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| Credits: 6,0 | | | | Period: quarter 4 (6sp)  | | | | | 2nd Chance Exam1: Yes | | | | | Final grade2: Numerical |
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Sequentiality
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Mandatory sequentiality bound on the level of programme components
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Following programme components must have been included in your study programme in a previous education period
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International and European Law (1880)
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12.0 stptn |
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Advising sequentiality bound on the level of programme components
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Following programme components are advised to also be included in your study programme up till now.
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Legal English (1877)
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The student is expected to be able to identify and assess primary and secondary sources of international law, including treaties, case law, and scholarly articles, in order to support legal analysis and argumentation.
The student is expected to be able to effectively communicate, both orally and in written form, using appropriate legal terminology and referencing conventions, and comprehend legal texts in English, which is crucial for engaging with international legal frameworks and conducting research in the field of international law.
The student is expected to be able to critically evaluate international legal issues, such as jurisdiction and state responsibility, and apply problem-solving techniques in the context of international law.
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The important role played by international law in international relations is evident. International law offers not only a means for facilitating international cooperation, but also provides a psychological barrier against international delinquencies such as the waging of unlawful wars and the perpetration of widespread and systematic violations of human rights.
The course builds on the basic knowledge of international law provided by the first-year course Internationaal en Europees Recht. It covers issues such as sources of international law and hierarchies as well as substantive fields of international law, such as the international law of the use of force, law of armed conflict, and international criminal law. The fields of international law covered by the course relate directly to priority issues on the international agenda and they are thus of great interest to international lawyers, law students, and public opinion at large.
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Lecture ✔
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Tutorial group ✔
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Quarter 4 (6,00sp)
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| Written evaluation during teaching period | 20 % |
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| Transfer of partial marks within the academic year | ✔ |
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| Conditions transfer of partial marks within the academic year | If the student had a grade worth more than 50% for the mid-term this
grade will be retained for the resit. If under, an additional task will
devised to remedy. |
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| Multiple-choice questions | ✔ |
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| Other evaluation method during teaching period | 10 % |
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| Other: | The student is assessed on the way in which he/she acts as a discussion
leader and participates in the discussions during the teaching groups. |
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| Transfer of partial marks within the academic year | ✔ |
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| Written exam | 70 % |
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| Multiple-choice questions | ✔ |
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| Evaluation conditions (participation and/or pass) | ✔ |
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| Conditions | In order to receive a grade for the other evaluation during the teaching period, the student must attend at least 4 out of 6 teaching groups. In other words, the student can only be unexcused 2 times. |
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| Consequences | If the student does not attend 4 tutorial groups, he/she will receive 0/2 for the other evaluation during the teaching period. |
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| Additional information | There will be a mid-term homework task that may account for up to 20% of the final grade. This will be an open-book examination, to be completed individually, and will include case studies.
Participation during the teaching groups will account for 10% of the final grade.
The final exam may account for up to 70% of the final grade. It will be a closed-book exam, with Blackstone's International Law Documents as the only authorized source of information. The exam will consist of a combination of multiple-choice answers, case study, and open questions. It will be conducted on your computer on campus. The exam will be uploaded to Blackboard on the date and time scheduled for the exam. The exam lasts two hours.
In consultation with the Education Management Team and the Student Administration, the lecturer determines the schedule and the examination format for a possible catch-up exam. The examination format may deviate from the examination format used during the regular examination period. The schedule and examination format will be communicated to the student after the request for a catch-up exam has been approved. |
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Second examination period
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| Explanation evaluation | The second chance exam will be a closed-book exam. Blackstone's
International Law Documents is the only source of information that you
are authorized to use during the exam. Like the final exam, the second
chance exam will consist of a combination of multiple-choice answers,
case study, and open questions. It will be conducted on your computer on
campus. The exam document will be uploaded to Blackboard on the date and
time scheduled for the exam. The exam lasts two hours.
If the student had a grade worth more than 50% for the mid-term this
grade will be retained for the resit. If under, an additional task will
devised to remedy. |
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| Compulsory textbooks (bookshop) |
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Textbook 1:
Blackstone's International Law Documents, Malcolm Evans, 15th (2021), Oxford University Press
ISBN: 9780198867081
Textbook 2:
International Law, Anders Henriksen, Fourt edition (2023), Oxford University Press,
ISBN: 9780192870087 |
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| Compulsory course material |
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Course syllabus on Blackboard |
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You are strongly advised to get a copy of the textbook at least two weeks before the start of the course, because you will need the textbook to prepare the assignments due as of the first week of class. |
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Learning outcomes Bachelor of Laws
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- EC
| A graduate of the Bachelors of Laws programme has developed the following general academic research competences: is able to use, with an increasing degree of independence, a variety of Dutch, French and English legal sources, including digital sources. | - EC
| A graduate of the Bachelors of Laws programme has developed the following general academic research competences: is able to collect, select, analyse and critically process Statute, case-law, scholarship and other legal sources. | - EC
| A graduate of the Bachelors of Laws programme has developed the following general competences: is able adequately to use (legal) Dutch, French and English. | - EC
| A graduate of the Bachelors of Laws programme has developed the following general competences: is able to appreciate a simple legal problem and to approach it from the area of law concerned. He can identify those factual and legal issues which are of relevance. He is able to solve cases, at bachelor level, by applying problem solving techniques, including from a comparative perspective. | - EC
| A graduate of the Bachelors of Laws programme has developed the following general competences: recognizes ethical and societal aspects within a legal context. He is able to take those aspects into account to shape his own judgment. | - EC
| A graduate of the Bachelors of Laws programme has developed the following general competences: is able actively and constructively to contribute to a common goal, whether in group or not (formal or informal). | - EC
| A graduate of the Bachelors of Laws programme has developed the following general competences: is able independently and clearly to communicate, either orally or in written form, about legal information, ideas, arguments, problems and solutions. Where required he uses the most adequate conversation or presentation technique. | - EC
| A graduate of the Bachelors of Laws programme has developed the following general competences: has a questioning outlook and is able to appraise a variety of legal positions, to question them and reflect on them. He is able to construct an argument and defend it. | - EC
| A graduate of the Bachelors of Laws programme has developed the following academic, in casu: legal, knowledge: has (basic) legal knowledge and understanding of the concepts and structure of the major branches of national, international and supranational law as exemplified by recent developments and research in the sector and with appreciation of societal reality. |
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| Offered in | Tolerance3 |
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2nd year Bachelor of Laws
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1 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.12.2, section 2. |
| 2 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.15.1, section 3. |
3 Education, Examination and Legal Position Regulations art.16.9, section 2.
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