CURSO: INTERNATIONAL NORMATIVE FRAMEWORK FOR GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY TRADUCCION: MARCO NORMATIVO INTERNACIONAL PARA POLITICAS PUBLICAS GLOBALES SIGLA: GOB2008 CREDITOS: 10 MODULOS: 02 CARACTER: OPTATIVO TIPO: SEMINARIO CALIFICACION: ESTANDAR (CALIFICACION DE 1.0 A 7.0) DISCIPLINA: DERECHO, CIENCIAS POLITICAS PALABRAS CLAVE: PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW, GLOBAL PUBLIC POLICY, GLOBAL ETHICS, CATHOLIC SOCIAL TEACHING I. DESCRIPCIÓN DEL CURSO This course aims to provide students with an introduction to some of the most important concepts within the field of public international law, with the goal of equipping them to critically analyze and debate current global politics issues using moral reasoning. Students are asked to read case laws, philosophical articles, and news on current global politics issues prior to the class for discussion. Students are evaluated according to participation in class and final paper. II. OBJETIVOS DE APRENDIZAJE This course aims to enable students: 1. To develop an understanding of the nature of public international law. 2. To identify the applicable international law in current global politics issues. 3. To reflect on the purpose of the international legal system in the past and today. 4. To develop skills in the construction of legal and philosophical arguments by reference to the most appropriate international legal sources. 5. To develop moral reasoning and critical thinking applicable to current global politics issues. III. CONTENIDOS 1 The nature of international law. 1.1. The relevance of international law. 1.2. The international community and international law. 1.3. Theories of International Law. 2 The sources of international law. 2.1. Theorizing the sources of International Law. 2.2. The Sources of International Law: Some Philosophical Discussions. 2.3. The Sources of International Law in practice: Nicaragua v. US Case. 3 The law of the treaties 3.1. The relationship between international and domestic law. 3.2. International adjudication? 3.3. Interpretation of treaties: Silala Case (Chile v. Bolivia) 4 International legal personality. 4.1. International responsibility. 4.2. Statehood: the Vatican, Kosovo. 5 Sovereignty, jurisdiction, and immunity. 5.1. The Logic and Freedom of Power. 5.2. Sovereignty in the context of Globalization: a constitutional pluralistic perspective? 5.3. Pinochet case. 6 Territory and self-determination. 6.1. Minority Groups and Minority Rights: Palestine. 6.2. Two Concepts of Self-Determination: the rights of indigenous peoples. 6.3. Law of the Sea: Discussing Maritime Dispute - Peru v. Chile 7 State responsibility. 7.1. Laws of War. 7.2. The Nuclear Weapon Treaties. 7.3. Disarmament today: Discussing North Korea and Iran. https://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21741546-complacent-reckless-leaders-have-forgotten-how-valuable-it-restrain-nuclear?frsc=dg%7Ce 8 Use of Force. 8.1. R2P ? Responsibility to Protect. 8.2. The Libya Crisis. https://www.ejiltalk.org/how-to-qualify-the-armed-conflict-in-libya/ 8.3. The Syria Crisis: https://www.ejiltalk.org/unlawful-reprisals-to-the-rescue-against-chemical-attacks/ 9 Human rights. 9.1. Human rights without foundations? 9.2. Human rights and the autonomy of international law. 9.3. Refugees and Migration: the situation in Chile. 10. Environmental Law. 10.1. Ethics and International Environmental Law. 10.2. Relationship of the environment with other international law issues: human rights, armed conflict, trade/finance. 10.3. Environmental questions in Chile. 11. International Economic Law. 11.1. The Role of International Law in reproducing massive poverty. 11.2. Global justice, poverty, and Access to essential medicines. 11.3. Business and Human Rights 12. International Criminal Law. 12.1. Humanitarian intervention: genocide, crimes against humanity aggression, terrorism, torture. 12.2. War crimes: All?s far in love and war? 12.3. The world today: Ruanda, Myanmar. IV. METODOLOGIA PARA EL APRENDIZAJE - Lectures on theoretical legal concepts: 20% - Seminars where students present and debate case laws and current global politics issues, connecting it to the theoretical concepts presented in lectures: 40% - Workshops where students present and debate philosophical arguments and moral reasoning relating it to the content discussed in lectures and seminars: 40% V. EVALUACION DEL APRENDIZAJE - Attendance and participation according to the rubric (50%) in either English or Spanish - Abstract (September), Mid-term essay (October), and final paper (November) (50%) VI. BIBLIOGRAFIA Minimum M Dixon (2013) Textbook on International Law, Oxford, OUP M Dixon, R McCorquodale, S Williams (2011) Cases and Materials on International Law, Oxford, OUP M D Evans (2017) Blackstone?s International Law Documents, Oxford, OUP S Besson, J Tasioulas (2010), The Philosphy of International Law, Oxford, OUP Complementary M A Glendon (2001) A World Made New PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE ESCUELA DE GOBIERNO / JUNIO 2018