The course covers the subject of public international law and European Union law in its entirety. After an introduction into the main principles and notions of this discipline, students will be encouraged to adopt a critical perspective on the various positions advanced in the literature and to pursue solutions that best suit an international and European system based on the peaceful coexistence of peoples and respect for human rights. By the end of the course, students should be able to analyze and accurately assess basic issues of international and European Union law.
Course Prerequisites
None
Teaching Methods
The course consists of classroom lectures delivered remotely with active student involvement encouraged throughout. Video materials will also be used to present the central issues covered in the course.
Assessment Methods
Oral examination
Texts
- Carlo Focarelli, Diritto internazionale, CEDAM: Milano, ottava edizione 2025 - Francesco Bestagno,Andrea Santini, Elementi di diritto dell'Unione Europea. Parte istituzionale. Ordinamento e struttura dell'Unione Europea, 2024
Contents
This course aims to provide a detailed overview of the “general part” of this subject (methodology and history, subjects of international law and of EU law and their competences, general principles, sources, incorporation of international law into domestic law, and the adaptation of national laws to EU law, state immunities, use of force, international criminal law, disarmament, state responsibility, international dispute settlement, diplomacy) as well as an introduction to the “special part” (human rights, international and EU environmental law, international and EU economic law, and international investment law).
