Lectures

Knowledge: Upon completion of the course, students: a) have a thorough understanding of the historical reasons for the formation of the modern international community and the basic rules of its organization and functioning. b) have a thorough understanding of the institutional organization and functioning of universal and regional international organizations, NGOs and multinational corporations.

Skills: Students have developed the skills for further acquisition of knowledge necessary to progress to graduate-level studies requiring a high degree of independent study and research, particularly in international law and international politics.

Competences: a) Acquisition of knowledge and ability to resolve international disputes; b) Application of knowledge in practice and ability to understand the subject matter; c) Familiarity with case law trends, examination and commentary of judicial decisions and resolution of practical issues. Students are able to interpret relevant legislation; d) Familiarity with the basic principles of the subject and ability to interpret relevant rules; e) Provision of sound information on the issues of the subject and ability to present solutions to practical problems of a legal nature.

- Putting knowledge into practice

- Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information, using the necessary technologies

- Adaptation to new situations

- Working in an international environment

- Working in an interdisciplinary environment

- Generating new research ideas

- Project planning and management

- Respect for diversity and multiculturalism

- Respect for the natural environment

- Demonstrate social, professional and ethical responsibility and gender sensitivity

- Exercise of criticism and self-criticism

- Promotion of free, creative and deductive thinking

Short Course Description:

Introductory concepts. Sources of Law. Sources of Law. Sources of Law. International Organizations (Foundation, Structure and Function, Categories, main IOs, International Responsibility). Persons as subjects of international law (international protection of IHL and international criminal liability, NGOs, multinational enterprises). International dispute resolution.

The course is divided into 13 modules.

1. The International Community and its Law

2. The sources of the Law of International Relations

3. The State (1).

4. The State (2).

5. The State (3): Legal personality and international responsibility

6. International Organizations (1): the foundation

7. International Organizations (2): organization and functioning

8. International organisations (3): the main organisations I

9. International Organisations (4): Main Organisations II

10. International organisations (5): Main organisations III

11. The place of persons in the international community

12. The status of the international community (1)

13. International dispute settlement (2)

Support for the learning process through the e-class platform

consolidation exercises

- Written Examination with Multiple-choice Questions (Formative, Summative)

- Written test with extended and/or short-answer questions (Inclusive)

- Written test with Problem Solving (Inclusive)

* Intermediate written examination (progress) in part of the material, which is taken into account (25%) if the final grade is at least five (5).

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4.Panagou (V.), Tsountas (K.), INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, Papazisis

5.E. Roukounas (E.), PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW, Legal Library