Public International Law Notes | B.A. LL.B. (Five Year Course) Semester 9 | Mumbai University | munotes

Contents

Module I

1. What International Law Is, and Where It Came From 1
2. Defining International Law 12
3. Is International Law Really Law? 19
4. Theories of the Basis of International Law 26
5. Subjects of International Law 33
6. Nationality 40
7. Double Nationality and Statelessness 48
8. Nationality and Citizenship Distinguished 55
9. The Sources of International Law 61
10. Custom 67
11. Treaties as a Source 75
12. General Principles of Law Recognised by Civilised Nations 82
13. Judicial Decisions and the Writings of Jurists 88
14. Equity 94
15. Resolutions of the General Assembly 100
16. International Law and Municipal Law 106
17. International Law in Indian Courts 112
18. Recognition of States 118
19. Recognition of Governments 125
20. Modes and Legal Effects of Recognition 130

Module II

1. State Territory 136
2. Acquisition of State Territory 142
3. Loss of State Territory 150
4. State Succession 156
5. State Jurisdiction 162
6. Immunity from Jurisdiction 170
7. Extradition 178
8. Asylum 184
9. State Responsibility 191
10. Circumstances Precluding Wrongfulness, and Reparation 199
11. Treatment of Aliens and Diplomatic Protection 208
12. The Law of the Sea 215
13. Baselines and the Territorial Sea 221
14. Innocent Passage, and Straits 228
15. The Contiguous Zone 237
16. The Continental Shelf 242
17. The Exclusive Economic Zone 249
18. The High Seas 257
19. Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries 269
20. Republic of Italy v. Union of India 276
21. The Bay of Bengal Maritime Boundary Arbitration 282
22. The Common Heritage of Mankind 288
23. The Area, and the Parallel System of Mining 295

Module III

1. What a Treaty Is, and Its Kinds 303
2. Making a Treaty: From Full Powers to Entry Into Force 309
3. Reservations to Treaties 318
4. Interpretation of Treaties 326
5. Rights and Duties of the Parties, and Third States 333
6. Validity of Treaties, and Jus Cogens 341
7. Termination and Suspension of Treaties 350
8. The United Nations: Purposes, Principles and Membership 359
9. The General Assembly 368
10. The Security Council: Composition, Voting and the Veto 376
11. Pacific Settlement of Disputes 383
12. The Use of Force and Collective Security 390
13. The Economic and Social Council 399
14. The International Court of Justice 407
15. The Secretariat and the Secretary-General 419
16. The Trusteeship System and the Trusteeship Council 426
17. The International Labour Organisation 435
18. The World Trade Organization 446
19. Amnesty International and Non-Governmental Organisations 457
20. UNESCO 464
21. UNICEF 475
22. UNDP and UNEP 483

Module IV Contemporary and Allied Laws under International Laws:

1. The World Health Organization 492
2. Global Health Law and Communicable Diseases 504
3. The International Health Regulations 514
4. General Principles of International Trade Law 530
5. UNCITRAL and International Commercial Arbitration 539
6. Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 552
7. TRIPS 562
8. International Air Law 577
9. International Space Law 595