2012/2013
KAN-2TIL Theories of International Law and Politics
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English Title
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Theories of International Law and Politics
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Language
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English
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Exam ECTS
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7.5
ECTS
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Type
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Mandatory
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Level
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Full Degree Master
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Duration
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One Semester
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Course period
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Spring
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Time Table
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Please see course schedule at e-Campus
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Study board
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Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics, MSc
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Course coordinator
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Henrik Andersen
- Law Department
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Main Category of the Course
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Philosophy and philosophy of science
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International Politics
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Last updated on 08-10-2012
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Learning objectives
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By the end of the course, the student should be able to:
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Identify and explain the main theories of international law and place them in historical context.
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Describe how the main theories of international law distinguish between international law and international politics.
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Identify and explain what role non-state actors (i.e. natural and legal persons, international organisations) play in international law according to the main theories of international law.
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Explain how international law, as it is currently understood by modern theories of international law, is relevant to the activities of international businesses and organisations.
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Apply the theories of international law studied in the course to specific cases involving issues relevant to international organisations or businesses.
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Examination
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Type of test
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Home Assignment
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Marking scale
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7-step scale
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Second examiner
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No second examiner
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Exam period
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Summer Term
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Aids
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Please, see the detailed regulations below
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Duration
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Please, see the detailed regulations below
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Individual home assignment of max. 12 standard pages
Re-take is same as ordinary.
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Course content
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The course will cover the main theories of public international law, including sociolegal theories, positivism, critical legal studies, feminist theory, and liberalism as well as selected texts in modern political philosophical approaches to the international legal order.
The course it focuses both on the fundamental theoretical and philosophical assumptions underlying legal and political theories that seek to explain or justify the international (legal) order as well as on examples of how these theories may be used to analyze specific issues.
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Teaching methods
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Lectures and discussions.
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Last updated on 08-10-2012
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