International Law -- Fall 2003

This document was last modified on  Nov 30, 2003

T, Th 6:30-7:50
Room 110
Mr. Froomkin, Tel. 284-4285

There are two required books for the course: 

Carter Trimble & Bradley, International Law (4th ed. 2003).  PLEASE NOTE: the 3rd edition is OUT OF DATE -- don't use it.


Carter, Trimble & Bradley, 2003- 2004 Document Supplement
   
Both books are now in the bookstore.

Class Policies are available in a separate document

Click here for student-written exam questions

Course Outline

I've tried to limit the reading to approximately 20 pages per class hour, ie. no more than 30 pages per class.   That's not a light reading load, but as much of it is non-case material I think it will read more quickly than you might fear. I would expect that you should be able to read 30 pages with sufficient care in about three hours, but sometimes it may take longer. Therefore, you should probably plan to read ahead over the weekends. 

As this is a new edition of the book, any syllabus must be regarded as somewhat tentative.  And as this is my first time teaching the course, the syllabus could also be regarded as primarily aspirational...

Class
Chapter Pages
1
Chapter 1    What Is International Law? 1-16,22-32
2
Is international law really law?
 32-52,56-58
3 
Problem: 9/11
 62-86,90-92
Materials: UN Charter, Supp 1-28 (or, if you prefer, use this version in one file)
Please pay particular attention to Chapters V, VII and VIII of the Charter
50 USC sec. 1621
Optional: peek ahead to Chap. 11, starting from page 880
4
Chapter 2: The Creation of International Norms-Treaties, Customary Law,
International Organizations, and Private Norm-Creation
 150-152, 93-120
Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, Supp. 49-75
5 

120-137, 142-150, 153-54
6
Chapter 5: States and Other Major International Entities 431-461
Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, Supp. 342-355; Vienna Convention on Consular Relations, Supp. 356-378, Optional Protocol, 379-380
7
Intro to UN, GATT, WTO 460-477
Documents: UN Charter, Supp 1-28, and Members States of the UN
498-505
8
Chapter 3: International Law in the United States
 157-191
9

191-225
TWEA, NEA, IEEPA: Supp. 94-106
10

225-255
Supp: 107-109
11

255-270
12
Chapter 4: International Dispute Resolution
 271-308
13

308-340
14
International Arbitration
 340-373 (*)
NY Convention, Supp. 126-139; Optional: UNCITRAL Arbitration Rules (1976) (online)
15
Enforcement of Arbitral Awards, NY Convention, NAFTA, WTO
 373-415
Supp: 174-210
16
(continued)
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17
Role of Domestic Courts
 415-430*
18
Chapter 6: Foreign Sovereign Immunity and the Act of State Doctrine
 556-592
skim 592-613
Read with care:
FSIA Statute, Supp: 329-341
19
Act of State doctrine 618-646
20
Chapter 7: Allocation of Legal Authority Among States 647-674,680-691
21

691-709 (note 3), 710-725, 728-733
22
Chapter 11: Use of Force

Some History & Introduction to the Modern Charter System
 [optional 961-68]
968-1000
Taft & Buchwald, Preemption, Iraq, and International Law
Ruth Wedgwood, The Fall of Saddam Hussein: Security Council Mandates and Preemptive Self-Defense
Thomas M. Franck, What Happens Now? The United Nations After Iraq?
23

1008-26, 1027-1039
[optional 1040-1051]
§B(2)(h) &(1) & (2) 1051-53
§B(2)(h)(4) 1055-59
Richard Gardner, Neither Bush Nor the "Jurisprudes"
Miriam Sapiro, Iraq: The Shifting Sands of Preemptive Self-Defense
24
Iraq II
 1059-71
John Yoo, International Law After the War in Iraq
Richard Falk, What Future for the UN Charter System of War Prevention?
Tom Farer, The Prospect for International Law After Iraq
25
From Nuremberg to the ICC 1084-1106
Jane Stromseth, Law and Force After Iraq: A Transitional Moment
26
Geneva Conventions, POWs, Enemy Combatants 1106-1119
Al Odah Khaled A.F. v USA, 321 F.3d 1134 (D.C. Cir. 2003) (westlaw version), cert granted sub. nom Rasul v. Bush, --- S.Ct. ----, 2003 WL 22070599, 72 USLW 3171 (U.S.Dist.Col. Nov 10, 2003) (NO. 03-334) and cert granted sub nom Fawzi Khalid Abdullah Fahad Al Odah v. U.S., --- S.Ct. ----, 2003 WL 22070725, 72 USLW 3171 (U.S.Dist.Col. Nov 10, 2003) (NO. 03-343)
Optional: See the official docket
27
consumed by pre-emptive catchup (aka "falling behind")
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(*) - skip if we fall behind schedule