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Law of International Organizations - LEG353/LEG653 Fall 2025
Course
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Zuzana Fellegi
Lessons
Here is the course outline:
Course material - syllabus, guidelines |
1. Syllabus, Paper & Presentation Guidelines, Intro to the law of IOs.
Sep 2
Description: An introduction to the subject, explanation and assignment of research projects, significance of law of int. organizations. Reading: Klabbers_1-15. Assignments: Assignment of research topics. |
2. History, UN Charter and Vienna Conventions.
Sep 9
Description: Development of law of int. organizations; analysis of the UN Charter and the Vienna Convention. Reading: Harrignton_10-25. Assignments: Search for suitable articles. |
3. Main IR theoretical approaches to int. organizations.
Sep 16
Description: An introduction to the main IR theoretical approaches to int. organizations including realism, liberalism, feminism and Marxism. Reading: Cali_Ch_2. Assignments: Search for suitable articles. |
4. Main legal theoretical approaches to int. organizations.
Sep 23
Description: An introduction to the main legal theoretical approaches to int. organizations including positivism, naturalism, the process school, and critical legal studies. Reading: Cali_71-89. Assignments: Search for suitable articles. |
5. Legal position and powers of int. organizations.
Sep 30
Description: Position of int. organizations in the int. legal order and their relation to national member states. Reading: Klabbers_41-69. Assignments: OUIZ I online due 2.10.2022 + Submission of research topics, 2 reference articles and research questions, due 2.10.2022, 12.00 pm CET/Prague time (via NEO). |
6. Norm circulation theory.
Oct 7
Description: Norm internalization revisited: Norm contestation and the life of norms. Reading: García Iommi_76-111. Assignments: Presentation 1, due 9.10.2022, 12.00 pm CET/Prague time. |
7. Midterm Exam
Oct 14
Description: NEO online test. The test will be open online for 24 hours on 17.10.2022 from 12:00 am to 12:00 pm. Reading: Readings from Week 1 to 7. Assignments/deadlines: Review all material from Week 1 to 7. |
Midterm break – no classes
Oct 21
Enjoy your free time :). |
8. Europeanization and democratic backsliding.
Oct 28
Description: The influence of European values in Europe and beyond, democratic backsliding and autocratization. Reading: Bakke_22_37. Assignments: Presentation 2, due 30.10.2022, 12.00 pm CET/Prague time. QUIZ I (classes 1-4). |
9. State membership and membership powers.
Nov 4
Description: Membership conditions, approval process, and the main powers of member states. Reading: Harrington_30-42. Assignments/deadlines: Presentation 3, due 6.11.2022, 12.00 pm CET/Prague time. |
10. Punishment - suspension and expulsion of member states.
Nov 11
Description: Different methods of punishment of errant member states. Reading: Harrington_52-59. Assignments: Presentation 4, due 13.11.2022, 12.00 pm CET/Prague time. |
11. Privileges and immunities.
Nov 18
Description: Diplomatic rights vs int. organization rights. Reading: Harrington_59-65. Assignments: Presentation 5; due 20.11.2022, 12.00 pm CET/Prague time. QUIZ II (classes 8-11), the quiz will be open online for 24 hours on 20.11.2022 from 12:00 am to 12:00 pm. |
12. Financing of int. organizations.
Nov 25
Financing Description: Sources of income, expenditure, problems and crises. Reading: Klabbers_115-131. Assignments/deadlines: Presentation 6, due 27.11.2022, 12.00 pm CET/Prague time. |
13. Dispute settlement, dissolution and succession of int. organizations.
Dec 2
Description: Possible dispute settlement mechanisms, dissolution and succession. Reading: Harrington_82-92. Assignments/deadlines: Presentation 7, due 4.12.2022, 12.00 pm CET/Prague time. |
14. Final Exam.
Dec 9
Description: NEO online test. The test will be open online for 24 hours on 18.12.2022 from 12:00 am to 12:00 pm. Reading: All readings. Assignments: Review material from all semester. |