SOC014 Institutional Law of International Organizations

Faculty of Law
Autumn 2007
Extent and Intensity
0/0. 6 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. JUDr. Dalibor Jílek, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. JUDr. Dalibor Jílek, CSc.
Department of International and European Law – Faculty of Law
Contact Person: Hana Brzobohatá
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The purpose of study is to provide general knowledge about the nature and functions of international intergovernmental organizations. The international comunity is organised throught processes of institutionalization.The member states get specific identities in international organizations which reduce transactional costs of multilateral diplomacy.
Syllabus
  • 1. History of international organizations 2. Problems of legal personality 3. Interpretation of texts 4. Membership and representation 5. Organs of organizations 6. Acts of organs: their legal effect 7. Responsibility to and of international organizations 8. The liability of member states vis-á-vis third parties 9. Privileges and immunities 10. Amendment of constitutions 11. The peaceful settlement of disputes 12. Conclusions
Literature
  • KLABBERS, Jan. An introduction to international institutional law. 1. publ. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002, xxxviii, 3. ISBN 0-521-52093-2. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Lectures are held for a minimum of 5 students. With smaller number of students attending the course, lectures are replaced with tutorials. Reading list will be given by the course co-ordinator at the fist lecture or tutorial. The examination has a written and an oral part. Examination - credit requirements: 1. Written test 2. Oral examinaation - discussion
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Spring 2004, Autumn 2004, Spring 2005, Autumn 2005, Spring 2006, Autumn 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008.
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