NATIONAL LAW UNIVERSITY AND

JUDICIAL ACADEMY, ASSAM

B.A. LL.B. (Hons.)

III YEAR – VI SEMESTER
6.3 IL INTERNATIONAL LAW

COMPILED BY
GITANJALI GHOSH

COURSE INSTRUCTOR
GITANJALI GHOSH

JANUARY, 2018
Semester January-June
Course Code 6.3 IL
Course Credits 5
Maximum Marks 100
Medium of Instruction English
Consultation of Teacher 4:00 – 5:00 P.M.

Course Objectives
Traditionally, international law was the law that governed the conduct of States in their relations
with each other. Gradually, international law has also come to govern individuals, international
organizations and even corporations. In today’s globalizing world, it has emerged as one of the
significant subjects for study. It is not an exaggeration to state that international law affects every
person living on the globe.
In the light of the growing importance of international law, it is not only desirable but also
imperative for students to have a thorough knowledge of the subject. Hence, the primary
objective of this course is to generate and sustain an interest to study international law in the
minds of the students.
Apart from familiarizing students with the basics of international law, this course will take their
study one notch higher with the introduction of several important and contemporary areas of
international law.
The objectives of the course, in particular, are as follows:

 Introduce students to the definition, nature, sources, subjects of international law as well
as to the concept of recognition and relationship of international law with municipal law
 Provide students with an understanding of the law of treaties and state responsibility
 Introduce students to the concepts of use of force, self-defence, humanitarian
intervention, responsibility to protect and sanctions under international law
 Provide students with an understanding of jurisdiction and immunities from jurisdiction
 Introduce students to the different modes of settlement of disputes

Teaching Methodology
The teaching methodology shall aim at the generation of critical thinking among the students.
The topic for a particular class shall be informed to the students before hand and readings shall
be assigned to them for the said topic. They are expected to have a basic idea about the topic
prior to the class. Subsequent to a brief lecture on the topic, there shall be class discussion on the
same as well as on the readings assigned. Pursuant to the class discussion, the teacher shall
substantiate the issues raised and answer any questions posed or left unanswered. Debates shall
also be organized at regular intervals.

International Law Journals

 American Journal of Comparative Law

 American Journal of International Law

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 Annual Review of United Nations Affairs
 Asian Journal of International Law
 British Yearbook of International Law
 Cambridge International Trade and Economic Law
 Canadian Yearbook of International Law
 Case Western Reserve Journal of 
International Law 

 Chicago Journal of International Law
 Chinese Journal of International Law
 Cornell International Law Journal
 Czech Yearbook of Public and Private International Law
 European Journal of International Law
 German Yearbook of International Law
 Harvard International Law Journal
 Human Rights Quarterly
 Indian Journal of International Law
 International and Comparative Law Quarterly
 International Journal of Refugee Law
 International Organization
 International Organizations Law Review
 ISIL Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law
 Journal of Conflict and Security Law
 Journal of International Criminal Justice
 Journal of International Economic Law
 Journal of International Peacekeeping
 Journal of the History of International Law
 Leiden Journal of International Law
 Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law
 Melbourne Journal of International Law
 Netherlands Yearbook of International Law
 Nordic Journal of International Law
 Northwestern Journal of International Law and Business
 Quebec Journal of International Law
 Queen Mary Studies in International Law
 Repertory of Practice of United Nations Organs
 Review of International Organizations
 Stanford Journal of International Law
 Studies on the Law of Treaties
 Texas International Law Journal
 The Yale Journal of International Law
 United Nations Chronicle
 United Nations Disarmament Yearbook
 United Nations Juridical Yearbook
 University of Pennsylvania Law Review
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  Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
 Yearbook of International Humanitarian Law
 Yearbook of International Organizations
 Yearbook of the United Nations

Course Text Books

 Agarwal, H.O., International Law and Human Rights (6th edn, Central Law Publications
2009).
 Ahuja, V.K., Public International Law (Lexis Nexis 2016).
 Aust, Anthony, Handbook of International Law (2nd edn, Cambridge University Press
2010).
 Buergenthal, Thomas and Sean D. Murphy, Public International Law in a Nutshell (5th
edn, West Publishing Co. 2013).
 Cassese, Antonio, International Law (OUP 2001).
 Cassese, Antonio, International Criminal Law (2nd edn, OUP 2008).
 Crawford, James, Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law (8th edn, OUP
2012).
 Dixon, Martin, Textbook on International Law (7th edn, OUP 2013).
 Evans, Malcolm D. (ed), International Law (4th edn, OUP 2014).
 Klabbers, Jan, International Law (Cambridge University Press 2013).
 Shaw, Malcolm N., International Law (7th edn, Cambridge University Press 2014).
 Verma, S.K., An Introduction to Public International Law (2nd edn, Satyam Law
International 2012).

Course Evaluation Method

The course shall be assessed for 100 marks. The examinations shall be closed book.

Expected Outcomes of the Course

At the completion of the course, it is humbly expected that the students shall:

 Comprehend the subject matter of the course

 Be able to analyze contemporary international law problems in the light of the concepts
learnt
 Be able to articulate their ideas on the subject matter of the course
 Produce at least one research paper of publishable quality
 Desire to take up international law for further studies

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 COURSE CONTENTS
Module 1

1.1 History of International Law

Introduction

Definition of International Law

Nature and Development of International Law

Historical Development

Early Origins, Middle Ages and Modern International Law
Positivism and Naturalism

International Law in the Nineteenth Century

Emergence of the Third World

1.2 Subjects of International Law

International Legal Personality: An Introduction States as Subjects of International Law

 Creation of Statehood 

 Self-determination and the criteria for statehood
 Fundamental Rights of States
- Independence

- Equality

- Peaceful Co-existence 

Non-States as Subjects of International Law 


 International Organizations (IOs)/International Institutions (IIs) 


- Personality

- Constituent Instruments

- Powers of International Institutions
- Privileges and Immunities of IOs 

 Individuals 

 National Liberation Movements 

 Insurgents and Belligerents 

 Transnational Corporations 

1.3 Sources of International Law 


Custom

Treaties and Conventions
General Principles of Law
Judicial Decisions 

Works of Writers and Jurists

Works of International Law Commission (ILC)
Hierarchy of Sources and Jus Cogens

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Readings

 Anne Orford, International Law and its Others (Cambridge University Press 2006) 

 Anthony Aust, Handbook of International Law (2nd edn, Cambridge University Press
2010) Chapters 1, 2 and 9.
 Antonio Cassese, International Law (2nd edn, OUP 2005) 98-123, Chapters 4-12.
 Antony Anghie, Imperialism, Sovereignty and the Making of International Law

(Cambridge University Press 2007). 

 B. S. Chimni, “International Law” in B. S. Chimni and Siddharth Mallavarapu (ed.),
International Relations: Perspectives for the Global South (Pearson 2012), Chapter 24,

pp: 343-357. 

 Balakrishnan Rajagopal, International Law from Below: Development, Social Movements

and Third World Resistance, (Cambridge University Press 2003). 

 Bardo Fassbender and Anne Peters, The Oxford Handbook of the History of International

Law (Oxford University Press 2012). 

 Christopher C Joyner, International Law in the 21st Century: Rules for Global
Governance (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc 2005) Chapters 1-5. 

 Jan Klabbers, International Law, (Cambridge University Press 2013) Chapters 1, 2, 4 and

7. 

 Malcolm D. Evans (ed), International Law (4th edn, OUP 2014) Chapters 1, 2, 4, 8, 9 and
10.
 Malcolm Evans, International Law (Oxford University Press 2014) 

 Malcolm N. Shaw, International Law (6th edn, Cambridge University Press 2008)
Chapters 1, 2, 3, 5 and 23. 

 Martin Dixon, Textbook on International Law (7th edn, OUP 2013) Chapters 1, 2 and 5.
 Oppenheim’s International Law (Jennings and Watts eds) (Longman 1992). 

 Peter Malanczuk, Akehurst’s Modern Introduction to International Law ((7th Revised

edn, Routledge 1997) Chapters 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6). 

 R. P. Anand, New States and International Law (Vikas Publishing House Pvt. Ltd 1972).
 Richard Falk, The Writings of Richard Falk: Towards Humane Global Governance

(Orient BlackSwan 2012) Chapter 1. 

 Susan Marks, International Law on the Left (Oxford University Press 2008). 


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 Module 2

2.1 Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law

Theories
Role of municipal laws in international law
International law before municipal courts
State Practices in United Kingdom, United States and India

2.2 Recognition

Recognition of states
Recognition of governments
Kinds of recognition
Withdrawal of recognition
Non-recognition
The legal effects of recognition

2.3 Jurisdiction

The principle of domestic jurisdiction

Legislative, executive and judicial jurisdiction
Civil jurisdiction
Criminal jurisdiction
Extraterritorial jurisdiction
Extradition
Asylum

4.2 Immunities from Jurisdiction

State Immunity in International Law
Development of Law relating to State Immunity
Sovereign Acts and Non-Sovereign Acts
State Immunity and Human Rights
Immunity for Government Figures, Heads of the State and other Holders of High Ranking Office
– Personality issue
Immunities of International Organizations and their Staff
Diplomatic and Consular Immunities

Readings

 Anthony Aust, Handbook of International Law (2nd edn, Cambridge University Press
2010) 108-162, 246-249, Chapters 2 and 4.
 Antonio Cassese, International Law (2nd edn, OUP 2005) 98-123, Chapter 12.
 Chanaka Wickremasinghe ‘Immunities enjoyed by Officials of States and International
Organizations’ in Malcolm D. Evans (ed), International Law (4th edn, OUP 2014) 379-
411.
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 Christopher Staker, ‘Jurisdiction’ in Malcolm D. Evans (ed), International Law (4th edn,
OUP 2014) Chapter 11.
 Eileen Denza, ‘The relationship between international and national law’ in Malcolm D.
Evans (ed), International Law (4th edn, OUP 2014) Chapter 14.
 H.O. Agarwal, International Law and Human Rights (6th edn, Central Law Publications
2009) 263-291, 297-306.
 Hazel Fox ‘International Law and Restraints on the Exercise of Jurisdiction by National
Courts of States’ in Malcolm D. Evans (ed), International Law (4th edn, OUP 2014) 336-
378.
 James Crawford, Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law (8th edn, OUP
2012) 487-508.
 Malcolm N. Shaw, International Law (6th edn, Cambridge University Press 2008) 129-
165, 444-482, 645-687, 697-777.
 Martin Dixon, Textbook on International Law (7th edn, OUP 2013) 174-206, Chapter 4.
 Peter Malanczuk, Akehurst’s Modern Introduction to International Law (7th edn,
Routledge 1997) Chapters 4, 7 and 8.
 V.K. Ahuja, Public International Law (Lexis Nexis 2016) Chapters 4, 5 and 6.
 Charles Cantrell, ‘The Political Offense Exemption in International Extradition: A
Comparison of the United States, Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland’ (1977) 60
MARQUETTE LAW REVIEW 777-824.
 David M. Lieberman, ‘Sorting the Revolutionary from the Terrorist: The Delicate
Application of the Political Offense Exception in U.S. Extradition Cases’ (2006) 59
STANFORD LAW REVIEW 181-212.
 Rena Hozore Reiss, ‘The Extradition of John Demjanjuk: War Crimes, Universality
Jurisdiction, and the Political Offense Doctrine’ (1987) 20(2) CORNELL
INTERNATIONAL LAW JOURNAL 281.
 Dapo Akande and Sangeeta Shah, ‘Immunities of State Officials, International Crimes,
and Foreign Domestic Courts’ (2011) 21(4) EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF
INTERNATIONAL LAW 815-852.
 Josef L. Kunz, ‘Privileges and Immunities of International Organizations’ (1947) 41(4)
THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 828-862.
 Extradition <http://cbi.nic.in/interpol/extradition.php> accessed 16 June 2015.
 Extradition Treaties and Arrangements between India and Other Countries/Regions
<http://mea.gov.in/extradition-treaties-and-arrangements.htm> accessed 16 June 2015.

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 Module 3

3.1 Use of force and the UN Charter

Prohibition of the Use of Force under Article 2(4) of the UN Charter

Meaning of “Threat or Use of Force”
Use of Force and Exceptions under the UN Charter –
Exception 1: Authorization by UN Security Council (Chapter VII, Arts.39-42)
Exception 2: Right to Individual or Collective Self-Defence (Chapter VII, Art.51)
Regional Actions under Chapter VIII of the UN Charter

3.2 Self- defence

Scope of Self- Defence: Necessity and Proportionality
Meaning of Armed Attack
Use of Force in Protection of Nationals
Anticipatory and Pre-emptive Self- Defence
Collective Self- Defence
Role of the Security Council

3.3 Intervention
Humanitarian Intervention –
Humanitarian Intervention with Security Council Authorization
Humanitarian Intervention without Security Council Authorization
Concept of Responsibility to Protect –
Birth of the Concept
New Concept with Old Ideals of Humanitarian Intervention
Responsibility to Protect and International Law

3.4 International Law and Sanctions

History of Sanctions
Sanctions under the UN system
Impact of Sanctions on Third Parties
Sanctions and Violations of Human Rights

Judicial References

 Case concerning armed activities on the territory of the Congo (Democratic Republic of
the Congo v Uganda) (Judgment) [2005] ICJ Rep168.
 Case concerning Military and Paramilitary Activities in and against Nicaragua
(Nicaragua v United States of America) (Merits) [1986] ICJ Rep 14.
 Case concerning Oil platforms (Islamic Republic of Iran v United States of America)
[2003] ICJ Rep 161.
 Corfu Channel Case (UK v Albania) (Merits) [1949] ICJ Rep 4.

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  Legal Consequences of the Construction of a Wall in the Occupied Palestinian Territory
(Advisory Opinion) [2004] ICJ Reports 136.
 Legality of the Threat of Use of Nuclear Weapons (Advisory opinion) [1996] ICJ Rep
226.

Readings

 Anthony Aust, Handbook of International Law (2nd edn, Cambridge University Press
2010) 205-214.
 Antonio Cassese, International Law (2nd edn, OUP 2005) 339-374.
 Christine Gray, ‘The Use of Force and the International Legal Order’ in Malcolm D.
Evans (ed), International Law (4th edn, OUP 2014) 618-650.
 H.O. Agarwal, International Law and Human Rights (6th edn, Central Law Publications
2009) 315-340.
 James Crawford, Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law (8th edn, OUP
2012) 744-774.
 Malcolm N. Shaw, International Law (6th edn, Cambridge University Press 2008) 1118-
1168, 1235-1267.
 Martin Dixon, Textbook on International Law (7th edn, OUP 2013) 309-340.
 Peter Malanczuk, Akehurst’s Modern Introduction to International Law (7th edn,
Routledge 1997) 306-341.
 Spencer Zifcak, ‘The Responsibility to Protect’ in Malcolm D. Evans (ed), International
Law (4th edn, OUP 2014) 509-536.
 V.K. Ahuja, Public International Law (Lexis Nexis 2016) Chapter 15.
 Jared Genser and Bruno Stagno Ugarte (eds), The United Nations Security Council in the
Age of Human Rights (Cambridge University Press 2014) Chapters 5 and 8.
 Bruno Simma, ‘NATO, the UN and the Use of Force: Legal Aspects’ (1999) 10
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 1-22.
 Eve Massingham, ‘Military intervention for humanitarian purposes: Does the
Responsibility to Protect doctrine advance the legality of the use of force for
humanitarian ends?’ (2009) 91 INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF THE RED CROSS
803-831.
 Hans Kelsen, ‘Collective Security and Collective Self-Defence under the Charter of the
United Nations’ (1948) 42(4) THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL
LAW 783-796.
 James A. Green and Francis Grimal, ‘The Threat of Force as an Action in Self-Defense
Under International Law’ (2011) 44(285) VANDERBILT JOURNAL OF
TRANSNATIONAL LAW 286-329.
 Jorri Duursma, ‘Justifying NATO’s Use of Force in Kosovo?’ (1999) 12 LEIDEN
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 287-295.
 Josef L. Kunz, ‘Individual and Collective Self-Defense in Article 51 of the Charter of the
United Nations’ (1947) 41(4) THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL
LAW 872-879.
 Kelly J. Malone, ‘Preemptive Strikes and the Korean Nuclear Crisis: Legal and Political
Limitations on the Use of Force’ (2003) 12(3) PACIFIC RIM LAW & POLICY
JOURNAL 807-834.

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 Leo Van de hole, ‘Anticipatory Self-Defence Under International Law’ (2003) 19(1)
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY INTERNATIONAL LAW REVIEW 69-106.
 Louis Henkin, ‘The Reports of the Death of Article 2(4) are Greatly Exaggerated’ (1971)
65(3) THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 544-548.
 Mehrdad Payandeh, ‘With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility? The Concept of the
Responsibility to Protect within the process of International Lawmaking’ (2010) 35 THE
YALE JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 469-516.
 Niaz A. Shah, ‘Self-defence, Anticipatory Self-defence and Pre-emption: International
Law’s Response to Terrorism’ (2007) 12(1) JOURNAL OF CONFLICT AND
SECURITY LAW 95-126.
 ‘The Chatham House Principles of International Law on the Use of Force in Self-
Defence’ (2006) 55(4) THE INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW
QUARTERLY 963-972.
 Thomas M. Franck, ‘Collective Security and UN Reform: Between the Necessary and the
Possible’ (2005-2006) 6 CHI. J. INT’L L. 597-611.
 Thomas M. Franck, ‘What Happens Now? The United Nations after Iraq’ (2003) 97(3)
THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 607-620.
 Thomas M. Franck, ‘Who Killed Article 2(4)? or Changing Norms Governing the Use of
Force by States’ (1970) 64(5) THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL
LAW 809-837.
 Christine Gray, The ICJ and the use of Force <http://ssrn.com/abstract=2311217>
accessed 13 June 2015.
 Jeremy Matam Farrall, United Nations Sanctions and the Rule of Law (Cambridge
University Press 2007).
 Edward C. Luck, UN Security Council (Routledge 2006) Chapters 4, 5 and 6.
 Carlos Manuel Vázquez, ‘Trade Sanctions and Human Rights–Past, Present, and Future’
(2003) 6 J. INT'L ECON. L. 797-839.
 Hans Kelsen, ‘Sanctions in International Law under the Charter of the United Nations’
(1945-1946) 31 IOWA L. REV. 499-543.
 Josef L. Kunz, ‘Sanctions in International Law’ (1960) 54(2) THE AMERICAN
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 324-347.
 Nigel D White and Ademola Abass, ‘Countermeasures and Sanctions’ in Malcolm D.
Evans (ed), International Law (4th edn, OUP 2014) 537-562.
 Boris Kondoch, The Limits of Economic Sanctions Under International Law: The Case
of Iraq’ (2001)7 INT’L PEACEKEEPING 267-294.
 Mallory Owen, ‘The Limits of Economic Sanctions Under International Humanitarian
Law: The Case of the Congo’ (2012) 48(1) TEXAS INTERNATIONAL LAW
JOURNAL 104-123.
 R. St. J. MacDonald, 'Economic Sanctions in the International System' (1969)
CANADIAN YEAR BOOK OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 61.

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 Module 4

4.1 Law of Treaties

Definition of a Treaty
Nature of a Treaty
Making of a Treaty
Authority to conclude Treaty
Expression of Consent to be bound
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969
- Formation and Application of Treaties
- Treaty Formalities
- Reservations to Treaties
- Grounds for Challenges to Treaties
- Termination of Treaties
4.2 Settlement of disputes

Diplomatic methods
Judicial methods

4.3 State Responsibility

Scope and Nature of State Responsibility
Concept of International Wrongs
State Responsibility for Acts of State Organs
State Responsibility for Acts of Private Persons
Responsibility of State in connection with an Act of another State
Breaches of International Obligations of the State
Consequences of Breach
Enforcement of a Claim

International Instruments

 Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (adopted 23 May 1969, entered into force 27
January 1980) 1155 UNTS 331.
 International Law Commission, Draft Articles on Responsibility of States for
Internationally Wrongful Acts, November 2001, Supplement No. 10 (A/56/10),
chp.IV.E.1.
 UNGA Res 56/83 ‘Responsibility of States for internationally wrongful acts: Resolution
adopted by the General Assembly’ (28 January 2002) A/RES/56/83.

Judicial References

 Cameroon v Nigeria (Land and Maritime Boundary between Cameroon and Nigeria)
(Judgment) [2002] ICJ Rep 303.

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  Danube Dam case (Case concerning the Gabcikovo-Nagymaros Project) (Judgment)
[1997] ICJ Rep 7.
 North Sea Continental Shelf (Federal Republic of Germany v Denmark; Federal Republic
of Germany v Netherlands) (Judgment) [1969] ICJ Rep 3.
 Case Concerning Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the
Crime of Genocide (Bosnia and Herzegovina v Serbia and Montenegro) (Judgment)
[2007] ICJ Rep 43.
 Case concerning the United States Diplomatic and Consular Staff in Teheran (United
States of America v Iran) (Judgment) [1980] ICJ Rep 3.

Readings

 Anthony Aust, Handbook of International Law (2nd edn, Cambridge University Press
2010) 49-107, 376-395.
 Anthony Aust, Modern Treaty Law and Practice (2nd edn, Cambridge University Press
2007) 16-27.
 Antonio Cassese, International Law (2nd edn, OUP 2005) 170-182, Chapter 21, 241-277.
 H.O. Agarwal, International Law and Human Rights (6th edn, Central Law Publications
2009) ) 225-235, 315-340.
 James Crawford, Brownlie’s Principles of Public International Law (8th edn, OUP
2012) 367-394, 443-476.
 Malcolm N. Shaw, International Law (6th edn, Cambridge University Press 2008) 397-
443, 902-955, 778-843.
 Malgosia Fitzmaurice ‘The Practical Working of the Law of Treaties’ in Malcolm D.
Evans (ed), International Law (4th edn, OUP 2014) 166-200.
 Martin Dixon, Textbook on International Law (7th edn, OUP 2013) 53-86, Chapter 10,
242-274.
 Peter Malanczuk, Akehurst’s Modern Introduction to International Law (7th edn,
Routledge 1997) 130-146, 254-272.
 V.K. Ahuja, Public International Law (Lexis Nexis 2016) Chapters 8, 14 and 17.
 ILC, Reservations to Multilateral Conventions Law (1951)
<http://legal.un.org/ilc/texts/instruments/english/reports/1_6_1951.pdf> accessed 12 June
2015.
 John Merrills, ‘The Means of Dispute Settlement’ in Malcolm D. Evans (ed),
International Law (4th edn, OUP 2014) Chapter 19.
 Hugh Thirlway, ‘The International Court of Justice’ in Malcolm D. Evans (ed),
International Law (4th edn, OUP 2014) Chapter 20.
 Anthony Aust, Handbook of International Law (2nd edn, Cambridge University Press
2010) Chapters 13 and 22.
 Annie Bird, ‘Third State Responsibility for Human Rights Violations’ (2011) 21(4)
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 883-900.
 Danwood Mzikenge Chirwa, ‘The Doctrine Of State Responsibility as a Potential Means
of Holding Private Actors Accountable for Human Rights’ (2004) 5 MELBOURNE
JOURNAL OF INTERNATIONAL LAW 1.

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 Jennifer Lynne Weinman, ‘The Clash between U.S. Criminal Procedure and the Vienna
Convention on Consular Relations: An Analysis of the International Court of Justice
decision in the La Grand Case’ (2002) 17(4) AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
INTERNATIONAL LAW REVIEW 857-904.
 Naomi Roht-Arriaza, ‘State Responsibility to Investigate and Prosecute Grave Human
Rights Violations in International Law’ (1990) 78(2) CALIFORNIA LAW REVIEW
451-513.
 Sompong Sucharitkul, ‘State Responsibility and International Liability under
International Law’ (1996) 18 LOY. L.A. INT'L & COMP. L. REV. 821-839.

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 LIST OF PRINTED SOURCES FOR IN DEPTH RESEARCH

 Abbott, K.W. (et al) (eds), International Organizations as Orchestrators (Cambridge

University Press 2015).
 Alston, Philip and Euan MacDonald (ed), Human Rights, Intervention, and the Use of
Force (OUP 2008).
 Archer, C., and L. Marsden, International Organizations (Routledge 2015).
 Armstrong, David, Routledge Handbook of International Law (Routledge 2008).
 Bekker, Peter H.F., The Legal Position of Intergovernmental Organizations (1994).
 Brownlie, Ian (ed), Basic Documents in International Law (6th edn, OUP 2009).
 Cannizzaro, E. (et al) (eds), The Law of Treaties Beyond the Vienna Convention (Oxford
University Press 2011).
 Cassese, Antonio, International Law (2nd edn, OUP 2005).
 Cassese, Antonio, International Law in a Divided World (Clarendon Press 1986).
 Clapham, Andrew, Brierly’s Law of Nations (7th edn, OUP 2012).
 Corten, O and P. Klein (eds), The Vienna Conventions on the Law of Treaties: A
Commentary (Oxford University Press 2011).
 Crawford, James and Martti Koskenniemi, The Cambridge Companion to International
Law (Cambridge University Press 2012).
 Dinstein, Yoram, War, Aggression and Self-Defence (5th edn, Cambridge University
Press 2011).
 Dixon, Martin, Robert McCorquodale and Sarah Williams, Cases and Materials on
International Law (5th edn, OUP 2011).
 Dörr, O. and K. Schmalenbach (eds), Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties: a
Commentary (Springer 2012).
 Evans, Malcolm D., Blackstone’s International Law Documents (11th edn, OUP 2013).
 Fassbender, B. and A. Peters (eds), The Oxford Handbook of the History of International
Law (Oxford University Press 2012).
 Finizio, G., and E. Gallo (eds), Democracy at the United Nations: UN Reform in the Age
of Globalisation (Lang 2013).
 Franck, Thomas M., Recourse to Force: State Action against Threats and Armed Attacks
(Cambridge University Press 2002).
 French, D., Statehood and Self-Determination: Reconciling Tradition and Modernity in
International Law (Cambridge University Press 2013).
 Gardiner, R., Treaty Interpretation (2nd edn, Oxford University Press 2015).
 Gray, Christine D., International Law and the Use of Force (OUP 2000).
 Harel Ben-Ari, R., The Legal Status of International Non-Governmental Organizations:
Analysis of Past and Present Initiatives (1912-2012) (Nijhoff 2013).
 Harris, Davis, Cases and Materials on International Law (7th edn, Sweet & Maxwell
2011).
 Jenks, C. Wilfred, The Proper Law of International Organizations (1962).

 Jennings, Sir Robert and Sir Arthur Watts, Oppenheim’s International Law (9th edn,
OUP 2011).
 Kirgis, Frederic L., International Organizations in their Legal Settings (2nd ed. 1993).
 Klabbers, J., Advanced Introduction to the Law of International Organizations (Edward

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 READING MATERIAL

S. No. Title of the Paper Author

1. Towards a New International Legal Order R.P. Anand
2. International Organizations: Then and Now Jose E. Alvarez
3. Immunities of State Officials, International Crimes, and Dapo Akande and
Foreign Domestic Court Sangeeta Shah
4. The Chatham House Principles of International Law on the
Use of Force in Self-Defence
5. Who Killed Article 2(4)? or Changing Norms Governing the Thomas M. Franck
Use of Force by States
6. Collective Security and UN Reform: Between the Necessary Thomas M. Franck
and the Possible
7. The Threat of Force as an Action in Self-Defense Under James A. Green and
International Law Francis Grimal
8. Seizing Weapons of Mass Destruction from Foreign-Flagged Matthew Allen
Ships on the High Seas under Article 51 of the UN Charter Fitzgerald
9. Anticipatory Self-Defence Under International Law Leo Van den hole
10. The ICJ and the Use of Force Christine Gray
11. NATO, the UN and the Use of Force: Legal Aspects Bruno Simma
12. The Indian Way of Humanitarian Intervention Gary J. Basst
13. With Great Power Comes Great Responsibility? The Mehrdad Payandeh
Concept of the Responsibility To Protect Within the Process
of International Lawmaking
14. Military intervention for humanitarian purposes: Does the Eve Massingham
Responsibility to Protect doctrine advance the legality of the
use of force for humanitarian ends?
15. Sanctions in International Law Josef L. Kunz
16. Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
17. UNTC Glossary
18. UNTC Definitions

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