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After this course:
- Students will further develop the basic knowledge of the concepts of international law and EU law, which they have acquired in the General Course on Public International Law and EU law master courses
- They will familiarize themselves with basic international law on the characterisation and responsibility of international organisations
- Students will consider key questions surrounding the hierarchy of norms within the international and EU legal systems
- They will examine issues regarding the acquisition of binding international obligations by individual states and international organisations
- Students will consider more generally the evolution of international law and the EU, and critically engage with how practitioners, Member States, the CJEU and academics have constantly considered and re-considered the relationship between international law and the EU
- Students learn to distil and evaluate legal questions from existing normative debates and provide reasoned answers to them by employing persuasive analysis or arguments using analogical and deductive reasoning
- Students learn to critically approach and assess the legal questions posed
- Students develop their research, analytical, writing and oral skills.
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Over the past decades, the European Union’s continued integration has given it a unique character as an international actor. While the EU characterises itself as a sui generis, autonomous and supranational legal order, this approach does not necessarily align with that of international law.
This module aims to discuss some key questions surrounding the interface between international law and the legal order of the European Union in the filed of international trade. In doing so, it seeks to uncover some inconsistencies between the international and EU approaches to the working of international law on both the EU and its member states. Interesting issues in this regard include EU competence to conclude international agreements such as Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement with Canada and the Kyoto Protocol, participation of the EU in international organisations such as the World Trade Organization, international responsibility, data protection in EU-US relations, and the hierarchy of international norms in the legal order of both the Union and its member states. The focus of the course is on questions of international trade and trade-related public policy measures.
This module is aimed at students with an interest in both public international and European law, and invites them to reflect critically on the EU’s role as a global actor in the field of international trade.
General information
In ‘Capita Selecta – Selected Topics of Public International Law’, students will broaden their knowledge of international law by taking mini-modules which are intertwined with on-going research projects carried out by the lecturers. The course is divided into four sub-periods. During the first sub-period (week 7), students will write a research proposal for their master’s thesis. During the three other periods, students will take five different modules out of a range of options offered. Each module will last for three weeks and have, in principle, 10 contact hours. Within the short period of time, students will familiarize themselves with current topics and challenges that have not been addressed in depth in the General Course or other courses of the specialized tracks. Through the Capita Selecta course, students will further develop their skills to critically analyze case-law and existing literature, write short papers, present findings, and provide feedback to other students.
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