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Module Syllabus
Module Title : Public International Law 2
Pre-requisite :public international law 1
Module level : Second year
Credit Hours 3 Credit Hours
Module No :420242
Co - requisite :
Module Type: specialization requirement
Lecture Time Daytime Study
Evening Study
Programme of Study Daytime & Evening Study
Instructor Name
Module coordinator
Dr. Issa Dabbah
Academic rank Office Phone
Office Number
E-mail
Academic rank Office
phone
Office Guidance
number
E-mail
Special
Educational
Tutorial
Guidance
Assistant
397
310
idabbah@philadelphia.ed
Professor
u.jo
Office Hours
research
Module
Description:
14- (420242) Public International Law (2)
Module name: Public international law 2 Prerequisite: International law (1)
Module number: 420242
Module number: 420141
This course focuses and expands on selected specialized topics dealt within the course titled Public international law (1), including:
the rights and obligations of states, the region of a country and its elements, international liability, international disputes, diplomatic
and consular relations.
Module Aims: This module aims to:
1. provide students with advanced knowledge in the International Law topics and their sources
2. develop students cognitive and practical abilities in dealing with issues related to international law and to
further develop their abilities to learn
3. enhance students abilities to search within the various issues related to international law with all its details, and
to further utilize sources of legal knowledge and to find logical solutions for practical situations
Learning Outcomes (Knowledge & understanding, intellectual skills, practical skills &transferable skills)
At the end of this module, a student will be able to:
A/1 express the concepts and principles on which the public international law is based
A/2 display advanced knowledge in the basis of the public international law and its related institutions
A/4 elucidate to topics in the area of the universal ladder and international collaboration as a noble aim of the international community
B/6 develop a critical mental faculty of specific discussions and to choose logical as well as legal solutions to public law issues or
problems
C/1 search within the law and develop ability to find solutions to actual problems related to current international disputes.
D/5 effectively deal and interact with topics related to international community and related institutions, their specializations and
formation
Practical Training (Depends on module Practice
General discussions on module selected topics
An outside lecturer
Research paper
Teaching Methods
Methods
Number of Lectures
38
Scores’ distribution
80%
Multipurpose room and field visits
2
---
Student's involvement in seminars, tutorials, and
group discussions
5
5%
Quizzes and Assignments
3
Lectures
Modes
Paper research & Essays (maximum of 3000words)
First exam (written)
Exams
Total
Second exam (written)
Final exam (written)
Multipurpose room and field visits
Score
--48
15%
15%
50%
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5%
Week involvement in seminars, tutorials
Subject
Student’s
and discussions
Quizzes
State rights and liabilities or duties 5%
1st and assignments
Paper2nd
research essays
The right to survival and liberty10%
5%
Date
10%
10th
11th
12th
13th
14th
15th
16th
Module Outline
100%
This module consists of (48)
hours allocated into (16)
weeks, (3) hours a week,
divided as follows:
Notes
Reading List
A- Recommended Text
Book
EqualityTotal
rights and right of exchanged respect100%
State regions and its elements
Methods of acquiring and/or forfeiting regions
International rivers, seas and atmosphere layers
International liability
Provisions and cases of international liability
Countries “liability for legislative, executive and
judicial authorities as well as its citizens’ activities
International Disputes
Peaceful settlement of international disputes
Settlement of international disputes through courts
Diplomatic and consulate relations
States’ representatives in international relations
Diplomatic agencies, consulate agencies
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
Modes of Assessment
Final Exam
Book Title
Alwajeez in the
Principles of Public
International Law
Author
Edition
Numan A.
Alkhateeb
Publisher
Althaqafah
Publishers
Publishing Year
2004
B -Additional Reference (Student will be expected to give the same attention to these references as given to the textbook)
Book Title
Author
1. Public
International Law
Dr. Hamid
Sultan, Dr.
Aiesha
Ratib, Dr.
Salahdin
Amer
2. Alwaseet in the
Public International
Law
Dr.
Abdulkarim
Ulwan
3. The Development of
the Public
International Law
Dr. Mustafa
S. Hussein
4. The
Encyclopedia of
International Law
Dr. Issa
Dabbah
Edition
Publisher
Publishing Year
Parts 1,2,3,4
6 parts
C -Legal Journals & Magazines
International Law year book/ Egyptian Society of International Law/ Cairo
International Policy Journal/ Cairo
Lookup the legal electronic guide for students of Law/ Philadelphia University
D -Useful Websites
_1E Law-Murdoch University Electric journal of Law
//www.murdoch.edu.au/elaw http://
_2Electronic Journal of Comparative Law
http://www.Law.Kub.nl/ejcl/
_3The International Law Library
http://www.lawresearch.com/
_4Washington University Law Quarterly
http://www.Is.wustl.edu/WILQ/wulqboard.htm
Attendance Policy (See Article 8 of the University regulation Guideline)
Attendance will be taken by the instructor at the beginning of each class. On-time and regular attendance is necessary for you to
successfully achieve a good mark. Habitual tardiness is considered to be rude and disruptive behavior. An absence is recorded for any
reason the student fails to attend class. However, an accumulation of 15% absentia of the total module’s hours result in that student
will be withdrawn from the module by the module’s instructor.
Module policy requests
The instructor of the Module is the last person to enter and the first to leave the classroom. Therefore, students will not be permitted
into the classroom once the lecture has started.
Cell phones or beepers must be either turned off or silent. If any student should receive a call during the lecture, he/she must leave the
classroom immediately out of courtesy for fellow students. However, students need to bear in mind that they will not be allowed back
into the classroom.
Expected Workload
On average, the student is expected to spend at least ( 5 ) hours per week self-studying for this module. The student will be expected to
spend 1 hour in reading the lecture’s topic before the lecture’s due time and half an hour for revision of the lecture.
From time to time, I will give you a quiz to examine your preparation for the lecture. This quiz will be counted towards the total
average of the module.
My role is to help you understand the module’s material, so please ask if you are unclear about anything.
Important Dates & Holidays
DATE
SUBJECT
NOTE
Oct 4
The start of Ramadan
Ramadan is holiday for Evening
Study students
Nov 3-5
Festival of Eid al-Fitr
Public Holiday
Nov 14
Commemoration of the late King
Hussein's birthday
Public Holiday
Dec 25
Christmas Holiday
Public Holiday
Jan 1
New Year
Public Holiday
Jan 9-12
Festival of Eid Al-Adha
Public Holiday
Jan 30
Birthday of HM King Abdullah II
Public Holiday
Jan 31
Islamic New Year (Hijra New year)
Public Holiday