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Course description. This is an introductory course in international law. The goal is to provide students with some basic principles and theories of international law in a clear and concise manner. To achieve our goal, this course sets out the principles and theories in a number of the most important fields of the discipline and makes references to the main sources of the law in the area. The choice of topics has been made to give an indication of what the law is and not merely what it should be. To accommodate current issues, this course tackles the problem of human rights and the changing configuration of international law as non-governmental organizations attempt to make Arespect for human rights@ and Asafe environment@ the two ultimate goals of human development.

 Textbook. There is one textbook you should purchase at K-State Bookstore. Additional readings will be provided during the semester to help you analyze the different case materials:

 Von Glahn, Gerhard. 1996. Law among Nations: An Introduction to International Public Law. Boston and London: Allyn and Bacon. (Refer below as Glahn.)

 Course requirements. Organization and assessment for the course will be as follows:

1. Each week, students will be presenting case studies and solving problems on specific topics. Thirty percent of the final grade will be on case studies and thirty percent will be on problems.
2. Ten percent will be on presentations and discussions.
3. Thirty percent will be on take home exams.

Mid-term: March  2002 (10%)

Final: May  2002 -- (20%)