International Organization

The teaching of International Organization deals with the basic characteristics of the international community and the structure of the international legal system. The prevailing part of the course is devoted to examining the main concepts of international law looking at their historical, political and social reality, in the light of the jurisprudence, the practice and the international case law. The remaining part, of monographic character, investigates how the processes of globalisation affect the international community system, in the light of the crisis of State sovereignty and international intergovernmental cooperation, as well as in the perspective of the raising role of non-State actors (e.g., multination corporations and NGOs) in the international arena.

At the end of the course, students should be able to:
i. gain knowledge of the essential elements of international law and the law of international organizations;
ii. apply these legal concepts to understand and assess current events and emerging challenges in the international community, with particular regard to the areas of cooperation indicated in the programme and to the challenges posed by the processes of globalisation;
iii. considering the professional outlets of the degree course, develop autonomy of judgement and learning skills in the subject matter of the course;
iv. master the correct terminology of international law.