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Public International Law

Sources, statehood, jurisdiction, responsibility and dispute settlement — with the treaties and judgments read first-hand.

What you get

An Incredible Attorneys platform credential. It is not a qualification recognised by any bar or regulator, and does not entitle the holder to practise.

Hours
28
Pass mark
60%
Languages
en
Modules
5

Syllabus

  1. 1 Sources Treaty, custom, general principles, and what binds whom.
  2. 2 Statehood and recognition Criteria, succession, and contested cases.
  3. 3 Jurisdiction and immunity Territorial, national, universal — and sovereign immunity.
  4. 4 State responsibility Attribution, breach, circumstances precluding wrongfulness.
  5. 5 Dispute settlement Courts, tribunals and arbitration, and the limits of each.

What this covers

Each area links to the statutes and judgments that actually govern it, in whichever jurisdiction you are working in.