POLS 408 - International Law

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

POLITICAL SCIENCE

Description:

This course explains the legal rules and principles that guide relationships among nations. Case materials cover international law and the International Court of Justice. Course Objectives (1) Examine International Law within the contemporary International System (2) Examine realist and idealist views of International Law (3) Examine brief survey of the development of International Law (4) Examine Treaties in International Law (5) Examine the U.S. Constitution and International Law (6) Examine International Law and the Use of Force (7) Examine International Organization and the control of aggression (8) Examine International Law and Human Rights - the constancy of genocide (9) Examine punishing criminal behavior: the Nuremberg Tribunal and International Criminal Court

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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