LAWS 2711

This course will provide an introduction to public international law for students in the International Environmental Law stream. In the first week of the course, which may be taken jointly with the students in the Public International Law and International Business Law streams, students will study the core concepts and principles of international law, including the sources of international law, the subjects of international law, and the concept of jurisdiction. In the second week of the course, the students will critically explore the relationship of international law with nature, including by uncovering the assumptions about the natural world that are embedded in the core concepts and principles of international law. The course will provide students with the conceptual and theoretical basis for a critical engagement with the legal rules and institutions that are covered in the remainder of the stream.