2016/2017
KAN-CPOLO1047U Theories of International Law and
Politics
| English Title |
| Theories of International Law and
Politics |
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| Language |
English |
| Course ECTS |
7.5 ECTS |
| Type |
Mandatory |
| Level |
Full Degree Master |
| Duration |
One Semester |
| Start time of the course |
Spring |
| Timetable |
Course schedule will be posted at
calendar.cbs.dk |
| Study board |
Study Board for BSc/MSc i International Business and Politics,
MSc
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| Course
coordinator |
- Georg Ringe - Law Department (LAW)
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| Main academic
disciplines |
- Philosophy and ethics
- International political economy
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Last updated on
12-08-2016
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| Learning objectives |
To achieve the grade 12, students
should meet the following learning objectives with no or only minor
mistakes or errors: By the end of the course, the student should be
able to:
- Identify and explain the main theories of international law and
place them in historical context.
- Describe how the main theories of international law distinguish
between international law and international politics.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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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Theories in
International Law and Politics:
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| Exam
ECTS |
7,5 |
| Examination form |
Home assignment - written product |
| Individual or group exam |
Individual exam |
| Size of written product |
Max. 10 pages |
| Assignment type |
Written assignment |
| Duration |
Written product to be submitted on specified date
and time. |
| Grading scale |
7-step scale |
| Examiner(s) |
One internal examiner |
| Exam period |
Summer |
| Make-up exam/re-exam |
Same examination form as the ordinary exam
A new exam assignment must be
answered. This applies to all students (failed, ill, or
otherwise)
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Description of the exam
procedure
Students are expected to develop a topic for their exam paper
themselves, which is usually an application of the theoretical
background studied in the course to modern and current problems of
international law.
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| Course content and
structure |
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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 |
| Lectures and discussions. |
| Student workload |
| Preparation time (readings, group work etc.) |
130 hours |
| Lectures / class exercises / “homework cafés” / workshops
etc. |
30 hours |
| Exam (incl. preparation for the exam and actual exam
period) |
48 hours |
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| Expected literature |
- Basak Cali, International Law for International
Relations (Oxford 2010)
- Plus: a range of academic articles, which will be made
available in a Compendium
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Last updated on
12-08-2016
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