War in Ukraine and international law WP-SPM-1-MON-WiU
The course is based on the premise that the war in Ukraine fundamentally impacts international law. The course examines specific sections or aspects of international law through this perspective. In particular, the course includes:
1. an assessment of the Russian invasion from an iu ad bellum perspective;
2. an assessment of the war in Ukraine from the perspective of ius in bello;
3. the issue of responsibility for international crimes committed in Ukraine, including:
(a) The competence of the International Criminal Court;
(b) Domestic proceedings
(c) Discussions on the establishment of a special tribunal for crimes of aggression;
4. the issue of state responsibility in relation to the war in Ukraine including in the context of proceedings before:
(a) the International Court of Justice
(b) the European Court of Human Rights
5. an assessment of the legality of military assistance provided to Ukraine and Russia;
6. the issues of the threshold for participation in an armed conflict by a third country
7. assessment of sanctions applied in response to Russia's aggression against Ukraine
(a) Legal qualification of sanctions
(b) Economic aspects
(c) Aviation aspects
(d) Freezing/seizure of property of a foreign State
8. the impact of the Ukraine conflict on the European Union
9. the impact of the Ukraine conflict on the structure of international law
(in Polish) E-Learning
(in Polish) Grupa przedmiotów ogólnouczenianych
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Preliminary Requirements
Course coordinators
Learning outcomes
1. Discuss the assessment of the Russian invasion from the perspective of ius ad bellum.
2. Define the war in Ukraine in light of ius in bello.
3. discuss the issue of criminal responsibility for international crimes committed in Ukraine
4. explain the issue of state responsibility in relation to the war in Ukraine
5. assess the issue of sanctions imposed in connection with the war in Ukraine
6. present the impact of the war in Ukraine on the structure of international law
Assessment criteria
unsatisfactory grade: the student is unable to perform EK 1-6; satisfactory grade: the student is able to perform EK 1-6; good grade: the student is able to perform EK 1-6 to a good standard; very good grade: the student is able to fully perform EK 1-6
Bibliography
Just Security’s Russia–Ukraine War Archive
https://www.justsecurity.org/82513/just-securitys-russia-ukraine-war-archive/
Think Tank reports on Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine
https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/documents-publications/library/library-blog/posts/think-tank-reports-on-russia-s-war-of-aggression-against-ukraine/
Ukraine-Russia Symposium
https://lieber.westpoint.edu/category/ukraine-russia-symposium/
https://www.ejiltalk.org/category/ukraine/
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