LAW 225H - National Views of International Law

Institution:

Duke University

Subject:

Law

Description:

This course will consider differing national perspectives on international law. The first term of the course will focus on U.S. views of international law. This portion of the course will consider the distribution of authority within the U.S. legal system over questions relating to international law, the extent to which international law is cognizable by U.S. courts, and the U.S. position on substantive topics such as international human rights law, international criminal law, the use of force, and nuclear non-proliferation. The second term of the course will focus on views of international law in East Asia, especially in China and India, as rising powers with different identities, one democratic, the other authoritarian, but both with a colonial past and still developing countries. It will consider the approaches of India and China to the law of the United Nations Charter, attitudes about state sovereignty, self-determination and human rights, questions of territorial and maritime boundaries, and efforts to address the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Department consent is required. Instructor: C. Bradley

Credits:

1.00 - 3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.DUKE.EDU

Phone Number:

(919) 684-8111

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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