後期 水曜日 ２講時. 単位数: 2. 履修年度: 2024.
In person
Google classroom code:oz5y3y6
Email: nishimoto@tohoku.ac.jp
October 2nd, 2nd period
The objective of this course is for students to acquire an understanding of how the international legal system works by focusing on how the international law of the sea has responded to changing circumstances after the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea was adopted.
The course will be conducted in person.
Participants will make presentations (20-30 minutes) based on the allocated book chapter. They will be expected to report on what is discussed in the chapter and to extend the discussion through additional research and evaluation. The presentation will be followed by a discussion with all the participants (The format may be adjusted depending on the number of participants.).
The class will be based on the following book:
Rozemarijn J. Roland Holst, Change in the Law of the Sea: Context, Mechanisms and Practice (Brill, 2022)
The course is planned to proceed as follows (subject to modifications due to the number of participants):
1. Introduction
2. Chapter 1 The Law of the Sea Amidst Changing Tides
3. Chapter 2 Change Throughout Time
4. Chapter 3 Sharing Powers and Balancing Interests (1)
5. Chapter 3 Sharing Powers and Balancing Interests (2)
6. Chapter 4 Treaty-Based Mechanisms for Change (1)
7. Chapter 4 Treaty-Based Mechanisms for Change (2)
8. Chapter 5 Change through Interpretative Practice (1)
9. Chapter 5 Change through Interpretative Practice (2)
10. Chapter 6 Law in Context (1)
11. Chapter 6 Law in Context (2)
12. Chapter 7 Conclusion
13. Additional Article (1)
14. Additional Article (2)
15. Concluding Discussions
This course aims for students to acquire a better understanding of international law and enhance their abilities to conduct research in this field. In particular, this course aims to enhance student's ability to accurately comprehend international law materials, undertake additional research on related issues, and provide their own evaluations.
Grading will be based on the quality of the presentations (60%) and participation in the discussions (40%).
Rozemarijn J. Roland Holst, Change in the Law of the Sea: Context, Mechanisms and Practice (Brill, 2022)
Robin Churchill, Vaughan Lowe and Amy Sander, The Law of the Sea (4th ed., Manchester University Press, 2022)
Students will be required to make preparations for their presentations and read the text for the discussions each week.
This course will be conducted in English.