Single subject courses - Law
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Contact Person
Mirza Tassaduq Baig
E-mail: mirza.baig@vxu.se
Telephone: +46 470 70 80 00
School of Management and Economics
JUA347 - Introduction to International Law
September 2006
Full time
5 credit points (7.5 ECTS)
The purpose of the course is to provide a basic knowledge of international law to students studying political science, sociology and economics or other disciplines. Those who are not regular students i.e. civil servants etc. are welcome to participate.
Contents
The course includes an introduction to the system of norms, rules, institutions and procedures of international law that regulates interaction among states, and between states and individuals.
Moreover, we shall examine the nature and sources of international law, the relationship between international law and domestic law, the role of international organizations, the methods of resolving international disputes, state responsibility, jurisdiction of the states, and other selective substantive areas of international law, including the laws governing the use of force, environmental law and the international trade law.
Teaching methods
The teaching will consist of lectures and seminars. Lectures and seminars will be given in English. Classroom participation is expected and required. Participation in the seminars and an acceptable written seminar paper are absolute requirements for taking part in the home examination.
Assessment methods
The examination consists of a seminar paper and its presentation, and of a home examination.
Prerequisites
Completed upper secondary education.
JUA348 - International Human Rights Law
October 2006
Full time
5 credit points (7.5 ECTS)
The purpose of the course is to give the students:
- a foundation for understanding the legal aspects of human rights
- a knowledge of the developing systems, laws and norms for the protection of human rights in the world today
- a knowledge of the relationship between international human rights and national legal systems.
Contents
The course will cover the sources and nature of international legal rules, the associated legal processes and the relationship of these international rules to individuals, organizations and states. Ideological and cultural perspectives will be discussed, as well as sources of violation, the United Nations, regional and national systems, women’s rights and the role of non-governmental organizations.
Teaching methods
The teaching will consist of lectures and seminars in English. Classroom participation is expected and required. Participation in the seminars and an acceptable written seminar paper are absolute requirements for taking part in the home examination.
Assessment methods
The examination consists of a seminar paper and its presentation, and of a home examination.
Prerequisites
Completed upper secondary education.
JUA349 - Terrorism – A Multi-Disciplinary Approach
November–December, 2006
Part time
5 credit points (7.5 ECTS)
The purpose of this course is to define and discuss the concept and phenomenon of Terrorism from a multi-disciplinary approach, including legal, historical, psychological, media, economic and political perspectives. Consequences for security and other psychological responses to terrorist attacks, particularly the attacks on WTC and the Pentagon in the USA, will be discussed in the course. The course should be of special interest to students of Political Science, International Law, Social Psychology and Sociology.
Contents
The course will give an understanding of the nature, origins and manifestations of terrorism in modern times. Different strategies for handling terrorism will be compared and evaluated on the basis of historical evidence and their probable consequences based on theoretical predictions made from different disciplines. The following topics will be discussed:
- Definition of Terrorism: The international law perspective
- The roots of Terrorism: The historical and the psychological perspectives
- The roots of Terrorism: The international economic and legal perspectivesReactions and consequences: The international crisis management perspective
- Reactions and consequences: The psychological and the sociological perspectives
- Reactions and consequences: The media and communication perspective
- Conclusions. Security: What has changed? Power: Its basis and the change of balance of power. Concluding panel discussion, group work and general discussion
Teaching methods
The teaching will consist of lectures and seminars. All teaching will be in English.
Assessment methods
Classroom participation is expected and required. The examination consists of participation in the seminars and a written seminar paper.
Prerequisites
Completed upper secondary education.
JUA344 - International Human Rights Law II
November 1, 2006–January 15, 2007
Part time
5 credit points (7.5 ECTS)
The scope of this optional course is to provide students with an opportunity to study international human rights in depth and in terms of all important aspects like historical evolution, philosophical basis, minority and environmental rights and the implementation of human rights on global, regional and local levels.
The purpose of this course is to study different aspects of human rights in a broader and multi-disciplinary environment. After the completion of the course the students are expected to have obtained:
- a broader knowledge of human rights
- the skills to apply norms of international human rights law critically on different issues in the fields of political science, economics, religion, history and other disciplines within social and natural sciences
Contents
Advanced studies in international human rights. Practice in using these rules in a context of politics, economics, religion and other disciplines. The historical development of human rights, cultural relativism, globalisation versus decentralisation, gender perspective, minority rights and environmental rights will be treated.
Teaching methods
The teaching will consist of lectures, classroom discussions and seminars. Lectures and seminars will be in English. Teachers from different disciplines will deliver the lectures – providing students with an opportunity to have a multi-disciplinary approach towards human rights questions. Participation in and attendance at lectures, classroom discussions and seminars are expected and required.
Assessment methods
The examination consists of a seminar paper and its presentation and of a home examination.
Prerequisites
The applicants should have taken part in one of the following courses: JUA347, JUA348 or ISP512:4 or any other course concerning human rights.
JUA341 - The Law of Sustainable Development
March 2007–June 2007
Full time
10 credit points (15 ECTS)
Sustainable development underlies a new paradigm for developmental theories and exploitation of natural resources “ ... meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”. Since 1987, sustainable development has been discussed, developed and approached mainly in the light of three important dimensions: human rights (social and political aspects), the environment, and economics. These three dimensions have developed an integrated, overlapping and balanced structure of legal norms and principles at national, regional and international levels and endorsed a new branch of law – the law of sustainable development.
Contents
The main themes of this course will include basic legal rules and principles of environmental law, trade and commercial law and human rights law (at international, regional, and national levels).
The objective of the course is to prepare and enable the students to understand the basic legal principles of rules of trade, the environment, and human rights laws, and thus to apply and to advance these legal norms and principles and practices of sustainable development in the private and public sectors.
Teaching methods
The teaching will consist of lectures, seminars, discussions, simulations, and role-play. Lectures are obligatory.
Assessment methods
The examination consists of a seminar paper and an oral presentation of it.
Prerequisites
The applicants should have taken the course JUA340 or a minimum of 40 credits (60 ECTS) at the university level.