Paper II

Public International Law

Nature and sources of international law, subjects, recognition, state responsibility, the law of the sea, treaties, the UN Charter, diplomatic law, human rights and the use of force.

Study aid only. Confirm statute numbers with the current bare Act and the official OU LL.B. (3-YDC) 2024–25 syllabus PDF.

Unit I: Nature and sources of international law

Nature, binding force and relation to municipal law 3 cases Article 38 sources: treaties, custom, general principles and subsidiary means 3 cases

Unit II: Subjects of international law and recognition

States, international organisations and the individual 3 cases Recognition of States and governments; territorial sovereignty 3 cases

Unit III: State responsibility and the law of treaties

Internationally wrongful acts, attribution and reparation 3 cases Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, 1969 3 cases

Unit IV: Law of the sea and diplomatic law

UNCLOS: territorial sea, EEZ, continental shelf and high seas 3 cases Diplomatic and consular immunities 3 cases

Unit V: The United Nations, use of force and human rights

UN Charter: collective security and the prohibition of force 3 cases International human rights: UDHR and ICCPR 3 cases