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Lecturer(s)
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Bureš Pavel, JUDr. Ph.D.
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Faix Martin, JUDr. Ph.D.
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Svaček Ondřej, doc. JUDr. LL.M. Ph.D.
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Jílek Dalibor, prof. JUDr. CSc.
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Course content
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1) The doctrine of international law in historical perspective (theological school of international law, classical naturalism, radical naturalism, late naturalism, the Grotian school) 2) Approaches - schools of thought (legal naturalism, legal positivism, realism, idealism, Marxism, feminism, the New Haven School, The Helsinki School, constructivism, cosmopolitism, TWAIL) 3) Theoretical debates in international law (fragmentation, constitutionalism) 4) Doctrinal background of the sub-fields of international law
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training)
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Learning outcomes
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The course deepens knowledge of science of public international law. It presents basic concepts, approaches and discussions which have formed contemporary school of public international law. Classes will have form of interactive lectures with small group of students in the format: reading preparation - lecture - problem identification - discussion. The aim of the course is to show fundamental linkages between the theory and practice of international law in terms of the importance of international law theory for the development of international law practice.
to show fundamental linkages between the theory and practice of international law in terms of the importance of international law theory for the development of international law practice.
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Prerequisites
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None
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
80% attendace at lectures
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Recommended literature
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BENEYTO, J., M., KENNEDY, D. (2013). New Approaches to International Law. Springer.
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BIANCHI, A. (ed.). (2017). Theory and Philosophy of International Law. Edward Elgar.
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BIANCHI, A. (2016). International Law Theories: An Inquiry into Different Ways of Thinking. Oxford.
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BUSS, D., AMBREENA, M. (eds.). (2005). International Law: Modern Feminist Approaches. Hart Publishing.
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KLABBERS, J., PETERS, A. (2009). The Constitutionalization of International Law. Oxford.
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KOSKENNIEMI, M. (2006). From Apology to Utopia. Cambridge.
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KOSKENNIEMI, M. (2017). International Law and Religion: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives. Oxford.
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LAUTERPACHT, H. (1946). The Grotian Tradition in International Law. British Yearbook of International Law.
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ORFORD, A., et al. (2016). The Oxford Handbook of the Theory of International Law. Oxford.
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