Public International Law

“International law is the vanishing point of jurisprudence.” — Sir Thomas Erskine Holland

Free, exam-ready Public International Law notes for LL.B. — concise topic notes, comparison charts, landmark cases and solved IRAC problems. Pick any topic below.

Unit I — Nature, Definition, Origin, Basis, Sources, Municipal Relationship & Subjects of International Law

• Definition, Nature and Meaning of International Law — is it “true law”?
• Origin and Development of International Law
• Basis of International Law — the Theories
• Sources of International Law — Article 38 of the ICJ Statute
• Relationship between International Law and Municipal Law
• Subjects of International Law
• Weaknesses of International Law
• Public International Law distinguished from Private International Law

Unit II — States as Subjects — States in General, Recognition, Territorial Sovereignty

• State — Definition, Essential Elements and Kinds
• Recognition of States and Governments
• State Territorial Sovereignty — Acquisition and Loss of Territory
• Intervention, Non-Intervention and the Monroe Doctrine

Unit III — State Jurisdiction, Law of the Sea, State Responsibility and State Succession

• Territorial Jurisdiction — Principles, Exemptions and Immunities
• Other Bases of Jurisdiction — Nationality, Protective and Universal; the Lotus Case
• Law of the Sea — the Maritime Zones
• State Responsibility for International Delinquencies
• State Succession

Unit IV — State and Individual — Extradition, Asylum, Nationality, Diplomatic Envoys, Consuls and Treaties

• Extradition
• Asylum
• Nationality
• Diplomatic Envoys — Privileges and Immunities
• Consuls and Other Representatives
• Law and Practice as to Treaties

Unit V — The United Nations Organisation, the World Trade Organisation and the International Labour Organisation

• The United Nations — Purposes, Principles and Membership
• The General Assembly
• The Security Council
• The International Court of Justice
• Other Principal Organs — ECOSOC, the Secretariat and the Trusteeship Council
• The World Trade Organisation (WTO)
• The International Labour Organisation (ILO)

✏️ Practice

• 10 Solved Problems (IRAC Method) — KSLU-style problems worked in full
• KSLU Past Questions & Exam Topics

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