International Law
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Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Cassese A, Fundamental Principles Governing International Relations......................................4
Bennett and Strug, Chapter 1.....................................................................................................10
Introductory lecture....................................................................................................................14
Sources of international law...........................................................................................................18
Statute of the International Court of Justice – Article 38...........................................................18
Customary International Law (CIL):......................................................................................21
International conventions (treaty law)....................................................................................30
Interpretation of international treaties:...................................................................................47
Challenges to validity:............................................................................................................47
State succession?....................................................................................................................48
Subjects and objects of international law.......................................................................................49
International legal personality....................................................................................................49
What is a State under international law?....................................................................................50
Additional req: Alma Alta Declaration..................................................................................52
International organisations.........................................................................................................53
The United Nations................................................................................................................55
Individuals..............................................................................................................................58
Position of Public International Law under the 1996 Constitution:...............................................60
The monist approach:.................................................................................................................60
The dualist approach:.................................................................................................................60
SA Harmonization Approach.....................................................................................................61
Public International Law and the 1996 Constitution:.............................................................61
Sovereignty and jurisdiction...........................................................................................................84
Sovereignty.................................................................................................................................85
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Jurisdiction.................................................................................................................................87
The Lotus case:.......................................................................................................................88
Immunity from jurisdiction....................................................................................................95
Extradition................................................................................................................................107
Belgium v Senegal ICJ 2012:...............................................................................................108
State responsibility.......................................................................................................................117
State Responsibility: Part 1......................................................................................................118
Draft Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts 2001............118
State responsibility part 2.........................................................................................................124
Article 13: international obligations in force.......................................................................124
Article 4: Imputability..........................................................................................................125
Article 5: Conduct of persons or entities exercising elements of governmental authority. .126
Article 6: Conduct of organs placed at the disposal of a State by another State..................126
Article 7: Excess of authority or contravention of instructions...........................................127
Article 8: Conduct directed or controlled by a State............................................................127
Article 9: Absence of the official authorities.......................................................................130
Article 16: Aid or assistance................................................................................................131
Article 17: Direction and control.........................................................................................131
Legal Consequences of an internationally wrongful act:.....................................................131
The United Nations......................................................................................................................133
The structure of the UN charter................................................................................................133
The purposes of the UN – article 1..........................................................................................134
Organs of the UN.....................................................................................................................136
UN General Assembly.........................................................................................................136
UN Secretary General..........................................................................................................138
International Court of Justice...............................................................................................139
The Security Council............................................................................................................148
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The use of force and self-defence................................................................................................157
Legal question: wall case.........................................................................................................158
Humanitarian law.................................................................................................................159
Territorial sovereignty..........................................................................................................159
Occupation...........................................................................................................................161
The use of force........................................................................................................................169
Chapter 7 first leg: sanctions................................................................................................169
UN peace-keeping missions – Chapter “6 ½”......................................................................170
Chapter 7 2nd leg: the use of pure force................................................................................172
Chapter 8: Regional arrangements.......................................................................................175
Chapter 7 part 3: Self-defence..............................................................................................175
341 notes
Compiled by Mari Louw in 2021. DO NOT DISTRIBUTE.
Mari Louw
, 1
Contents
Introduction......................................................................................................................................4
Cassese A, Fundamental Principles Governing International Relations......................................4
Bennett and Strug, Chapter 1.....................................................................................................10
Introductory lecture....................................................................................................................14
Sources of international law...........................................................................................................18
Statute of the International Court of Justice – Article 38...........................................................18
Customary International Law (CIL):......................................................................................21
International conventions (treaty law)....................................................................................30
Interpretation of international treaties:...................................................................................47
Challenges to validity:............................................................................................................47
State succession?....................................................................................................................48
Subjects and objects of international law.......................................................................................49
International legal personality....................................................................................................49
What is a State under international law?....................................................................................50
Additional req: Alma Alta Declaration..................................................................................52
International organisations.........................................................................................................53
The United Nations................................................................................................................55
Individuals..............................................................................................................................58
Position of Public International Law under the 1996 Constitution:...............................................60
The monist approach:.................................................................................................................60
The dualist approach:.................................................................................................................60
SA Harmonization Approach.....................................................................................................61
Public International Law and the 1996 Constitution:.............................................................61
Sovereignty and jurisdiction...........................................................................................................84
Sovereignty.................................................................................................................................85
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Jurisdiction.................................................................................................................................87
The Lotus case:.......................................................................................................................88
Immunity from jurisdiction....................................................................................................95
Extradition................................................................................................................................107
Belgium v Senegal ICJ 2012:...............................................................................................108
State responsibility.......................................................................................................................117
State Responsibility: Part 1......................................................................................................118
Draft Articles on Responsibility of States for Internationally Wrongful Acts 2001............118
State responsibility part 2.........................................................................................................124
Article 13: international obligations in force.......................................................................124
Article 4: Imputability..........................................................................................................125
Article 5: Conduct of persons or entities exercising elements of governmental authority. .126
Article 6: Conduct of organs placed at the disposal of a State by another State..................126
Article 7: Excess of authority or contravention of instructions...........................................127
Article 8: Conduct directed or controlled by a State............................................................127
Article 9: Absence of the official authorities.......................................................................130
Article 16: Aid or assistance................................................................................................131
Article 17: Direction and control.........................................................................................131
Legal Consequences of an internationally wrongful act:.....................................................131
The United Nations......................................................................................................................133
The structure of the UN charter................................................................................................133
The purposes of the UN – article 1..........................................................................................134
Organs of the UN.....................................................................................................................136
UN General Assembly.........................................................................................................136
UN Secretary General..........................................................................................................138
International Court of Justice...............................................................................................139
The Security Council............................................................................................................148
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The use of force and self-defence................................................................................................157
Legal question: wall case.........................................................................................................158
Humanitarian law.................................................................................................................159
Territorial sovereignty..........................................................................................................159
Occupation...........................................................................................................................161
The use of force........................................................................................................................169
Chapter 7 first leg: sanctions................................................................................................169
UN peace-keeping missions – Chapter “6 ½”......................................................................170
Chapter 7 2nd leg: the use of pure force................................................................................172
Chapter 8: Regional arrangements.......................................................................................175
Chapter 7 part 3: Self-defence..............................................................................................175
