The course has three primary aims.  It will teach students the basic procedure and practice of principal international courts, tribunals and bodies, including:

• the International Court of Justice
• the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
• the World Trade Organisation

It will allow students to develop familiarity with issues related to internaional advocacy, including a basic knowledge of:

• governing texts
• organisation and composition of courts and tribunals
• institution of proceedings
• provisional measures
• jurisdiction (advisory, contentious and appellate) and access
• admissibility
• preliminary objections, third parties, intervention and amicus curiae
• written proceedings
• oral argument
• experts
• enforcement
• interpretation and revision of judgement
• execution
• recognition and enforcement of award

It will equip students with advanced skills in international legal research and writing and with basic advocacy skills.

The proposed assessment in this course will consist of the preparation of written submissions and the delivery of oral submissions on a hypothetical international law problem.

Class meetings: on average, 3 hours per week.

LAWS2250 International Law.

Completed or completing five LAWS courses at 1000 level.

This course is capped at 56 students.

Please refer to the course home page.

This course will ordinarily serve as a prerequisite for Jessup Moot.  It will also serve as a platform for students wishing to participate in the many other international law moots available, including the Jean-Pictet International Humanitarian Law Moot, the Red Cross International Humanitarian Law (IHL) Moot Competition, the Asia Cup International Law Moot Court Competition, the Oxford International Intellectual Property Mooting Competition, the Manfred Lachs Space Law Moot Court Competition, the Willem C Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot, and the International Maritime Law Arbitration Moot Competition.