Dr. Girma Negash

APLS 330: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION/LAW

This course is normally taught with emphasis on international organizations. This semester we will feature international law – a subfield of international relations along with international organizations. It will cover such standard aspects of international law as: history, sources, jurisdiction, treaties, major actors and dispute settlement.

Class Information
Syllabus
Class Reminders & Important Dates	Right about the middle of the semester students will engage in a U.N. Security Council simulation game on an impending international crisis. Last day to drop course or withdraw without a record - 1/22 Last day to drop course or withdraw without receiving a "WF" 3/9 Spring Break - March 12-16 UN Security Council Simulation - March 19 to 28 Midterm Exam - February 26 (M) Think Piece Due - April 18 Final Exam May 7, M, 2:00 p.m. ----------------------------------------------------- Midterm Exam Study Guide Final Exam Study Guide -----------------------------------
Web Links	http://www.willamette.edu/wucl/longlib/forint.htm http://www.icj-cij.org/ http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/index.html http://www.stimson.org http://www.unc.edu/depts/diplomat/ http://www.usip.org http://www.interaction.org http://www.hrweb.org
Documents	UN Charter Universal Declaration of Human Rights The Geneva Conventions - Reference Guide IAEA Report on Iran
News Sources	Washington Post BBC NEWS Reuters The Christian Science Monitor Guardian Unlimited CNN.com - World News International News - FOXNews.com United Nations News Service
UN Security Council Simulation	Overview Model UN Preparation - UNAUSA UNSC Rules of Procedure United Nations Security Council Country Information Crisis/Situation