Public International Law Essay Titles 4,000 words

Principal historical developments in international law

Answer one of the following questions:

1. What do you consider to have been the principal historical developments in international law?

2. To what extent is there a close relationship between treaty and custom as sources of international law?

 

3. How important is the role of International Organisations in international law?

 

4. What are contemporary challenges to the integrity and universality of human rights?

 

5. Does the law of State immunity strike the right balance between the rights of States to protection from foreign proceedings and the right of States to seek reparation?

 

6. What is the role of the International Court of Justice, and why might states prefer to settle their disputes through arbitration rather than by resort to the ICJ?

Answer ONE of the following questions:

1. The rules contained in the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969 in relation to treaty reservations are entirely adequate. Discuss.

 

2. The concept of statehood is essentially legal in nature, while that of recognition is basically political. Discuss.

 

3. The major difficulty within the law of state responsibility lies in determining when an internationally wrongful act is attributable to a state. Discuss.

 

4. The concept of universal jurisdiction is dangerous and far more controversial than the other bases on which states assert extraterritorial jurisdiction. Discuss.

 

5. Individuals may enjoy a wide range of protections under international human rights instruments in theory, but in practice their ability to avail the benefit of these protections remains controlled by states. Discuss.