Law of the Sea/States and Borders as Historically Constructed (3 op)

Arviointiasteikko

H-5

Tavoitteet

Upon completing this module, the student should be able to discuss in depth various questions related to law of the sea.

Toteutustavat

The module consists of two parts: A & B. Both can be completed by literature examinations but you may can also gain the ECTS for part A by lectures/written assignment/seminar (about which you will find more information in Moodle workspace "Public International Law Courses in English").

The module is available both in fall and spring term but the ways of organizing the part A may vary. NB. Before taking the part B literature exam, you need to pass first the part A.

Suoritustavat

The module consists of 2 parts (A & B):

A) 2 ECTS: (electronic) literature exam / lectures / written assignment / seminar
B) 3 ECTS: (electronic) literature exam

Sisältö

International law of the sea: jurisdictional zones, environmental protection, marine living resources, etc.

Aika ja paikka

LECTURES:
Thu 29.1. 13-17
Fri 30.1. 13-17

SEMINAR:
Thu 26.2. 10-16
FRI 27.2. 10-16

Oppimateriaalit

Tanaka Yoshifumi, The International Law of the Sea (3rd ed. 2019), Part II: Our Common Ocean (Chapters 7-14 (pp. 236-543)

Opetusmenetelmät

The course focuses on the historical construction of states and borders. The learning objective is to help to recognize the constant change in the state-centred (legal) world. The course consists of introductory lectures, a seminar, and an essay.

The introductory lectures will discuss how states and their borders can be understood as historically constructed parts of human social reality. As the main example, the historical construction process of the border between Finland and Sweden in the Torne Valley is examined.

In the seminar, each participant will give a short presentation (10–15 mins, with PP slides) in English based on their seminar/essay theme.

In line with the lectures´ perspective, course participants will reflect in the seminar/essay the historical construction process of a land or maritime border of their choice. The chosen topic should be such that the participant already has a basic knowledge of the border and the bordering states, and the necessary language skills to draw on primary sources (e.g. legislation/treaties/official documents) and original research literature. A border between course participant´s native state and of its neighbouring state is a recommended topic. The essay topics will be agreed in the beginning of the course, so that there are no multiple seminar presentations/essays on the same border. In addition to English, the essay can be written in any of the Nordic languages (including Finnish). More detailed essay instructions will be given in the introductory lectures.

ECTS:
3 ECTS: Lectures + seminar + essay: By attending the lectures and providing a seminar presentation AND an essay, you will gain 3 ECTS.

You can use the 3 ECTS from this course either for the study module ONEVAL0039 Public International Law OR for OTMEVAL0062 Topical Issues in Public International Law. Alternatively, if your seminar presentation & essay is about maritime borders, the ECTS can be used for OTMEVAL0009 Law of the Sea.

REGISTRATION FOR THE COURSE: In Peppi a week before the course.