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NOTE: Course offerings change. Classes offered this semester may not be offered in future semesters.261 sec. 1 - International Law (Spring 2011)
Instructor: Jon M Van Dyke (view instructor's profile)
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Units: 4
Meeting Time: MTuW 2:10-3:20
Meeting Location: 145
Course Start: January 10, 2011
Course Control Number (1Ls): 49790
Course Control Number (Non-1Ls): 49787
This course provides an introduction to public international law and offers a rigorous foundation for the various advanced courses and seminars offered in this field. The study of international law in other contexts does not bar the taking of this course. The core areas addressed are (1) the sources of international law, particularly customary international law and treaties, (2) the nature of the state, international organizations, and non-state actors, (3) the ways in which international law can be used in domestic court litigation, particularly in the United States, (4) the extent of a state's jurisdiction outside of its territory and its immunities from the jurisdiction in the territory of others, (5) the law of the sea, (6) international human rights, (7) international environmental law, (8) the use of force, and (9) trade and investment. Throughout the course, we will discuss the force and relevance of international law, as well as introduce theoretical perspectives regarding international law that have developed over the past several decades.
Jon M. Van Dyke is a Visiting Professor at BerkeleyLaw in the Spring of 2011. He has taught International Law at the William S. Richardson School of Law at the University of Hawaii for the past 34 years, and previously taught this course for five years at the Hastings College of Law in San Francisco.
Exam Notes: F,Mid
Course Category: International and Comparative Law
This course is cross-listed in the following categories:
Jurisprudence and Social Policy (JSP)
Public Law and Policy
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- International Law and Litigation in the U.S.
Jordan J. Paust, Jon M. Van Dyke, Linda A. Malone,
Edition: Third edition (2009)
Publisher: West
ISBN: 9780314199843
Copyright Date: To Be Determined
Price: To Be Determined - International Law and Litigation in the United States, 2008 Documents Supplement
Jordan Paust, Jon M. Van Dyke & Linda Malone
Edition: 2008 ed.
Publisher: West
ISBN: 9780314198907
Copyright Date: To Be Determined
Price: 52
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