Course title

Special Lectures on International Organizations

Teacher(s)TAMADA Dai

Numbering CodeJ2MC611

Day・Period

Tues2、Fri1

開講区分

単位数

1st quarter

2.0

Timetable Slot
Code1J336

Lesson topic
International dispute settlement and the procedure of the International Court of Justice. Students are required toread and discuss, with the instructor, the original version (in English) of the ICJ Decisions (Judgments, Ordersand Advisory Opinions).
Lesson target
Students are expected to obtain the ability to read the authentic international decisions and to discuss them withforeign academics and practitioners.
Syllabus and plan
Depending on the volume of the decisions, 3 or 4 classes will be devoted to the analysis of one decision, asfollows:
01 Introduction
02 Case 1: provisional measures order
03 Case 1: provisional measures order
04 Case 1: provisional measures order
05 Case 2: provisional measures order
06 Case 2: provisional measures order
07 Case 2: provisional measures order
08 Case 3: counter-claim order
09 Case 3: counter-claim order
10 Case 3: counter-claim order
11 Case 4: preliminary objections judgment
12 Case 4: preliminary objections judgment
13 Case 4: preliminary objections judgment
14 Case 4: preliminary objections judgment
15 Case 4: preliminary objections judgment
Students must read all of the above decisions and, if possible, make presentation on them.
Evaluation method
Evaluation will be based on the reading of decisions (making summary of them), the presentation by each student andthe discussion of participants.
Evaluation baseline
Criteria: a) understanding of the background of the case (fact, argument, applicable law), b) correct understandingof the ICJ's finding and reasoning, c) putting the case in the context of the ICJ case law, and d) discussion withothers to deepen the understanding.
Notice (include info. on related class)
It is desirable that students already studied international law in the lectures 'International Law 1 and 2' and/or'Law of International Organisation'. The English conversation skill is much more needed than the knowledge ofinternational law.
Review and preparation
Students are recommended to study, by themselves, the basic structure of the peaceful settlement of dispute,especially the structure of the ICJ procedure. After the class, students will be required to read and make comments
on other case notes. If necessary, please send e-mail to tamada@port.kobe-u.ac.jp
Office hour・Contact information
Just after each class and/or based on a previous appointment by e-mail (tamada@port.kobe-u.ac.jp).
Message for student
International law is used and applied normally in ENGLISH. To understand the ICJ case law, which is the mostauthentic discourse of international law, we have to use English, whether you like it or not. If you want to know
the decisions which we read in advance, please let me know (tamada@port.kobe-u.ac.jp).

Improvemenets in Teaching
The lecture will start with a relatively short decisions, such as the orders of provisional measures or counterclaims.
Text
All of the ICJ decisions, used in the lecture, are distributed to the students. Basically the decisions are madepublic on the ICJ website.
Reference Material
I'll distribute to the students a list of reference books, including the following books.
Robert Kolb / The International Court of Justice : Hart Publishing ,2013 ,ISBN:
Hugh Thirlway / The International Court of Justice : Oxford University Press ,2016 ,ISBN:J.G. Merrills / International Dispute Settlement : Cambridge University Press ,2017 ,ISBN:Classroom Language
EnglishKeywords
the International Court of Justice, the ICJ, peaceful settlement of disputes, decision, judgment, order, advisory
opinion, case law, jurisprudence, UNCLOS, ITLOS, Annex VII arbitration