International Organization & Internatinal law

• Introduction to private international law
• Jurisdiction
• Choice of law
• Enforcement and recognition
• Cross-border dispute resolution
• International Commercial Arbitration

• The law and politics of international organizations: theory and conceptual issues
• Types of international organizations
• Activities and Functions international organizations
• Structure of international organizations
• Governance of international organizations
• Regional Organizations beyond the EU (ASEAN, AU, OAS)

• Historical development and legal basis
• Scope of application
• Combatant, non-combatants, means to combat
• Protection of wounded, sicked and shipwrecked
• Protection of civilians
• Cyber Security and International Law

• Protection of cultural heritage
• Protection of prisoners, and religious people
• Law of neutrality
• International peace and operations
• Enforcement and implementation of IHL
• Cyber Warfare and AI in Armed Conflicts (Autonomous weapons and state responsibility in cyberspace)
• Global Health Law & Pandemic Response

• Legal framwork, sources of international migration law
• Nationality and statelessness, freedom of movement
• Migration by sea and air, human trafficking and smugling
• Asylum and refugee , global migraion institutions
• Climate Refugees and Environmental Migration (Emerging Legal Challenge )

• Foundations, origins and sources of environmental law
• International institutions and civil society
• Customary international law and general legal principles
• Technics and procedures of implementing enviromental law Sectoral and transectoral regulation
• Climate Change Litigation & Advisory Opinions (ICJ-International Court of Justice, ITLOS-International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea, and national
courts)

• Intersection of human rights law and criminal justice
• Fair trial standards and due process under international law
• Prohibition of torture and cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment
• Rights of victims and access to justice
• Transnational Organized Crime (Palermo Convention, human trafficking, drug trade, corruption).
• Sanctions and Human Rights (impact of UN and Unilateral Sanctions on
populations).

• Introduction to international criminal law and its sources
• Core international crimes: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity, and aggression
• Individual criminal responsibility and modes of liability
• The role and jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC)
• Hybrid and AD HOC Courts
• Cooperation between states and international criminal tribunals

• Overview of international dispute resolution mechanisms
• Diplomatic means: negotiation, mediation, and good offices
• Legal means: arbitration and adjudication
• Investor–State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) – Investment Arbitrations
• Jurisdiction and functioning of international courts and tribunals (e.g., ICJ, PCA)
• Trade Disputes.
• Enforcement of international judgments and arbitral awards

• The evolution of the European Union: from the European Coal and Steel Community to the Lisbon Treaty
• Institutional framework: European Commission, European Parliament, European Council, and the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
• Sources of EU law: treaties, regulations, directives, and decisions
• Theories and stages of European integration (e.g., functionalism, federalism, intergovernmentalism)
• Legal instruments promoting integration: treaties, enlargement, and accession criteria
• Economic integration: the single market, customs union, and Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)