API 6333 International Law and Ethics

3 units
Public and International Affairs
Faculty of Social Sciences
Issues in international affairs from a legal and ethical perspective. The course investigates the obligations and rights of actors in the international system, as well as the ethical and legal dimensions of specific important issues in international affairs, such as the legitimacy of the use of force, humanitarian crises and the “responsibility to protect”, the international debt of developing countries, and the protection of the commons (e.g. oceans, atmosphere).

Components:

Lecture

Previously Offered Terms:

Fall

French Equivalent:

Organized

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Clear Expectations

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Learned a Lot

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Fair Assessments

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