07-04-2024
Elaborations –
Introduction to
International
and EU Law
Erasmus School of Law
Erasmus University Rotterdam
0
,1
,Table of Contents
Week 1..................................................................................... 3
Problem 1: Do the People’s Republics of Dontesk and Luhans have
a right to self-determination?....................................................3
What is (internal and external) self-determination and what are
conditions thereof?...................................................................3
Is a decleration of indepence lawful under international law?......5
In which way is succession of the rights and duties of the new
States arranged?......................................................................8
Case Law.................................................................................. 9
Problem 2: The use of cluster munition in armed conflict...........10
Case Law................................................................................19
Weblecture 1..........................................................................25
Case Law................................................................................38
Lecture 1................................................................................40
Case Law................................................................................47
Week 2................................................................................... 49
Problem 3: Responsible for what or whom?...............................49
Case law.................................................................................60
Problem 4: Is the use of force allowed......................................64
Weblecture 2..........................................................................83
Week 3................................................................................... 86
Problem 5: Taking control of the EU institutions........................86
How is the European Parliament composed and how are its
members elected?...................................................................87
Problem 6: Law in action........................................................116
Case Law..............................................................................137
Lecture 3..............................................................................140
Case Law..............................................................................164
Problem 7: Nitrogen Pollution................................................169
Case law...............................................................................190
Lecture 4..............................................................................197
2
, Problem 8: To ask or not to ask that is the (preliminary) question.
............................................................................................ 212
Case law...............................................................................227
Lecture 5 - Public International Law & European Union Law.....236
Week 1
Problem 1: Do the People’s Republics of Dontesk
and Luhans have a right to self-determination?
What is (internal and external) self-determination and
what are conditions thereof?
The principle of self-determination in International Law
Current definition
The right to self-determination1 refers to the right of an individual to determine their own
destiny. The right allows peoples to choose their own political status and to determine their
own form of economic, cultural, and social development.
The development of the right to self-determination
1
Zelfbeschikking
3
Elaborations –
Introduction to
International
and EU Law
Erasmus School of Law
Erasmus University Rotterdam
0
,1
,Table of Contents
Week 1..................................................................................... 3
Problem 1: Do the People’s Republics of Dontesk and Luhans have
a right to self-determination?....................................................3
What is (internal and external) self-determination and what are
conditions thereof?...................................................................3
Is a decleration of indepence lawful under international law?......5
In which way is succession of the rights and duties of the new
States arranged?......................................................................8
Case Law.................................................................................. 9
Problem 2: The use of cluster munition in armed conflict...........10
Case Law................................................................................19
Weblecture 1..........................................................................25
Case Law................................................................................38
Lecture 1................................................................................40
Case Law................................................................................47
Week 2................................................................................... 49
Problem 3: Responsible for what or whom?...............................49
Case law.................................................................................60
Problem 4: Is the use of force allowed......................................64
Weblecture 2..........................................................................83
Week 3................................................................................... 86
Problem 5: Taking control of the EU institutions........................86
How is the European Parliament composed and how are its
members elected?...................................................................87
Problem 6: Law in action........................................................116
Case Law..............................................................................137
Lecture 3..............................................................................140
Case Law..............................................................................164
Problem 7: Nitrogen Pollution................................................169
Case law...............................................................................190
Lecture 4..............................................................................197
2
, Problem 8: To ask or not to ask that is the (preliminary) question.
............................................................................................ 212
Case law...............................................................................227
Lecture 5 - Public International Law & European Union Law.....236
Week 1
Problem 1: Do the People’s Republics of Dontesk
and Luhans have a right to self-determination?
What is (internal and external) self-determination and
what are conditions thereof?
The principle of self-determination in International Law
Current definition
The right to self-determination1 refers to the right of an individual to determine their own
destiny. The right allows peoples to choose their own political status and to determine their
own form of economic, cultural, and social development.
The development of the right to self-determination
1
Zelfbeschikking
3
