Public International and European Law

Code:

D203

Acronym:

DIPE

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Legal Sciences

Instance: 2006/2007 - A

Active?	Yes
Course/CS Responsible:	Law

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
D	159	Official Study Plan - LD	2	-	13	-

Objectives

Getting to know the International Public Law, matter of great importance in a context of an increasingly global and universal perspective of juridical problems.

Program

INTRODUCTION

§ 1. Opening
§ 2. Learning Methodology: Scientific Goals and Practical Purposes


CHAPTER I

INTERNATIONAL LAW AND INTERNATIONAL RELA-TIONS

§ 1. The “Definition” of International Law
§ 2. Distinctions towards other Disciplines
§ 3. The Functions of International Law
§ 4. The International Relations


CHAPTER II

THE PERSPECTIVES OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

§ 1. The Different Perspectives on International Law
§ 2. The Doctrine of International Law
§ 3. International Law and International Relations Approaches


CHAPTER III

THE FOUNDATIONS OF INTERNATIONAL LAW

§ 1. The Law-Creating Processes
§ 2. The Law-Determining Organs and Agencies
§ 3. The International Law System




CHAPTER IV

INTERNATIONAL LAW AND MUNICIPAL LAW

§ 1. Conflicting Doctrines
§ 2. The Problem under Portuguese Legal Order
§ 3. The Interpenetration of International Law and Municipal Law


CHAPTER V

THE INTERNATIONAL PERSONALITY

§ 1. International Personality in Historical Perspective
§ 2. Typical Subjects of International Law
§ 3. The Principle of Sovereignty
§ 4. The Principle of Recognition
§ 5. The Acquisition of International Personality


CHAPTER VI

THE INTERNATIONAL PERSONALITY (cont.)

§ 1. The Non-Typical Subjects of International Law
§ 2. International Representation
§ 3. Identity and Continuity in the International Personality


CHAPTER VII

STATE JURISDICTION

§ 1. The Statics and Dynamics of the Problem
§ 2. The Forms of State Jurisdiction
§ 3. Limitations of State Jurisdiction under International Costumary Law
§ 4. Limitations of Jurisdiction by Way of Treaty


CHAPTER VIII

TERRITORIAL SOVEREIGNTY AND MARITIME INTER-NATIONAL ZONES

§ 1. Territory
§ 2. Contiguous Zone
§ 3. Continental Shelf
§ 4. Economic Exclusive Zone
§ 5. The High Seas
§ 6. International Seabed and the Area
§ 7. Ships and Aircraft


CHAPTER IX

THE LAW OF TREATIES

§ 1. Treaties as Law-Ceating Process
§ 2. Public Transactions
§ 3. Unilateral Acts
§ 4. The Principle of International Responsibility


CHAPTER X

THE USE OF FORCE

§ 1. The Law of Armed Conflict before 1945
§ 2. The Charter of the United Nations
§ 3. The Collective Security System



CHAPTER XI

PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

§ 1. The Methods of Peaceful Settlement of Disputes
§ 2. The Concept of “Dispute”
§ 3. The Choice of Means


CHAPTER XII

INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTIONS

§ 1. International Institutions
§ 2. The Classification of International Institutions
§ 3. Concept and Subjectivity
§ 4. Quasi-Universal International Institutions
§ 5. Regional Institutions

Main Bibliography

AKEHURST, Michael, A Modern Introduction to International Law, 7ª ed., Londres: Routledge, 1997 (existe tradução portuguesa de edição anterior).

BARATTA, Joseph P., United Nations System, Oxford, 1995.

BERNHARD, Rudolf (ed.), Encyclopedia of Public International Law, 12 vols., Amesterdão, Nova Iorque, Oxford, 1981; nova ed., 4 vols., Amesterdão, 1992.

BRIERLY, James L, The Law of Nations (trad. port. “Direito Inter-nacional”), 4ª ed., Lisboa: FCG, 1979.

BROWNLIE, Ian, Principles of Public International Law, 6ª ed., Ox-ford: Oxford University Press, 2003 (existe tradução portuguesa de edição anterior).

CAMPOS, João Mota (coord.), Organizações Internacionais. Teoria Geral. Estudo monográfico das principais organizações internacionais de que Portugal é membro, Lisboa: FCG, 1999.

CASSESE, Antonio, International Law, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.

DIEZ de VELASCO, Manuel, Las Organizaciones Internacionales, 10ª ed., Madrid, 1997.
― Instituciones de Derecho Internacional Público, 11ª ed., Ma-drid, 1997.

DONNELY, Jack, Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice, 2ª ed., Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 2003.

DREYFUS, Simone, Droit des Relations Internationales, 4º ed., Paris: Cujas, 1992.

FRIEDMANN, Wolfgang, The Changing Structure of International Law, Londres: Stevens & Sons, 1964.

GOUVEIA, Jorge Bacelar, Manual de Direito Internacional Público. Introdução, fontes, relevância, sujeitos, domínio, garantia, 2ª ed., Coimbra, 2004.

GRAY, Christine, International Law and the Use of Force, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004.

GUEDES, Armando Marques, Direito Internacional Público, polic., Lisboa, 1982.
— Direito do Mar, 2ª ed., Lisboa, 1998.

HENKIN, Louis, International Law and the Behaviour of Nations, in: “Recueil des Cours de l’Academie de Droit International de La Haye”, 114 (1965-I), pp. 171 ss.

HOFFMANN, Stanley H., The Crisis of Liberal Internationalism, in: “Foreign Policy”, 98 (1995), pp. 159 ss.

JIMÉNEZ DE ARÉCHAGA, Eduardo, El Derecho Internacional en un mundo en transformación. Liber Amicorum, I, Montevideo, 1994, e II, Montevideu, 1998.

KIMMINICH, Otto, Einführung in das Völkerrecht, 6ª ed., Tübingen, 1997.

KOSKENNIEMI, Martti, The Gentle Civilizer of Nations. The Rise and Fall of International Law 1870-1871, Cambridge: Cambridge Univer-sity Press, 2004.

LAUTERPACHT, Hersch, Neutrality and Collective Security, in: “Po-litica” (1936), pp. 133 ss.
— Recognition in International Law, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1947.
— The Development of International Law by the International Court, 2ª ed., Nova Iorque, 1958.
— International Law (ed. de Elihu Lauterpacht), 4 vols., Cam-bridge: Cambridge University Press, 1970-1978.

MacCORMICK, Neil, Questioning Sovereignty. Law, State, and Na-tion in the European Commonwealth, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999.

MACHADO, Jónatas Mendes, Direito Internacional. Do Paradigma clássico ao pós-11 de Setembro, Coimbra, 2003.

McDOUGAL, Myres S., e REISNER, Michael W., International Law in Contemporary Perspective. Cases and Materials, Nova Iorque: Mineola, 1981.

MERLE, Marcel, Sociologie des Relations Internationales (trad. cast. “Sociologia de las Relationes Internacionales”) 2ª ed., Madrid, 1980.

MIRANDA, Jorge, Curso de Direito Internacional Público, 2ª ed., Cascais: Principia, 2004.

MOREIRA, Adriano, Direito Internacional Público, 1983.
― Teoria das Relações Internacionais, 4ª ed., Coimbra, 2002.

MORGENTHAU, Hans J., Politics among Nations. The Struggle for Power and Peace, ed. revista por Kenneth W. Thompson, Boston: Mc-Graw-Hill, 1993.

OPPENHEIM, L., International Law. A treatise, 7º ed. (trad. cast. “Tratado de Derecho Internacional Público”, t. II-vol. I, “Controvérsias, Guerra y Neutralidad”), Barcelona, 1966, e t. II, vol. II, “C

Complementary Bibliography

A) Legal Texts ans instruments

Pacto da Sociedade das Nações
Carta das Nações Unidas
Declaração Universal dos Direitos do Homem
Convenção de Viena sobre o Direito dos Tratados
Convenção do Direito do Mar

B) Court Decisions

www.un.org.
www.tribunalconstitucional.pt.

Teaching methods and learning activities

The combination of theorical and practical classes permits a valuable interchange between theoretical and practical knowledge, and is thus an important part of the learning process, giving the student the chance to experience and ponder in a more considered and thorough way the knowledge that has already been imparted to him/her.

Evaluation Type

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Subject Classes	Participação presencial	115,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Eligibility for exams

See the “Regulamento de Avaliação de Conhecimentos”, at the Faculty’s site, on line.

Calculation formula of final grade

See the “Regulamento de Avaliação de Conhecimentos”, at the Faculty’s site, on line.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Not considered.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

General Law and rules enforced in FDUP.

Classification improvement

Obtained as a result of the rules enforced in FDUP.