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 185
9. State Responsibility 192
10. Circumstances Precluding Wrongfulness, and Reparation 200
11. Treatment of Aliens and Diplomatic Protection 209
12. The Law of the Sea 216
13. Baselines and the Territorial Sea 222
14. Innocent Passage, and Straits 230
15. The Contiguous Zone 239
16. The Continental Shelf 244
17. The Exclusive Economic Zone 251
18. The High Seas 259
19. Delimitation of Maritime Boundaries 271
20. Republic of Italy v. Union of India 278
21. The Bay of Bengal Maritime Boundary Arbitration 285
22. The Common Heritage of Mankind 291
23. The Area, and the Parallel System of Mining 298

Module III

1. What a Treaty Is, and Its Kinds 306
2. Making a Treaty: From Full Powers to Entry Into Force 312
3. Reservations to Treaties 321
4. Interpretation of Treaties 329
5. Rights and Duties of the Parties, and Third States 336
6. Validity of Treaties, and Jus Cogens 344
7. Termination and Suspension of Treaties 353
8. The United Nations: Purposes, Principles and Membership 362
9. The General Assembly 371
10. The Security Council: Composition, Voting and the Veto 379
11. Pacific Settlement of Disputes 386
12. The Use of Force and Collective Security 393
13. The Economic and Social Council 402
14. The International Court of Justice 410
15. The Secretariat and the Secretary-General 422
16. The Trusteeship System and the Trusteeship Council 429
17. The International Labour Organisation 438
18. The World Trade Organization 449
19. Amnesty International and Non-Governmental Organisations 460
20. UNESCO 467
21. UNICEF 478
22. UNDP and UNEP 486

Module IV Contemporary and Allied Laws under International Laws:

1. The World Health Organization 495
2. Global Health Law and Communicable Diseases 507
3. The International Health Regulations 517
4. General Principles of International Trade Law 533
5. UNCITRAL and International Commercial Arbitration 542
6. Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 555
7. TRIPS 565
8. International Air Law 580
9. International Space Law 598