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Diritto internazionale
UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI NAPOLI "L'ORIENTALE"
Dati Generali
Periodo di attività
Syllabus
Obiettivi Formativi
EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES
Knowledge and Understanding
By the end of the course, students will have acquired a sound theoretical knowledge and understanding of the main principles, institutions and sources of the Law of International Organizations.
In particular, students will be able to:
- describe the historical development and the main legal features of international organizations;
- understand the legal personality, competences, institutional structure and decision-making processes of international organizations;
- explain the structure, functions and activities of the United Nations and the main regional organizations;
- identify the principal legal issues relating to membership, powers, acts, responsibility, privileges and immunities of international organizations;
- understand the role of international and regional organizations in addressing contemporary international crises and changes in the international community.
Applying Knowledge and Understanding
By the end of the course, students will be able to apply the concepts and legal principles studied during the course to specific situations and practical cases.
In particular, students will be able to:
- identify the legal rules applicable to the activities of international and regional organizations;
- interpret and apply constituent treaties, institutional acts, international agreements and soft-law instruments;
- analyse concrete cases concerning the competences, decision-making processes and activities of international organizations;
- assess the legality of actions and measures adopted by international and regional organizations;
- use the relevant legal sources to address practical problems arising from the intervention of international organizations in contemporary international relations.
Making Judgements
By the end of the course, students will be able to collect, select and critically assess the legal materials necessary to formulate independent and reasoned judgements on issues concerning international organizations.
In particular, students will be able to:
- identify and evaluate the legal and institutional implications of the activities of international and regional organizations;
- critically analyse institutional acts, international agreements, judicial decisions and soft-law instruments;
- compare different legal interpretations and institutional practices;
- formulate autonomous and legally substantiated opinions on the role of international organizations in the international community;
- assess the impact of international organizations’ activities on States, individuals and the broader international legal order.
Communication Skills
By the end of the course, students will be able to communicate legal concepts, problems and possible solutions concerning international organizations in a clear, structured and legally accurate manner.
In particular, students will be able to:
- present and discuss legal issues using appropriate legal terminology;
- explain the main features and problems of the Law of International Organizations to both specialist and non-specialist audiences;
- develop coherent oral and written legal arguments;
- participate actively in discussions, seminars, workshops and case-study activities;
- present the results of individual or group research in a clear and logically organised form.
Learning Skills
By the end of the course, students will have acquired the methodological skills necessary to continue studying the Law of International Organizations independently and to undertake further specialised studies or research.
In particular, students will be able to:
- independently identify and consult relevant legal sources, official documents, judicial decisions and academic literature;
- keep their knowledge up to date in light of changes in institutional practice and international relations;
- critically examine new legal and institutional developments;
- apply the knowledge and research methods acquired during the course to unfamiliar cases and emerging international crises;
- organise and conduct autonomous study and research activities in the field of international law and international organizations.
Prerequisiti
PREREQUISITES
Good knowledge of English is an indispensable prerequisite at the beginning of the teaching activities as well as a knowledge, at least basic, of International law.
PROPEDEUTICITY: There are no propedeuticities.
Metodi didattici
The organization of the teaching activities involves alternating face-to-face lectures, in-depth seminars and workshops held by experts as moments of reflection on case studies representative of aspects of the program covered during the face-to-face lectures or of current events in order to stimulate the ability to applythe concepts covered in the course to concrete cases. To this end, case studies will also be identified from time to time in consultation with the students.
Verifica Apprendimento
ASSESSMENT METHODS
Learning outcomes will be assessed through a final oral examination, conducted in English, covering the entire course programme.
Class participation, seminars and other activities carried out during the course are intended to support students’ learning but do not contribute to the final grade. No midterm examination or assessed presentation is scheduled.
The final oral examination is the same for attending and non-attending students. Both groups are required to study the same course programme and are assessed according to the same criteria.
The oral examination will assess:
- knowledge and understanding, through questions concerning the sources, principles, institutional structure, competences and functioning of international and regional organizations;
- applying knowledge and understanding, through the application of the relevant legal concepts and rules to concrete cases and institutional practices;
- making judgements, through the student’s ability to critically analyse acts, practices and decisions of international and regional organizations, compare different legal interpretations and formulate independent and legally reasoned assessments;
- communication skills, through the ability to present legal concepts and arguments clearly, coherently and accurately, using appropriate legal terminology in English;
- learning skills, through the ability to establish autonomous connections between the different topics covered by the course, identify the relevant legal sources and apply the knowledge and methodological tools acquired to unfamiliar cases and new institutional developments.
- The final grade will take into account the accuracy and completeness of the answers, the level of knowledge of the subject, the ability to apply the relevant legal rules, the quality and autonomy of the student’s critical reasoning, the ability to establish connections between different topics, and the clarity and correctness of the oral presentation.
The final grade will take into account the accuracy and completeness of the answers, the student’s ability to apply the knowledge acquired, the quality of the legal reasoning, the capacity for critical and autonomous analysis,
and the clarity of the oral presentation.
The course programme, assessment method and evaluation criteria are the same for attending and non-attending students. Attendance or non attendance does not entail alternative or additional assessment activities.
Testi
A. Harrington, International Organizations and the Law, II ed., 2024, Routledge, all the book except chapters 13, 15 and 20.
Contenuti
Course Title: The Law of International Organisations
List of topics:
I Part - Sources and subjects of international law.
II Part- The Law of International Organisations: membership, structure, functions; legal personality.
III Part - The United Nations system (including specialized agencies)
IV Part –Regional organisations
Lingua Insegnamento
english