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The course aims at:
a) acquainting students with basic institutes, concepts and branches of public international law (knowledge), b) making students understand the relationship between international and national law (knowledge), c) training students in reading treaties and case-law of international (quasi)-judicial bodies (skills) d) training students in legal argumentation (skills) The course is taught by means of weekly lectures which are organized in blocks of inter-related topics. The course focuses on general topics of PIL and is followed by the course Public International Law II which introduces specific areas of PIL. Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (08.04.2025)
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Students must attend and actively participate in at least 70% of the classes. Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (08.04.2025)
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The course covers primarily the following topics: 1) Block 1: Introduction to PIL a) Definition of PIL, Features of PIL, Relation to other legal and non-legal areas, History of PIL, Main theoretical and methodological approaches to PIL b) Rules of PIL – concept, typology c) Relation between PIL and national legal orders – theoretical concepts, forms of reception, concrete national examples (Czech Republic) 2) Block 2: Sources of PIL a) General overview of sources of PIL b) Customary rules in PIL – concept, typology, persistent objector c) Treaties in PIL – concept, typology, negotiation, validity, termination, reservations and interpretation d) Other sources of PIL – general principles of law, case-law, jurisprudence, unilateral legal acts of States and international organizations 3) Block 3: Legal Personality in PIL a) Legal personality in PIL in general – concept, theories, legal persons b) States in PIL – definition, typology, competences, immunities, succession c) International organizations – definition, typology, competences 4) Block 4: Secondary Rules of PIL a) Responsibility in PIL – elements, content, circumstances precluding wrongfulness b) Enforcement in PIL – retorsion, countermeasures, self-defence, UN collective security system c) Dispute settlement under PIL – diplomatic instruments, arbitration, international judicial bodies (incl. International Court of Justice) Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (28.08.2025)
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Basic literature: Ian Brownlie, Principles of Public International Law, 7th Edition, Oxford University Press, 2008. Cecily Rose et al., Introduction to Public International Law, Cambridge University Press, 2022. Other literature: Emily Crawford et al., Public International Law, Cambridge University Press, 2023. Cristina Verones, Sébastien Rosselet, The Public International Law Study Guide for Students: Exercises and Answers, Hart, 2013. Basic legislation (always in wording in force and effect as on the date of examination): Constitution of the Czech Republic (No. 1/1993 Coll.) Draft articles on the responsibility of international organizations (2011) Draft articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts (2001) Montevideo Convention on the Rights and Duties of States (1933) UN Charter (1945) Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Other legal regulations (always in wording in force and effect as on the date of examination): ICJ, Reparation for Injuries Suffered in the Service of the United Nations, Advisory Opinion, 1949. ICJ, North Sea Continental Shelf (Federal Republic of Germany/Denmark+Netherlands), Judgment, 1969. ICJ, Nuclear Tests (Australia v. France), Judgment, 1974. ICJ, United States Diplomatic and Consular Staff in Tehran (United States of America v. Iran), Judgment, 1980. ICJ, Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua (Nicaragua v. United States of America), Judgment, 1986. ICJ, Gabčíkovo-Nagymaros (Slovakia v. Hungary), Judgment, 1997. Poslední úprava: Šicnerová Barbora, Mgr. (28.08.2025)
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