Ce cours apparaît dans les formations suivantes :
• Faculté de Droit Lille - Master 1 International and European Law (anglophone) - S2 - 2 ECTS
  Faculté de Droit Lille - Master 1 DIE Organisations Internationales et Européennes (parcours bilingue) - S2 - 2 ECTS

Pré requis

• Notions of public international law.

Objectifs du cours

At the end of this course, should be able to present a short report on relevant jurisprudence of international humanitarian law, understand the structure, sources and major rules of the law of armed conflict and be able to analyse important treaties, documents and other texts.

Contenu du cours

I. IUS AD BELLUM

1. Introduction

2. The law on the use of force : general prohibition in inter-state relations ; self-defence and other exceptions

3. The UN collective security system : can it work?

4. The UN collective security system : Humanitarian intervention and other problems

II. IUS IN BELLO

1. Introduction : non-international armed conflict

2. Combatants and POW ; wounded, sick ; ship-wrecked

3. Protection of civilian population and of cultural property

4. Means and methods of warfare : conventionak weapons

5. Means and methods of warfare : weapons of mass destruction

III. IUS POST BELLO

1. State responsibility

2. Individual responsibility

Modalités d'enseignement

Organisation du cours

There will be lectures, presentations and as much discussion of the topics as possible, in particular during the second hour of the classes.

24 hours of effective presence, self -learning research.

Participation of the students during the classes is presumed (and is assessed). In the second half of the course students will be asked to present a short report on selected parts of the literature and the relevant jurisprudence; this report will be part of the final mark. There will be a written exam.

Méthodes pédagogiques

Évaluation

Examen : coeff. 1

Ressources internet

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  • Awards of the Eritrea Ethiopia Claims Commission: http://www.pca-cpa.org (under Past Cases); Jurisprudence of the ICTR/ICTY and ICC