南华大学九十五学年度第一学期课程教学纲要.pdfVIP

南 華 大 學 九 十 五 學 年 度 第 一 學 期 課 程 教 學 綱 要 科目名稱：國際公法研究 科目代號： 503200983 英文名稱：Seminar in International Law 授課教師：孫國祥 開課單位 亞太研究所 上課教室 S212R 學 分 數 3 授課時間 Thu.1420-1910 修別 optional This course offers graduate students an introduction to the study of international law. Traditionally, international law expressed the relationship among sovereign nations. A combination of written treaties, other written agreements, the traditions of war, and of diplomacy, international law placed some limits on the conduct of nations. However, international law has been the subject of numerous critics, ranging from those who question whether it is law at all, to those who claim that international law reflects only the interests of dominant, developed nations. Three major developments in the 20th century have permanently changed the structure and practice of international law: 1.The winding down of the colonial era, creating the rise of a large number of new sovereign nations, all asserting full sovereign rights in the international system. 教 2.The Second World War, which accelerated the end of colonialism, brought 學 genocide to worldwide attention, and began the atomic age. These events led to the 目 assertion of individuals as actors in international law, and resulted in the enhanced role 標 of intergovernmental organizations and nongovernmental organizations. 3.The rise and fall of the Soviet Union. Its impac