The course aims at introducing the normative characteristics of public international law and demonstrating its significance in a globalized legal practice. Tracing the evolution and transformation of the international legal order, course will identify the unique characteristics of international norms and distinguish with domestic legal systems. The emergence of nation states, its powers, duties, privileges, responsibilities and immunities will be systematically introduced with a contemporary emphasis. It will examine the prohibition of use of force and the role of pacific settlement of international disputes. The course will end with assessing the illustration of specific state practice of international law.

CILO-1: Students will be able to identify the role and normative characteristics of international law. CILO-2: Students will be able to determine and distinguish the sources of international law. CILO-3: Students will be able to assess and determine the powers, international obligations, immunity and responsibility of states. CILO-4: Students will be able to interpret the normative order that governs peace and security, as well as evaluate the role of peaceful settlement in international disputes. CILO-5: Students will be able to characterize and correlate the significance of specific state practice of international law.