PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

COURSE SYLLABUS (SECOND SEMESTER, AY 2021- 2022)

Atty. Rosalie J. de la Cruz, CPA, MPA, LLM

Course Description: The course is a study of the concepts, rules and

doctrines in public international law focusing on its complex relations
with the national law, including developments into the new millennium.

Credit: 2 units

Method of Instruction: The Socratic method of instruction will be used.

Every meeting, the students will be called to recite within the assigned
topic and cases, and the professor shall amplify/ supplement what has
been recited by the students. All cases assigned must be read in the
original and the students called to recite are expected to explain/ recite
the same.

Reference Books:
International Law by Miriam Defensor-Santiago
Fundamentals of Public International Law by Merlin M. Magallona

Grade Computation:

Midterm Period Class Standing - 50%

Midterm Examination - 50%
Midterm Period Grade - 100%

Final Period Class Standing - 50%

Final Examination - 50%
Final Period Grade - 100%
Midterm Period Grade + Final Period Grade = Final Grade
2

COURSE OUTLINE *

1. Defining Public International Law

o Public International Law vs. Private International law
o Basis of PIL
o Grand Divisions of PIL
o Monist Theory vs. Dualist Theory
o Doctrines Governing Relations in IL
o Doctrine of transformation
o Doctrine of incorporation
o Concept of auto-limitation
o State Responsibility
o Scope
o Legal consequences of wrongful act
o Acts of aggression
o Remedies of parties
 o Treaties
o International custom
o General principles of law recognized by civilized nations
o Secondary Sources

3. Subjects of IL
o State
o Elements of a state
o Recognition of states
o Individuals and Juridical Entities
o International organizations

4. Law of the United Nations

o Role of the UN
o Crucial Elements of World Public Order
o Recognition of the Juridical Personality of the UN
o United Nations as an International Organization
o The Principal Organs
o Subsidiary Organs
o Specialized Agencies
o Capacity of UN to make IL
o The International Court of Justice

5. Diplomatic and Consular Law

o Origin of Diplomatic Intercourse
o The Right of Legation
o Classification of Diplomatic Representatives
o Privileges and Immunities
o Termination of Diplomatic Relations

6. Law of Treaties
o Kinds
o Principles Governing Treaties
o Formation of Treaties
o Termination, Suspension of and Withdrawal from Treaties
o International Agreements

7. Jurisdictional Cooperation and Assistance among States

o Extradition
o Letters Rogatory
o Prosecution of International Crimes
o Recovery of Claims Abroad
o Cooperation in the Protection of Marine Resources

8. War and Peace

o Use of Force Short of War
o Aggression
o Commencement of War
o Legal Effects of War
o The Laws of War
 9. Neutrality

10. International Human Rights

o Classification of Human Rights
o International Bill of Human Rights
o Genocide as a Crime
o Torture
o Rights of the Child
o Rights of Migrant Workers

11. Law of the Sea

12. Law of the Air and of Outer Space

13. PIL in the Context of the Philippine Constitution

*- The cases required to be read are in a separate list.

Prepared by:

ATTY. ROSALIE J. DELA CRUZ- CADA