relating to the United Nations system (foundation, founding act, membership and bodies) (duration: 1 hour); - at the end of the course attending students, who have taken and passed the aforementioned tests, will take an oral test lasting approximately 15 minutes relating to the system of peaceful resolution of disputes and collective security established in the United Nations system, as well as on specialized institutes and UN action to protect human rights. For students not attending: oral exam (20-30 minutes) articulated in 3/4 questions on the knowledge acquired through the study of the exam books.

The Course will be based on lectures and on in-depth analysis of case studies with the aim to develop the active participation of the students and their skill to use the acquired knowledge in order to solve emerging legal issues in the field of international organizations law.