Public international law includes standards and rules generally recognized as binding among nations, although international organizations and even individuals are becoming important players in this field. International law governs almost all areas of international relations, including diplomacy, war, trade and human rights, and its main purpose is to create a consistent and reliable system of cooperation and coexistence of nations.

The course of Public International Law II follows on the course Public International Law I. While the previous course focused on the so-called general part of public international law (concept, sources, subjects, rules, responsibility, enforcement, dispute resolution), this course aims to give students a basic overview of individual areas forming a so-called special part of public international law. Specifically: regulation of the status of citizens or foreigners, international human rights law, international refugee law, international humanitarian law, international criminal law, the legal regime of state territory and international spaces, the law of the sea, international environmental law and international economic law.

READING MATERIALS:

Required Materials
• Aust, Anthony (2010). Handbook of International Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Kaczorowska-Ireland, A. (2015). Public international law. Abingdon: Routledge.
• Cassese, A. (2014). International law. Oxford: Oxford University Press.


Recommended Materials
• Cali, B. (2010). International law for international relations. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Dixon, M. (2013). Textbook on international law. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Shaw, M.N. (2021). International Law. Cambridge. Cambridge University Press
• Smith, R. (2014). Textbook on international human rights. 6th ed. Oxford: Oxford University Press.