Description
Unit 1: Principles and Sources of International Law
Introduces foundational concepts, sources, and actors in international law.
Learning Objectives:
– Define key sources and subjects of international law.
– Explain the role of treaties, conventions, and customary law.
Content: Introduces foundational concepts, sources, and actors in international law.
Activity: Read the UN Charter and summarize key legal principles.
Assessment: Legal principles quiz and reading reflection.
Unit 2: Treaties, Conventions, and Legal Agreements
Explores the creation, interpretation, and enforcement of treaties.
Learning Objectives:
– Explain the role of treaties, conventions, and customary law.
– Interpret the legal status and privileges of diplomatic agents.
Content: Explores the creation, interpretation, and enforcement of treaties.
Activity: Draft a treaty outline between two fictional states.
Assessment: Treaty proposal and peer feedback.
Unit 3: Diplomatic Immunity and Legal Protections
Analyzes the legal protections for diplomats under the Vienna Conventions.
Learning Objectives:
– Interpret the legal status and privileges of diplomatic agents.
– Evaluate the jurisdiction of international courts and tribunals.
Content: Analyzes the legal protections for diplomats under the Vienna Conventions.
Activity: Role-play a scenario involving diplomatic immunity.
Assessment: Scenario defense with rubric and peer review.
Unit 4: State Sovereignty and Recognition in Law
Examines the intersection of sovereignty and legal recognition.
Learning Objectives:
– Evaluate the jurisdiction of international courts and tribunals.
– Analyze state sovereignty and its legal boundaries.
Content: Examines the intersection of sovereignty and legal recognition.
Activity: Create a recognition checklist for a new state.
Assessment: Recognition checklist scored on accuracy.
Unit 5: Jurisdiction and the Role of International Courts
Discusses how international courts resolve disputes and assert jurisdiction.
Learning Objectives:
– Analyze state sovereignty and its legal boundaries.
– Apply legal reasoning to international disputes and negotiations.
Content: Discusses how international courts resolve disputes and assert jurisdiction.
Activity: Simulate a trial at the International Court of Justice.
Assessment: ICJ simulation report and peer review.
Unit 6: Law of the Sea and Territorial Disputes
Covers maritime boundaries, economic zones, and conflict zones at sea.
Learning Objectives:
– Apply legal reasoning to international disputes and negotiations.
– Differentiate between international human rights and humanitarian law.
Content: Covers maritime boundaries, economic zones, and conflict zones at sea.
Activity: Map territorial claims and legal justifications.
Assessment: Maritime dispute legal map and justification.
Unit 7: International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Distinguishes human rights law from humanitarian frameworks.
Learning Objectives:
– Differentiate between international human rights and humanitarian law.
– Examine the legal framework governing consular and diplomatic relations.
Content: Distinguishes human rights law from humanitarian frameworks.
Activity: Debate rights violations from legal vs. moral perspectives.
Assessment: Position paper on human rights frameworks.
Unit 8: Legal Frameworks for Consular and Diplomatic Relations
Details the legal structures that govern embassy and consulate functions.
Learning Objectives:
– Examine the legal framework governing consular and diplomatic relations.
– Assess how international law affects national policy and foreign affairs.
Content: Details the legal structures that govern embassy and consulate functions.
Activity: Write a legal memo applying Vienna Convention provisions.
Assessment: Legal memo evaluation rubric.
Unit 9: Case Studies in International Legal Conflicts
Applies theory to past and ongoing international legal disputes.
Learning Objectives:
– Assess how international law affects national policy and foreign affairs.
– Solve legal case studies relevant to real-world diplomatic missions.
Content: Applies theory to past and ongoing international legal disputes.
Activity: Analyze a legal case on jurisdiction or territoriality.
Assessment: Case analysis worksheet and oral review.
Unit 10: Capstone: Legal Brief for a Diplomatic Scenario
Learners develop a legal argument in response to a simulated diplomatic issue.
Learning Objectives:
– Solve legal case studies relevant to real-world diplomatic missions.
– Define key sources and subjects of international law.
Content: Learners develop a legal argument in response to a simulated diplomatic issue.
Activity: Develop and defend a legal brief before a mock tribunal.
Assessment: Capstone legal brief and oral presentation scorecard.
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