Contemporary Problems of International Public Law

Code: ECN13104M

9 ECTS

Duration: 15 weeks/234 hours

Scientific Area: Legal-Political Theory and International Relations

Teaching languages: Portuguese

Languages of tutoring support: Portuguese

Sustainable Development Goals

Erradicar a pobreza - Acabar com a pobreza em todas as suas formas, em todos os lugares

Educação de qualidade - Assegurar a educação inclusiva, e equitativa e de qualidade, e promover oportunidades de aprendizagem ao longo da vida para todos.

Igualdade de género - Alcançar a igualdade de gênero e empoderar todas as mulheres e meninas.

Reduzir as desigualdades - Reduzir as desigualdades dentro dos países e entre eles.

Ação climática - Tomar medidas urgentes para combater a mudança climática e seus impactos (*).

Paz, justiça e instituições eficazes - Paz, justiça e instituições eficazes promover sociedades pacíficas e inclusivas par ao desenvolvimento sustentável, proporcionar o acesso à justiça para todos e construir instituições eficazes, responsáveis
e inclusivas em todos os níveis.

Learning Goals

It is intended with this curricular unit of Contemporary Problems of Public International Law to acquire the
necessary knowledge for understanding the functioning of the current international legal framework on post-
September 11, identifying not only the core areas of public international law as well as major international
crises that have come to mark.

1. Introductory theoretical concepts and frameworks
2. Types of subjects, schedules and agenda-setting
3. State and Statehood
4. Regions and regionalism
5. Development and inequality
6. Armament and arms control
7. Peace operations and humanitarian intervention
8. Nationalism and ethnic conflict
9. Migration, Human Rights and Refugees
10. Environment
11. Terrorism

Teaching Methods

By adopting a student-centered teaching approach, this course embraces the challenge of pedagogical innovation. It aims to develop key research skills such as critical thinking, rigor, and originality. This is achieved through classroom debates and discussions, alongside promoting independent work on bibliographic research, reviewing the state of the art, identifying research problems, and formulating specific research questions.
Avaliação

Assessment

1) Continuous Assessment

Participation and reading texts on Moodle before class: 40%
Final assignment (2,000 to 3,000 words): 60%
The final assignment involves conducting an in-depth bibliographical study on the chosen topic. Students must provide a critical analysis of the text discussed in class, addressing the following elements:

Presentation of the problem explored in the text
Explanation of the text's objectives
Description of the author's argument
Critical analysis supported by bibliographical research
Bibliographical references

2) Final Exam
Written test