JUS5540 – Public International Law
Course description
Schedule, syllabus and examination date
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Course content
COVID-19: Teaching and exams autumn semester 2020
The ongoing corona situation will affect teachings and exams also in the autumn semester 2020.
Read updated information regarding the autumn semester 2020.
The course will use the grading scale A-F.
This course addresses general public international law, including the sources of international law (treaties, customary international law and general principles of law), rights and obligations of states and other subjects of international law, responsibility, dispute settlement, and the prohibition on the use of force. Futhermore, this course will critically examine the function and output of the UN Security Council, the General Assembly, and the ICJ. Theoretical approaches to international law, such as Realism, TWAIL, and Feminism will be explored.
For students enrolled in Rettsvitenskap (jus) (master - 5 år): Have you considered a specialization as part of your degree? The course is part of the profile Internasjonal rett and Komparativ rett
Learning outcome
Admission
You may register for this course if you have admission to a Master’s programme at UiO or the faculty's exchange programme. You can also register for this course if you do not have admission to any programme at UiO, but meet the formal prerequistites.
All students are required meet the formal prerequistites.
Have you met the formal prerequisites at another institution than the University of Oslo, and the results are not formally registered at UiO, you must apply for admission to courses at Master’s level . Students with admission to Master’s degree programmes at other faculties than The Faculty of Law must also apply for admission.
When your admission is in order you must register for courses in StudentWeb
Prerequisites
Formal prerequisite knowledge
Students must fill one of these requirements:
- Passed 1st - 3rd year of the 5-years degree Master of Laws (Master i rettsvitenskap at UiO) (or exams that qualify for exemption for these) or
- Hold a 5-years Master’s degree in Laws (Master i rettsvitenskap at UiO) or equivalent.
Exemptions from the formal prerequisites will be given to students with admission to the faculty's own exchange or master’s degree programmes. This rule does not apply to students with admission to other master’s degree programmes at the University of Oslo, unless otherwise agreed.
Recommended previous knowledge
Three years of law studies.
Overlapping courses
- 10 credits overlap with VALFOLK – Folkerett (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with JUXFOLK – Folkerett (discontinued)
- 10 credits overlap with JUVOFOLR
- 10 credits overlap with JUR5540 – Public International Law (discontinued)
Teaching
Lectures/seminars.
Language of teaching for this course is English. This means that all
communication during lectures/seminars will be in English, and all
literature and auxiliary materials are in English.
Examination
15 pages term paper with a maximum of 6000 words to be handed in at the end of the semester, papers with text exceeding the word limit will not be sent to grading.
Language of examination
The examination text is given in English, and you submit your response in English.
Grading scale
Grades are awarded on a scale from A to F, where A is the best grade and F is a fail. Read more about the grading system.
Marking criteria for written examination
This guide is used by examiners for grading elective courses at the Faculty of Law.
Explanations and appeals
Resit an examination
- Illness at exams / postponed exams
- Resitting an examination.
- There are special rules for resitting a passed examination in the master's programme in Law.
Withdrawal from an examination
It is possible to take this exam up to 3 times. If you withdraw from the exam after the deadline or during the exam, this will be counted as an examination attempt.
There are special rules for resitting a passed examination in the master's programme in Law.
Special examination arrangements
Application form, deadline and requirements for special examination arrangements.
Evaluation
The course is subject to continuous evaluation. At regular intervals we also ask students to participate in a more comprehensive evaluation.
Other
The language for this course is English. Students enrolled in the
Masterprogrammet i rettsvitenskap must pass one
English subject as part of their degree, this course will meet these
obligations.