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LAW 435 Course Outline PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW 2

Public International Law (University of Botswana)

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UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA
DEPARTMENT OF LAW
LAW 435 – PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW II
COURSE OUTLINE 2016/2017
SEMESTER TWO
INSTRUCTOR: XX

OBJECTIVES OF THE COURSE

The course aims at developing the student’s appreciation of the importance of the
topics covered by the course in contemporary international law. It will cover such
topics as the state responsibility, law of treaties, use of force by states, international
humanitarian Law, an introduction to Refugee Law and the settlement of
international disputes.

Students may consult will the lecturer by appointment made through email at
Obonye.jonas @mopipi.ub.bw. I am available for walk in consultations at office no
230 / 208.

ASSESSMENT

The course will be assessed by at two pieces of course work and an end of semester
examination.

RECOMMENDED TEXTS
Harris, D.J., Cases and Materials On International Law
Dugard, J., International Law a South African Perspective
Brownlie, I., Principles of Public International Law
Brownlie, I., Basic Documents in International Law

WORK PLAN 2017

WEEK DATE TOPIC

1 23 JAN -
2 30 JAN -
3 6 FEB STATE RESPONSIBILITY
4 13 FEB STATE RESPONSIBILITY
5 20 FEB STATE RESPONSIBILITY
6 27 FEB TREATIES
7 6 MAR TREATIES
8 13 MAR SHORT BREAK
9 20 MAR USE OF FORCE
10 27 MAR USE OF FORCE
11 3 APRIL COLLECTIVE MEASURES
12 10 APRIL IHL
13 17 APRIL IHL IN BOTSWANA
14 24 APRIL REFUGEE LAW
15 1 APRIL SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES
16 8 APRIL SETTLEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL DISPUTES

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1. STATE RESPONSIBILITY DIPLOMATIC PROTECTION AND THE TREATMENT OF
ALIEN
(Week 1 – 2) Harris Chapter 8
Please bring soft or hard copy of the ILC DRAFT ARTICLES ON RESPONSIBILITY
OF STATES FOR INTERNATIONALLY WRONGFUL ACTS to class for this chapter.
1.1 INTRODUCTION
1.2 OVERVIEW OF DRAFT ARTICLES
1.2.1 Internationally wrongful acts of states
 General Principles
Corfu Chanel case
Diplomatic and consular staff case
 Attribution of conduct to a state
Difference relating to immunity from legal process of a special
rapporteur of the commission on human rights
La Grand case
Nicaragua case
 Breach of and International Obligation
 Responsibility of A state In connection with the acts of
another state
 Circumstances that preclude wrongfulness
Legality of the threat or use of nuclear weapons case
Rainbow warrior case
Gabcikovo Nagymaros case

1.2.2 The Content of International Responsibility

 General Principles
Rainbow warrior case
Chorzow factory case
 Reparations for Injury
Chorzow Factory Case
 Serious Breaches of Peremptory Norms of CIL
Barcelona Traction Case

1.2.3 Implementation of State Responsibility

 Invoking state responsibility
 Counter Measures
Gabcikovo-Nagymaros
Air Services Arbitration

1.3 TREATMENT OF ALIENS

1.3.1 Introduction

1.3.2 Injury to a state

Mavromatis Palestinian concessions case (jurisdiction)
Administrative decision No V
R (Abassi) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Kaunda v President of the Republic of South Africa
Rustomjee v The Queen

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1.3.3 Is there an international minimum standard
Neer Claim

1.3.4 Admission and Expulsion

AG for Canada v Spain
Rankin v Iran
De Bregers Case

1.3.5 Expropriation
Resolution on Permanent Sovereignty over natural resources 1962
Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of states 1974
Starrett Housing Corp v Iran
Amoco International Finance Corp v Iran
Texaco v Libya
Aminoil Case

1.3.6 Diplomatic Protection

 Introduction
 Nationality of claims
Panevezys Saldutiskis
ILC DRAFT articles on diplomatic Protection
Barcelona Traction
Diallo Case
 Exhaustion of local remedies
ILC DRAFT articles on diplomatic Protection

2. THE LAW OF TREATIES

(Week 3 – 4) Dugard /Harris
PLEASE BRING SOFT OR HARD COPY OF VIENNA CONVENTION ON
THE LAW OF TREATIES 1969 TO CLASS
2.1 INTRODUCTION
2.2 GENERAL PRINCIPLES AND TERMINOLOGY
Legal Status of Eastern Greenland
Nuclear Test Cases
2.3 MAKING TRREATIES
2.3.1 Botswana
2.3.2 at international law
2.3.3 Reservations
Belilos v Switzerland
2.3.4 Entry into force
2.4 OBSERVANCE AND APPLICATION OF TREATIES
2.5 TREATY INTERPRETATION
Interpretation of Peace treaties Case
2.6 THIRD STATES
2.7 VALIDITY OF TREATIES
2.8 TERMINATION SUSPENSION AND WITHDRAWAL FROM TREATIES
Legal consequences case
Fisheries Jurisdiction Case

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Gabcikovo Nagymaros Case
2.9 General Provisions on Invalidity, termination and suspension
2.10 Registration of treaties

3. THE USE OF FORCE

Harris Chapter 11 / Dugard Chapter 22
3.1 Introduction
3.2 PROHIBITION OF THE USE OF FORCE BY STATES
General Treaty for the Renunciation of War 1928
Article 2(4) UN Charter
Nicaragua (Merits) Case
3.2.1 Use of force
3.2.2 Indirect use of force (assistance to rebels)
3.2.3 Assistance to governments
3.3 PRINCIPLE OF NON INTERVENTION
General assembly declaration on the inadmissibility of intervention in the
domestic affairs of states
Article 2(7) UN Charter
3.4 THE RIGHT TO SELF DEFENCE
3.4.1 Before the UN Charter
The Caroline case
3.4.2 Under the UN Charter
Article 51 UN Charter
Nicaragua (Merits) Case
Oil Platforms Case (merits)
The armed Activities Case
Ethiopia Claims 1 – 8
The Entebbe Incident
3.4.3 Anticipatory self-defence?
3.4.4 Self defence against terrorism
3.5 HUMANITARIAN INTERVENTION
3.5 RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT
3.6 LEGALITY OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Nuclear Weapons Case

4. COLLECTIVE MEASURES UNDER THE UNITED NATIONS FOR THE

MAINTENANCE OF INTERNATIONAL PEACE
Harris Chapter 11/ Dugard Chapter 22
4.1 INTRODUCTION
4.2 ACTION UNDER CHAPTER VII
4.2.1 The Security Council
4.2.2 The General Assembly
4.2.3 Peace keeping
4.3 REGIONAL ARRANGEMENTS
South Africa/Botswana in Lesotho
Ecowas Action in Gambia

4. AN INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW: THE LAWS

OF WAR week 7 (chapter 25 Dugard)

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See: The Geneva Conventions 1949 and Additional Protocols 1997 and 2005;
ICRC website
4.1 Sources and scope of IHL
4.2 Hague Law
4.3 prohibited weapons
4.4 Geneva law
4.5 Principles of Humanitarian Law.
4.6 International Crimes and the ICC

5. HUMANITARIAN LAW AND BOTSWANA’S MUNICIPAL LAW

See: Dinokopila BR ‘The prosecution and Punishment of international crimes in
Botswana’ (2009) 7 Journal of International Criminal Justice 1077
See: Macharia-Mokobi E, Towards Complementarity in Botswana (2011) Africa
Yearbook on International Humanitarian Law 151
5.1 The Status of IHL Treaties in Botswana
5.2 Geneva Conventions Act
5.3 Rome Statute Bill

6. AN INTRODUCTION TO REFUGEE LAW

See: Macharia-Mokobi E and Pfumorodze J ‘Advancing Refugee Protection in
Botswana through improved Refugee Status Determination’ (2013) volume
13 (1) African Human Rights Law Journal
6.1 Who is a refugee and rights of Refugees under the Refugee Convention?
6.2 Who is a refugee and rights of refugees under the Refugee Control Act
6.3 Status determination under Botswana’s Refugee Control Act

7. INTERNATIONAL ADJUDICATION (week 10)

7.1 INTRODUCTION
7.2 MODES OF INTERNATIONAL DISPUTE SETTLEMENT
7.3 THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE
7.2.1 Organisation
7.2.2 Access
7.2.3 Jurisdiction under article 36(1) (Contentious)
Mutual Assistance Case
7.2.3 Jurisdiction under article 3(2) – Optional Clause Jurisdiction in
contentious cases
Interhandel Case
Norwegian Loans Case
Nicaragua Case (Jurisdiction and admissibility)
7.2.4 Third states in Contentious Litigation
East Timor Case
7.2.5 Provisional Measures in Contentions Litigation
La Grand Case
7.2.6 Advisory Jurisdiction
Nuclear Weapons Case
7.2.7 Can the World Court Review Security Council Resolutions?

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