International disputes and conflicts WP-SM-SKM
Program of the course:
1. Definition and reasons of international disputes and armed conflicts.
2.Geography of international disputes and conflicts: Europe, Africa, Americas, Azja, Australia and Oceans.
3. Peaceful dispute settlements: rules, methods: negotiations, good services, research/fact-finding commissions, mediations, conciliations, arbitrary court, international judiciary, role of international organizations and their organs in peaceful dispute settlements, disputes in international organizations.
4. Armed conflicts.
5. International and non-international armed conflicts.
6. Prohibition of aggression.
7. International armed conflicts and their legal standards: law of armed conflicts (Hague Conventions and Geneva Conventions), international humanitarian law, protection of human rights, international criminal law.
8. Conduct of hostilities, initiation of armed conflicts, rules applied in armed conflicts.
9. Military occupation.
10. Peacepull operations and intervention missions.
11. Single and organized activity.
Methods of examination: written exam.
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Learning outcomes
Student is able to:
present reasons of internatinal disputes and conflicts
characterise peaceful settlement of international disputes
indicate legal regulations relating to disputes and conflicts
characterise the conflicts and define the activity taken in order to avoid consequences of armed conflicts
Academic hours (acording to the plan of studies) with a teacher 90
Self study#reading of the literature 20
Self study#praparation to classes 20
Self study#praparation to exam 30
Summ of hours 150
Summaric number of ECTS pointd to the module 6
Assessment criteria
for a grade 2,0
the student is unable; even in basic aspects; to characterise methods of peaceful settlement of international disputes;
indicate legal regulations relating to disputes and conflicts
characterise the conflicts or define the activity taken in order to avoid consequences of armed conflicts
for a grade 3,0
the student in a satysfying degree is able to characterise methods of peaceful settlement of international disputes;
indicate legal regulations relating to disputes and conflicts
characterise the conflicts or define the activity taken in order to avoid consequences of armed conflicts
for a grade 4,0
the student on a good level is able to characterise methods of peaceful settlement of international disputes;
indicate legal regulations relating to disputes and conflicts
characterise the conflicts or define the activity taken in order to avoid consequences of armed conflicts
for a grade 5,0
the student perfectly characterises methods of peaceful settlement of international disputes;
indicates and analyses legal regulations relating to disputes and conflicts;
characterises the conflicts or defines the activities taken in order to avoid consequences of armed conflicts
Bibliography
J.S. Nye jr., Understanding International Conflicts. An Introduction to Theory and History, Sixth Edition, Longman 2007;
M. Iwanejko, Spory międzynarodowe, Warszawa 1976;
R. Bierzanek, Załatwianie sporów międzynarodowych 1945-1973, Warszawa 1974;
W. Malendowski, Spory i konflikty międzynarodowe. Aspekty prawne i polityczne, Wrocław 2000.
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