Syllabus, Presentation Guidelines

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.

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.

Description: An introduction to the main IR theoretical approaches to int. organizations including realism, liberalism, feminism and Marxism. Reading: Cali_Ch_2. Assignments: Submission of research articles and research questions via NEO due Sept 15.

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. Assignment: Presentation 1.

Description: Position of int. organizations in the int. legal order and their relation to national member states. Reading: Klabbers_41-69. Assignments: Presentation 2. Assignments: OUIZ I online due 29.9 (via NEO). The quiz will consist of 10 multiple-choice or true/false questions and will be timed (15 minutes). It will be available for 24 hours on 29 September 2025, from 12:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CET/Prague time (i.e. the 24 hours before class). The content will be based on the lecturer’s presentations and the assigned course readings and it will count for 4% of the final grade. The quiz may only be taken once, and no corrections or retakes will be allowed.

Description: Norm internalization revisited: Norm contestation and the life of norms. Reading: García Iommi_76-111. Assignments: Presentation 3.

Description: The influence of European values in Europe and beyond, democratic backsliding and autocratization. Reading: Bakke_22_37. Assignments: Presentation 4.

Description: NEO online home-based test from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Reading: Readings from Week 1 to 7. Assignments/deadlines: Review all material from Week 1 to 7. The mid-term exam will assess students' progress in the first half of the course – covering material from weeks 1 to 7 inclusive. The midterm exam will be an online test that combines multiple choice and true/false questions. There will be 30 questions for a maximum of 45 minutes, which is the standard format used in competitive EU tests. Students should demonstrate a good understanding of the most important problems and concepts and should be able to provide quick and correct answers. The test will be home-based, online, and will take place during the first class hour of Session 8 (21 October 2025), i.e., between 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.

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Description: Membership conditions, approval process, and the main powers of member states. Reading: Harrington_30-42. Assignments: Presentation 5.

Description: Different methods of punishment of errant member states. Reading: Harrington_52-59. Assignments: Presentation 6.

Description: Diplomatic rights vs int. organization rights. Reading: Harrington_59-65. Assignments: Presentation 7. Assignments: QUIZ II (classes 8-11). The quiz will consist of 10 multiple-choice or true/false questions and will be timed (15 minutes). It will be available for 24 hours on 17 November 2025, from 12:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. CET/Prague time (i.e. the 24 hours before class). The content will be based on the lecturer’s presentations and the assigned course readings and it will count for 4% of the final grade. The quiz may only be taken once, and no corrections or retakes will be allowed.

Financing Description: Sources of income, expenditure, problems and crises. Reading: Klabbers_115-131. Assignments: Presentation 8.

Description: Possible dispute settlement mechanisms, dissolution and succession. Reading: Harrington_82-92. Assignments/deadlines: Presentation 9.

Description: NEO online, home-based test from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Reading: All readings. Assignments: Review material from all semester. The final exam will be comprehensive, and students will be responsible for all topics covered, including student presentations and assigned literature (with an emphasis on Semester 2). The final exam will be an online test combining multiple choice and true/false questions. There will be 30 questions for a maximum of 45 minutes. Students should demonstrate a good understanding of the most important problems and concepts and should be able to provide quick and correct answers. The test will be home-based, online, and will take place during the first-class hour of Session 14 (9 Dec 2025), i.e., between 11:15 a.m. and 12:15 p.m.