Lecture 3.
The subjects of International Law: 1. States
Jurisdictions, powers and immunities 1. Five principles of jurisdiction 2. Extraterritorial jurisdiction 3. Concurent jurisdiction
A. Readings from Jan Klabbers’ textbook (correspondings chapters and points)
B. Two lectures given by prof. Christopher Greenwood within the UN
Audiovisual Library of International Law (links below). The homework for volunteers: Please prepare a kind of synopis/sylabus to one of the
lectures (illustrating the main points and their content). https://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Greenwood_S_video_1.html
https://legal.un.org/avl/ls/Greenwood_S_video_2.html
C. Universal jurisdiction: https://ijrcenter.org/cases-before-national-courts/domestic-exercise-of-universal-jurisdiction/
D. Basic Facts on Universal Jurisdiction
https://www.hrw.org/news/2009/10/19/basic-facts-universal-jurisdiction
E. Montevideo Convention 1933
* Additional readings:
- Draft Declaration on Rights and Duties of States - The Palestinians’ Imaginary State (opinion)