Lehrveranstaltungen Wintersemester 2025/26
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Course "Introduction to Public International Law"
| Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Dominik Steiger |
| Time and Place |
Thursday (3), ABS/E08 |
| Start | October 16, 2025 |
| Eligible students | Students enrolled in the Bachelor’s degree International Relations (mandatory for the 1st Semester); students enrolled in the Master’s degree International Relations (Harmonisierungsmodul); students with a minor in Law |
| Content |
This introduction to Public International Law will cover fundamental aspects of public international law, namely subjects and sources of international law, its relationship to municipal law, and fundamental principles, such as those of sovereign equality, non-interference, state immunity, the settlement of disputes by peaceful means, state responsibility, and the prohibition of the use of force, including its exceptions. The course will feature several case studies and discuss current debates. These will, among others, include the question of Palestinian statehood, the status of Crimea, international terrorism, and the disputed legality of humanitarian interventions. |
| Literature |
A sourcebook and reading material will be provided. Further reading on fundamental principles of international law: Besson/Tasioulas, The Philosophy of International Law, OUP 2010; Fassbender/Aust (Eds.), Basistexte: Völkerrechtsdenken, Nomos UTB 2012. |
| Further information | The Course will be held in English. More information you will find under Opal |
Course "United Nations System"
| Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Dominik Steiger | ||
| Time and Place | Thursday (6), ABS/1-01 | ||
| Start | October 16, 2025 | ||
| Eligible students | Students enrolled in the Master’s degree in International Relations, mandatory for the 1st Semester | ||
| Content | This course will provide an overview of the institutional setup of the United Nations. With regard to substantive law, the course will especially focus on Chapter VII (prohibition of the use of force and its exceptions). We will engage with current challenges by looking into relevant case studies, e.g. Iraq or Syria. Also, lawmaking by the Security Council will be discussed. Furthermore, questions of the UN's responsibility, e.g. for the 2010 Cholera outbreak in Haiti and Chapter VI UN Charter (peaceful settlement of disputes) will form the subject matter of the course. | ||
| Literature | Relevant literature will be provided during the course. | ||
| Further information | The course will be held in English. More information you will find under Opal | ||
Seminar "The War in Syria and the Fall of Bashar al-Assad"
| Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Dominik Steiger |
| Preliminary meeting |
13 October 2025, 11:10 via Zoom |
| Time | Final presentation and seminar in January 30-31, 2026 |
| Eligible Students | Students enrolled in the Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in International Relations |
| Prerequesites | Fundamental knowledge in public international law |
| Content and Topics | Die Themenliste finden Sie hier. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter folgendem Opal-Kurs |
| Further information |
Die Prüfungsleistung besteht aus einer Seminararbeit und der mündlichen Präsentation. Das Seminar ist für das Modul MA-IB-IO-IR anrechenbar. Bei Bedarf ist auch eine Anrechnung für die Vertiefung im Profilbereich (MA-IB-IO-WP-V) möglich. |