I - KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
At the end of the course, the student will:
1) understand the peculiar characteristics of the international community and its law, understanding its evolution and today's situation; perceive the concrete framework of relationships between States and the interaction of States with international institutions;
2) understand the birth and evolution of the subjects of international law;
3) understand and analyze the transformations of the sources of international law and use these achievements as a key to understanding the international order and the development of legal dynamics;
4) identify and systematize, also in the light of international jurisprudence, the dynamics and rules relating to the UN and other international organizations, with particular regard to their functions;
5) understand, also in the light of constitutional and supranational jurisprudence, the relationships between the Italian, international and European Union legal systems and, consequently, between the respective sources of law;
6) understand the principles and the competent institutions in the settlement of international disputes;
7) understand legal and economic dynamics of international trade and the World Trade Organization.
II - APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING
At the end of the course, the student must be able to:
1) research, find, recognize and interpret an international legal text;
2) research, find and interpret a document of an international organization;
3) research, find and interpret a judgment of the International Court of Justice, of the various international criminal courts, of the Court of Justice of the EU and of the European Court of Human Rights, as well as of the Italian courts;
4) research, find and evaluate a note or an article in a legal journal or specialized site on international law.
III - MAKING JUDGMENTS
At the end of the course, the student must be able to analyze and identify different and possibly alternative interpretive options with regard to an international legal text or a decision of an international court.
IV - COMMUNICATION SKILLS
At the end of the course, the student must be able to explain the notions referred to in point I
V - LEARNING SKILLS
At the end of the course, the student must be able to independently find and assess international legal rules and the jurisprudence of international courts.