Menlo St. corner Donada St., City of Pasay
PHILLIPINE CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW
Taft Avenue, City of Manila
COURSE PRÉCIS & ROSTER OF RELEVANT CASES in PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
COURSE TITLE : PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW
COURSE CREDIT : 3 or 2 Units
PREREQUISITE : Constitutional Law 1 and 2
Prepared by : Dean Porfirio DG. Panganiban, Jr.
COURSE DESCRIPTION:
This 2 or 3unit course is a branch of Political Law. An exciting venture into constitutional provisions, generally accepted principles of international law and legal principles governing transnational intercourse, United Nations Charter, its specific, specialized and subsidiary undertakings, the Statutes of the International Court of Justice AND treaties, and conventions that greatly affects international relations. An exacting quest, to numerous domestic and foreign jurisprudence, on designated topics will also be zealously undertaken and would be afforded considerable weight and accentuation.
At the end of the semester, the students are expected to:
1. Have the proper perspective, better and more effective understanding of treaties, conventions and generally accepted principles of international law as they are related to state policies for international relations. 2. Improve their intellectual dexterity, competence and appreciation on international treaties and conventions, application of the generally accepted principles of international as it affects the state and it’s national. 3. Learn the effective response of domestic courts to international treaties and conventions, application of the generally accepted principles of international as it affects the Philippines. 4. Gain new ideas and practices to stimulate popular involvement in international governmental affairs and to maintain and build upon positive outlook on international relations. 5. Take pro-active appreciation on the essence