Legal Regulation of International Security

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Ferdinand Gjana, Prof. Dr

Code
LAW 515
Name
Legal Regulation of International Security
Semester
0
Lecture hours
3.00
Seminar hours
1.00
Laborator hours
0.00
Credits
3.50
ECTS
6.00
Description

This subject aims at giving participants an overview of the International Relations policy with specific reference in the International Security Law, its importance in the practice by refereeing all the relevant case law of intervention.. Students will become familiar with the actors engaged to promote security, binding nature of the UN Resolution Council and EU external Action, legal base of the International Security Law and will identify the key factors that undermine security in the world and in the Western Balkan.

Objectives

Having completed this class, participants should be able to understand international security legal system, main actors (UN and EU) involving to maintain and promote security in the world, factors that undermine international security and to understand the most discussed topic in practice such as Kosovo, Afghanistan, and Iraq intervention referring to the UN resolution Council.

Java
Tema
1
Historical Overview of the International Security Law
2
Theories of International Security Law
3
Nuclear Weapons Control 1 – Role of the UN and ICJ decisions
4
Nuclear Weapons Control 2 – Cuban Missile Crisis and Superpower Arms Control
5
Prohibitions Against Chemical and Biological Weapons
6
Weapons in Space and Missile Defense
7
Forceful Intervention in Kosovo
8
Midterm Exam
9
Forceful Intervention in Afghanistan and Iraq
10
Responding to 9/11: A Return to National Security
11
The Anti –Terrorism Assault on State Sovereignty The Anti –Terrorism Assault on State Sovereignty The Anti –Terrorism Assault on State Sovereignty The Anti –Terrorism Assault on State Sovereignty The Anti –Terrorism Assault on State Sovereignty
12
The Security Council as Lawmaker?
13
Broadening the Security Agenda: Disease, Poverty, Environmental Sustainability
14
EU as a Security Actor in the Western Balkan
15
Human Security as a Challenged to International law
16
Final Exam
1
Upon the completion of the course the students should be able to understand the international security law
2
Upon the completion of the course the students should be able to understand factors that influence in the international security
3
Upon the completion of the course the students should be able to understand the role of terrorism as a threat for national security.
4
Upon the completion of the course the students should be able to understand the policies of UN and EU to maintain and promote security.
5
Upon the completion of the course the students should be able to understand the role of the UN and EU as security actors.
Quantity Percentage Total percent
Midterms
0 0% 0%
Quizzes
2 5% 10%
Projects
1 30% 30%
Term projects
0 0% 0%
Laboratories
0 0% 0%
Class participation
1 15% 15%
Total term evaluation percent
55%
Final exam percent
45%
Total percent
100%
Quantity Duration (hours) Total (hours)
Course duration (including exam weeks)
16 4 64
Off class study hours
14 4 56
Duties
1 10 10
Midterms
0 10 0
Final exam
1 10 10
Other
0 0 0
Total workLoad
140
Total workload / 25 (hours)
5.60
ECTS
6.00