2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
    Feb 01, 2025  
2022-23 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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POL 450 - International Law

Examines the nature of international law (Is it law at all?) as well as such legal and quasilegal principles governing relations of states, including jurisdiction over territory and persons, the law of the sea, the nature and procedure of international adjudicatory bodies, the drafting and interpretation of treaties, and the law of war.  Prerequisite: POL 101. Fulfills: LASR. (3 cr. hr.)
Frequency code B = offered at least once per year

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Explain how international law compares to law in domestic state contexts.
  2. Describe in detail the parameters of the debate regarding whether international law is law at all, or whether force predominates in the international community.
  3. Identify basic tenets of how international law is constituted and maintained in the world order.



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