LAW404 - Public International Law (Offered in 2016 - 17, T1)
This course examines what diplomats once referred to as the "law of nations" - ideas about sovereignty, self-determination, humanitarian intervention, state responsibility, and human rights. It begins by considering fundamental questions about the nature of international law – its origins, sources, subjects, application and the limits on the authoritative enforcement of its obligations. The course then looks at a series of international law topics and issues which are of contemporary relevance, such as the settlement of trans-national commercial disputes, the development of international human rights, and the emergence of a body of international criminal law and the establishment of tribunals for its enforcement. Throughout, the course will consider the reception and application of international law by Singapore courts and the international disputes which the Singapore government has negotiated or litigated.
