International Organizations and Sustainable Development
A.Y. 2024/2025
Learning objectives
The course aims at exploring in a legal perspective the role played by international organizations in sustainable development. The course will deal with the law of international organizations in general, expanding on aspects that are not covered in depth in the International Law class and stressing in particular the ever-increasing role of the international organizations in the international law arena. Building on the general theory, the course will deal with the United Nations and a number of international organizations active in fields that are of utmost importance for sustainable development (e.g. health, labour, environment, food, cultural heritage). This course aims at providing students with a thorough understanding of the topics examined and a method of analysis apt to face the complex legal issues relating to international organizations and their role in the international legal order.
Expected learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students are expected to acquire: - a thorough knowledge and understanding of the role played by international organizations in the international community, with particular regard to sustainable development; - instruments by which knowledge and understanding can be applied to practical (real or moot) cases; - instruments by which judgments can be made and an autonomous opinion can be developed on legal issues relating to IOs; - communication skills, in particular as to the proper use of technical language and terms; - lifelong learning skills in terms of general comprehension of the interaction between IOs and international law.
Lesson period: Second semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course can be attended as a single course.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Responsible
Lesson period
Second semester
Courses will be delivered in classroom and/or streamed on-line, depending on the evolution of the health emergency and in light of governmental security directives. More details are provided, and constantly updated, on the University's institutional website.
Course syllabus
Course syllabus (a detailled syllabus will be uploaded on the Ariel webpage at the beginning of the classes):
- IOs and international law: historical development: The League of Nations
- The United Nations and specialized agencies.
- IOs and sovereign States: similarities and differences; in quest for a definition of IO; classification of IOs
- Membership: admission, withdrawal, expulsion, suspension
- Powers of IOs: principle of attribution; implied powers; powers of IO's organs
- Organs: plenary and non-plenary organs; policy-making and administrative organs; States' representation in organs; credentials
- Administrative organs: status and duties of civil servants; privileges and immunities; functional protection
- Dispute settlement organs: International Court of Justice (advisory and contentious jurisdiction); other dispute settlement organs
- Legal order: treaties constituting IOs; IOs' decisions and recommendations; treaties made by IOs
- Supervision and sanctions
- Legal status: privileges and immunities; headquarter agreement; responsibility of IOs
- IOs and international law: historical development: The League of Nations
- The United Nations and specialized agencies.
- IOs and sovereign States: similarities and differences; in quest for a definition of IO; classification of IOs
- Membership: admission, withdrawal, expulsion, suspension
- Powers of IOs: principle of attribution; implied powers; powers of IO's organs
- Organs: plenary and non-plenary organs; policy-making and administrative organs; States' representation in organs; credentials
- Administrative organs: status and duties of civil servants; privileges and immunities; functional protection
- Dispute settlement organs: International Court of Justice (advisory and contentious jurisdiction); other dispute settlement organs
- Legal order: treaties constituting IOs; IOs' decisions and recommendations; treaties made by IOs
- Supervision and sanctions
- Legal status: privileges and immunities; headquarter agreement; responsibility of IOs
Prerequisites for admission
In order to attend this course, students should have attended a general course of International law.
Teaching methods
Teaching methods
Attendance is compulsory. Students will be required to attend at least 75% of classes to be able to sit the exam.
Classes will include an institutional part and a practical part. The latter will be focused on specific issues through the analysis of case-law and the study of moot cases. Active participation by students is highly encouraged and will be taken into account in final evaluations.
Attendance is compulsory. Students will be required to attend at least 75% of classes to be able to sit the exam.
Classes will include an institutional part and a practical part. The latter will be focused on specific issues through the analysis of case-law and the study of moot cases. Active participation by students is highly encouraged and will be taken into account in final evaluations.
Teaching Resources
Teaching Resources
N. White, The law of international organisations, 3rd ed., Manchester University Press, 2016.
Cases and materials will be distributed during the course and are to be read in advance of each class.
N. White, The law of international organisations, 3rd ed., Manchester University Press, 2016.
Cases and materials will be distributed during the course and are to be read in advance of each class.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Grades are awarded on a scale from 18 to 30 cum laude, where 18 is the lowest grade and 30 cum laude is the best grade.
· 0-10 points: Participation in class and to the activities of the course
· 0-10 points: First part of the written exam (multiple choice questions)
· 0-15 points: Second part of the written exam (open questions)
Any score <18 is a fail. Any score >30 is equal to 30 cum laude
Further directions on the written exam will be provided on the Ariel site of the course.
Based on the final mark obtained at the written exam, each student has the following options:
a) accept the final mark obtained at the written exam.
b) take an oral exam (3 questions) on the entire course program.
· 0-10 points: Participation in class and to the activities of the course
· 0-10 points: First part of the written exam (multiple choice questions)
· 0-15 points: Second part of the written exam (open questions)
Any score <18 is a fail. Any score >30 is equal to 30 cum laude
Further directions on the written exam will be provided on the Ariel site of the course.
Based on the final mark obtained at the written exam, each student has the following options:
a) accept the final mark obtained at the written exam.
b) take an oral exam (3 questions) on the entire course program.
IUS/13 - INTERNATIONAL LAW - University credits: 6
Lessons: 42 hours
Professors:
Crespi Reghizzi Zeno, Silingardi Stefano
Shifts:
Professor(s)
Reception:
Tuesday, 10:30 AM
Sezione di Diritto internazionale e dell'Unione europea (formerly Istituto di diritto internazionale), ground floor
Reception:
Tuesday: 10.30-10.30