International Law MOOC
This channel is linked to the massive open online course (MOOC) 'International Law' on edX.org. It's a course provided by Pr. Pierre d'Argent, from Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium. It's free to enroll for anybody. Information and enrollment: https://www.edx.org/course/international-law
International law is one of the fastest growing legal fields. This course explores how International law is made, applied and enforced.
At the end of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Explain how and by whom international law is made, by whom it must be respected and how it is applied.
- Discuss what happens when binding rules are breached and how is it possible to seek justice in this world.
So, if you want to understand what is international law, what role it plays in the world of today, how it can be used or if you want to be able to discern legal arguments within the flow of international news and reports, this course is for you!
7 Course content and structure
2 International Law Around Us
6 A Brief History of International Law
3 International Law and its Various Names
1 International Law and Humanity
5 From Westphalia to Versailles
16 New States and borders
14 Self-determination of peoples
17 The concept of International organizations
10 The Elements of Statehood
11 State Recognition
9 Personality under International Law
13 Prolegomena
15 State Continuity and State Succesion
4 A foundational moment
8 Setting the stage
19 The formal sources of International Law
21 Lotus overtuned?
20 The problem of law-making
18 Legal Personality of International organizations
25 Summing up the "two elements theory"
24 The notion of customary international law
23 Article 38 again
12 Unilateral secession prohibited?
26 The interplay between contrary practice and opinio juris
22 Introduction to Article 38
Where and how to find custom?
33 Reservations: notion
32 Registration and Publication
31 Signature, ratification and entry into force